2026 Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Symposium
Location
Schindler Education Center, University of Northern Iowa
Presentation Type
Open Access Poster Presentation
Document Type
poster
Abstract
The Conservation Reservation Program (CRP) is the nation's largest management effort to preserve and protect fragile landscapes that have been eroded due to excessive agricultural practices.
A major consequence of vast agricultural usage includes an extreme decline in pollinators due to substantial habitat loss. In response to this crisis, a CRP incentive called CP- 42 was introduced to target habitat reconstruction through seed mixes that support these pollinators' nutritional needs. The seed mixes are made up of floral cocktails that provide an ongoing nutrient safety net from spring to fall to create a bloom cycle.
Opportunistic plants (unsown, invasive species) also establish themselves within CP- 42 fields to create botanical diversity between different CRP sites.
Start Date
31-7-2026 11:00 AM
End Date
31-7-2026 1:30 PM
Event Host
Summer Undergraduate Research Program, University of Northern Iowa
Faculty Advisor
Ai Wen
Department
Department of Biology
Copyright
©2026 Alayna Whitson, Ai Wen, Kenneth Elgersma, Morgan Sullivan, Greyson Brandt, and Grant Van. Nieuwenhuyzen
File Format
application/pdf
File Size
3.92 MB
Recommended Citation
Whitson, Alayna; Wen, Ai; Elgersma, Kenneth; Sullivan, Morgan; Brandt, Greyson; and Van Nieuwenhuyzen, Grant, "Evaluating Floral Species Richness as a Predictor for Pollinator Diversity Across CRP Sites" (2026). Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Symposium. 3.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/surp/2026/all/3
Evaluating Floral Species Richness as a Predictor for Pollinator Diversity Across CRP Sites
Schindler Education Center, University of Northern Iowa
The Conservation Reservation Program (CRP) is the nation's largest management effort to preserve and protect fragile landscapes that have been eroded due to excessive agricultural practices.
A major consequence of vast agricultural usage includes an extreme decline in pollinators due to substantial habitat loss. In response to this crisis, a CRP incentive called CP- 42 was introduced to target habitat reconstruction through seed mixes that support these pollinators' nutritional needs. The seed mixes are made up of floral cocktails that provide an ongoing nutrient safety net from spring to fall to create a bloom cycle.
Opportunistic plants (unsown, invasive species) also establish themselves within CP- 42 fields to create botanical diversity between different CRP sites.
