Colla Lab
Let's save wild bees and other endangered native pollinators.
A Flower Patch for Sheila - Visit the tribute garden at YorkU
A Flower Patch for Sheila - Visit the tribute garden at YorkU
In July 2025, the York University community lost a beloved professor, brilliant conservation scientist, and one of the most respected voices for wild bee conservation in Dr. Sheila Colla. Dr. Sheila Colla giving a bee talk in Humber Bay Butterfly Habitat | photo: Matt Forsythe, City of Toronto Her academic body of work is extensive […]
Donate to Support Sheila Colla's family
Donate to Support Sheila Colla's family
There is a good chance that you already know Sheila Colla: she is a brillian… Anna Penner needs your support for Support Sheila Colla Through Cancer Treatment
The Buzz | Remembering Sheila Colla
The Buzz | Remembering Sheila Colla
Newsletter of the Native Bee Society of British Columbia August 2025 Volume 6 | Issue 2
Celebrating Dr. Sheila Colla’s remarkable life together | Colla Conservation Science Lab
Celebrating Dr. Sheila Colla’s remarkable life together | Colla Conservation Science Lab
Remembering Sheila Colla - Wildlife Preservation Canada News and Events
Remembering Sheila Colla - Wildlife Preservation Canada News and Events
Bees for Sheila: a Silver Antelope Fundraiser
Bees for Sheila: a Silver Antelope Fundraiser
This original piece of art highlights endangered bees in North America. Sheila consulted on it, lending us her expertise to make sure the bees were fluffy enough, and round in the right places. These bees were created with the hope of helping Sheila as she focuses on her treatment, and sharing her research with a broader audience. Proceeds will go directly to Sheila to support her treatment, and ensure she’s well-supported in this challenging time.
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Wild bee conservation in vineyards | Read Dr. Dorin's recommendations
Wild bee conservation in vineyards | Read Dr. Dorin's recommendations
Plight of the Bumblebees
Plight of the Bumblebees
A journey into the wild and not-so-wild world of bumblebees and the unintended consequences of domestication.
Early signs of spring in Toronto and the Great Lakes region
Early signs of spring in Toronto and the Great Lakes region
Assessing pathogen risk for wild bumblebees in Canada
Assessing pathogen risk for wild bumblebees in Canada
Biodiversity and Insect Declines - BioAudio
Biodiversity and Insect Declines - BioAudio
We keep hearing that biodiversity is in decline. But what does this mean? How is biodiversity distributed and what does "decline" look like? In this episode PhD student Hadil Elsayed talks to us about her experience tracking insects in some of the...
Supporting Species at Risk Assessment and Reassessment—Environment and Climate Change Canada
Supporting Species at Risk Assessment and Reassessment—Environment and Climate Change Canada
Medicines to Help Us: Traditional Métis Plant Use
Medicines to Help Us: Traditional Métis Plant Use
Medicines to Help Us: Traditional Métis Plant Use is based on Métis artist Christi Belcourt’s painting “Medicines to Help Us". This innovative and vibrant resource honours the centuries-old healing traditions of Métis women. For this stunning set of twenty-seven gallery-quality prints and accompanying companion booklet, Christi Belcourt fuses her evocative artwork with Indigenous Traditional Knowledge and Western Science. With contributions from Métis Elders Rose Richardson and Olive Whitford, as well as key Michif phrases and terminology, Medicines to Help Us is the most accessible resource relating to Métis healing traditions produced to date.
Books — Lorraine Johnson
Books — Lorraine Johnson
Native bees are an important piece of the pie. Why aren’t we protecting them? | The Narwhal
Native bees are an important piece of the pie. Why aren’t we protecting them? | The Narwhal
Celebrating Indigenous Leadership | Carolinian Canada
Celebrating Indigenous Leadership | Carolinian Canada
Fecal sampling protocol to assess bumble bee health in conservation research | Journal of Pollination Ecology
Fecal sampling protocol to assess bumble bee health in conservation research | Journal of Pollination Ecology
Why I’m giving up beekeeping: Urban beekeeping is, paradoxically, bad for bees
Why I’m giving up beekeeping: Urban beekeeping is, paradoxically, bad for bees
PLOS ONE | Bumble Bee Watch community science program increases scientific understanding of an important pollinator group across Canada and the USA
PLOS ONE | Bumble Bee Watch community science program increases scientific understanding of an important pollinator group across Canada and the USA
Community science volunteers can set scientific world abuzz with new bumble bee sightings - News@York
Community science volunteers can set scientific world abuzz with new bumble bee sightings - News@York
We've been trying to save the wrong bees
We've been trying to save the wrong bees
Bumble Bee Watch | Tips for Photographing Bees
Bumble Bee Watch | Tips for Photographing Bees
Why Bumble Bees Are the Fuzzy Heroes We Need
Scientists discover a bee’s surprising superpower after a science experiment gone awry
Scientists discover a bee’s surprising superpower after a science experiment gone awry
Ways to help
Share BUMBLE BEE SIGHTINGS here
Share BUMBLE BEE SIGHTINGS here
GROW HABITAT for native pollinators
GROW HABITAT for native pollinators
Advocate for A POLLINATOR PLAN
Advocate for A POLLINATOR PLAN
Books + publications by Dr. Colla
A Garden for the Rusty-Patched Bumblebee
A Garden for the Rusty-Patched Bumblebee
A Northern Gardener's Guide
A Northern Gardener's Guide
Bumble Bees of North America
Bumble Bees of North America
Bees of Toronto (pdf)
Bees of Toronto (pdf)
Pollinator Protection Strategy (pdf)
Pollinator Protection Strategy (pdf)
Interviews + articles
Black Lives Here: Dr. Sheila Colla, entomologist, professor and social justice champion, takes on cancer battle – Beach Metro Community News
Black Lives Here: Dr. Sheila Colla, entomologist, professor and social justice champion, takes on cancer battle – Beach Metro Community News
What On Earth | CBC Listen
What On Earth | CBC Listen
How Wet’suwet’en butterflies offer lessons in resilience and resistance | The Conversation
How Wet’suwet’en butterflies offer lessons in resilience and resistance | The Conversation
Give bees a chance | The Conversation
Give bees a chance | The Conversation
Art for pollinators
PRINTABLE POSTER: Bumble Bees of Southern Ontario
PRINTABLE POSTER: Bumble Bees of Southern Ontario
PRINTABLE POSTER: A Garden Patch for the Rusty Patched (pdf)
PRINTABLE POSTER: A Garden Patch for the Rusty Patched (pdf)
Learn about our lab + research
Visit Colla Conservation Science Lab online
Visit Colla Conservation Science Lab online
Centre for Bee Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation | York University
Centre for Bee Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation | York University
Finding Flowers
Finding Flowers
Conservation work we admire
Conservation through Reconciliation Partnership
Conservation through Reconciliation Partnership
North American Native Plant Society (NANPS)
North American Native Plant Society (NANPS)
Ontario Nature
Ontario Nature
Planting Guides - Canada | Pollinator.org
Planting Guides - Canada | Pollinator.org
Wildlife Conservation Society Canada
Wildlife Conservation Society Canada
Wildlife Preservation Canada
Wildlife Preservation Canada
Xerces.org Pollinator Resource Center
Xerces.org Pollinator Resource Center
Learn about at-risk BUTTERFLIES
Learn about at-risk BUTTERFLIES
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