Residents across the Southeast are encouraged to join the Great Southeast Pollinator Census on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 22–23.

The citizen science project, led by the University of Georgia, invites participants in Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Florida and Alabama to spend 15 minutes counting pollinators on a blooming plant and submitting the results online.

The data helps researchers track pollinator populations and trends while promoting the creation of new habitats. In 2024, the project inspired more than 800 new pollinator gardens and recorded over 18,000 counts.

Taking part is simple: select a plant in your yard, garden, school or a public space; count and record insect visits for 15 minutes; and upload the results at gsepc.org . Identification guides and counting shee

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