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HCBA General Meeting Information:
Next meeting: Tuesday, January 13, 2026
We hope to see you at our upcoming general meeting at Howard County Fairgrounds Dining Hall on the second Tuesday of each month. Our meeting will start at 7:00 PM.
We'll have our regular HCBA business update, and don't forget to come to our pre-meeting open discussion and Q&A that starts at 6:30 PM.
We are looking forward to seeing you!
The January 13, 2026 meeting will start at 7:00 PM.
This meeting will be in person and simulcast.
Our January guest speaker will be Francis Mullan who will present "Native Plants for all the Bees".
Want to help save the bees? Plant native plants! There are lots of natives to choose from though, so which ones are the best?
In this presentation, naturalist and entomologist Francis Mullan will provide insight on which natives to choose, where
to get them, and how to create habitat for wild bees and other wildlife.
About our presenter:
Francis Mullan is a naturalist, educator, and entomologist. He holds a bachelor's degree in Insect Ecology and Conservation from the University of Delaware and a master's degree in Integrative Biology from Kennesaw State University. For his master's thesis, he studied the effects of climate change and urbanization on native bees (a group of animals with which he is admittedly obsessed).
He has worked for the USDA, the National Wildlife Federation, and the USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab in Laurel, MD; he currently works for Defensores de la Cuenca ("Defenders of the Watershed"), a nonprofit in Hyattsville that aims to restore native habitat and promote environmental stewardship among local communities.
His greatest passion is opening people's eyes to the beauty of biodiversity and inspiring curiosity for the wonders of the natural world. In doing this, he hopes that others will join him in experiencing the joy that comes with opened eyes and curious hearts.