Many thanks to this group of experts and stakeholders, who participated in meetings and contributed to development of the initial (2019) Pollinator-Friendly Certification Criteria for Solar PV Arrays for Massachusetts.
Coordinator: Zara Dowling, UMass Clean Energy Extension
Evan Abramson, Landscape Interactions, LLC
Lynn Adler, Professor, UMass Amherst
Dee Blanton, Fish and Wildlife Biologist , USFWS
Dwayne Breger, Director, UMass Clean Energy Extension
Mary Duane, Eastern Apiculture MA
Olivia Eskew, Cypress Creek Renewables
Jennifer Forman-Orth, Environmental Biologist, MDAR
Jarrod Fowler, Pollinator Scientist, Xerces Society
Martha Gach, Conservation Coordinator, Mass Audubon
Robert Gegear, Assistant Professor, UMass Dartmouth
Emily Hartmann, Renewable Energy Program Coordinator, DOER
Ben Hellerstein, State Director, Environment Massachusetts
Susannah Lerman, Research Ecologist, USDA Forest Service
Kim McPhee, Land Use & Natural Resources Planning Program Manager, FRCOG
Joan Milam, Research Fellow, UMass Amherst
Fred Morrison, Bee Biologist, A Natural Focus LLC
Judith Schmitz, Wetland Scientist, MassDEP
Aaron Simms, SunBug Solar
David Small, MassWildlife NHESP Advisory Committee
Seeta Sistla, Assistant Professor, Hampshire College
River Strong, Associate Director, UMass Clean Energy Extension
Shauna Thompson, Bluewave Solar
Michael Veit, Bee Biologist
Hannah Whitehead, Honeybee Extension Educator, UMass Amherst
The MassWildlife NHESP Advisory Committee
If you are interested in participating as a Review Board member for future updates of the Certification Criteria, please contact Zara Dowling (zdowling[at]umass[dot]edu (zdowling[at]umass[dot]edu); 413-545-8516).