We know very little about bee activity in urban and suburban environments, but we are certain that they are a crucial link in the survival of native habitats and local produce, not to mention our beautiful urban gardens. Our local pollinator populations require our understanding & protection, and to answer that call we need to determine where and when they are at work. In an effort to accomplish this, San Francisco State University has joined the American Museum of Natural History’s Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Birds in the City Program, and the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation’s Greenbelt Native Plant Center to gather information on bee diversity and activity—but we can only do so much.

We've made it easy.  Plant a seed or two, spend 30 minutes watching your flowers twice a month and mail, fax or input your data.  Plant, Watch, Type.  That's it.  And, who doesn't like sunflowers.....

If that didn't convince you, we're happy to suggest:

Sunflowers make you happy.

Sunflowers make you smarter.

Sunflowers help you make friends.

Sunflowers make school or work go by quickly.

Sunflowers make you younger.

Sunflowers may make you rich.

Sunflowers make you sexy.

Sunflowers make you taller.

Sunflowers make you skinny.

Sunflowers make kids behave well.

Sunflowers make you handsomer or more beautiful.

Sunflowers will help.

Learn more at: www.greatsunflower.org