For Tuesday's Earth Week event, GCAP partnered with Barbara and Boris Baer, the founders of CIBER, to give an educational presentation for UCR students on the environmental importance of bees as pollinators and producers. As a professional in her field, Barbara shared valuable knowledge with curious minds about the wide variety of bee species, their behavioral patterns and lifestyles, and tips for rescuing declining bee populations.

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Our GCAP committee worked hard to accommodate the presenters for the Bee Awareness event by showcasing live bees under the most pristine care and conditions. Student attendees also had the incredible opportunity to try raw, natural honey straight from the comb and observe a 'bee hotel' structure up close. We also gave out free stickers plus bee saver keychains and raffled off a free paper shoot camera and e-shop gift card to several lucky attendants at random, as part of our thanks for all students who attended and committed to saving the bees.