Resources
Everything you need to count well
Whether you're new to the count or a longtime pollinator enthusiast, these materials are made with every level and audience in mind — in English and Spanish.
Census materials
Print these before count day
The core kit — protocol, flyer, counting sheet, and the full identification guide. Spanish versions are marked ES.
How to Count
The one-page protocol: pick a plant, watch fifteen minutes, count by group.
Insect Counting & ID Guide — 8.5 × 11
Full identification guide with field marks for all eight groups.
Insect ID Guide — Trifold
A pocket trifold to carry into the garden on count day.
Garden & habitat
Grow a garden worth counting
Plant and tend for pollinators all year, so there's plenty to count in August.
Seed Saving in Georgia Gardens
A starter guide for schools, communities, and homes.
Beneficial Insects, Spiders & Mites in the Southeast
Know the helpers already working in your garden.
Common Hover Flies of Georgia
The bee mimics you'll meet in the fly category.
Eco-Friendly Garden
Attracting pollinators, beneficial insects, and other natural predators to your garden.
Research
Published from the census
Peer-reviewed work that the count has made possible.
School and Community Garden Pollinator Census: a Pilot Project in Georgia.
Griffin, B. & Braman, S. K. Journal of Entomological Science, 56(3): 287–304.
Knowledge Gleaned From the First Great Georgia Pollinator Census.
Griffin, B., LaTora, A. G., Bhattarai, U. & Braman, S. K. Journal of Entomological Science, 57(1): 39–63.
The Strategic Use of Multimedia in the Great Georgia Pollinator Census Citizen Science Project.
Griffin, B., Braman, R., Griffin, M. & Sarieh, Y. Citizen Science: Theory and Practice, 6(1): 1, 1–13.