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In the summer of 2009, planning and research began at Waynco Ltd. (a subsidiary of Nelson Aggregate Co.) in Cambridge, which was nearing the final stages of rehabilitation. Although the soil hasn't yet been replaced on this site, there is considerable vegetation regrowth, and sampling of pollinators occurred throughout the season.
Future plans for this site include developing a large-scale experiment that will enable comparing pollinators associated with different types of plant communities over the long term (of rehabilitation) to determine which landuse strategies maximize both the diversity and health of the pollinators and the ecosystem as a whole.