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Elizabeth Records loves all things gardening, both at home and as the Master Garden program educator through OSU Extension in Linn and Benton counties.

And as someone who likes to get her hands in the dirt, she knows about the importance of pollinators – specifically bees – for gardens, farm and orchard crops.

Records said that the Linn County Master Gardener Association Pollinator Project, now in its eighth year, focuses on stewarding mason bees, sponsoring a popular BEEvent Pollinator Conference each February at the Linn County Expo Center in Albany.

This year's program was held via Z...