Technical Abstract: In May 1999, a joint USDA/DOI workshop on declining pollinators was held at the USDA Bee Biology and Systematics Laboratory in Logan, Utah. The workshop included academic and museum scientists as well as researchers from the two agencies. Recommendations from the workshop included establishment of long-term monitoring programs for feral honey bees and selected native species, surveys of pollinator populations along a cline from urban to suburban, agricultural and natural areas, as well as systematics. Also, research was recommended on the roles of pollinators in natural systems, the agricultural value of wild pollinators, and methods to restore extirpated or artificially modified pollinator populations. In October, 1999 a meeting sponsored by the National Science Foundation was held at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis in Santa Barbara, California, at which 20 bee researchers, pollination biologists, and statisticians focused on the technical issues associated with detecting trends in populations of bees and other insect pollinators. The increased interest in potential pollinator declines is encouraging, but the end result of these efforts is difficult to predict. Perhaps DOI lands, including national parks and Fish and Wildlife Service refuges, can play a role in maintaining the diversity of bees and other insects and in providing needed corridors for migratory vertebrate pollinators. Even highly developed lands can potentially support pollinator populations by providing floral resources during periods of natural death or suitable nesting sites for selected bee species.