Bryan Tompkins

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Fish and wildlife biologist
Asheville Ecological Services Field Office
Ecological Services
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160 Zillicoa St.
Asheville, NC 28801
United States

(828) 450-7586
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Species expertise
Rusty Patched Bumble Bee (Bombus affinis)
Areas of expertise
Review of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and Tennessee Valley Authority projects
Endangered species habitat conservation planning
Pollinator conservation

In The News

Three people standing on a tractor-pulled seed planter, with a large tractor tire in the foreground.
Land Management
Snapshot: Planting the Seeds of Pollinator Conservation. Literally.
A fifteen-acre pollinator meadow is planted in Mills River, N.C. thanks to a partnership between the Service, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, and, most importantly, the town of Mills River.
Person kneeling down putting a plant in the hole in the ground
Habitat Restoration
Snapshot: Pollinator Garden Comes to Asheville, North Carolina Community
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service joins with community partners to install a pollinator garden in the Klondyke Community in Asheville, North Carolina.
A rusty-patched bumblebee on a white flower
Endangered Species Act
Pollinator Week
If you enjoy a steaming cup of coffee first thing in the morning; a creamy bite of chocolate for dessert; a juicy, ripe watermelon in the summertime; or any number of fresh fruits, veggies, or flowers, thank a bumble bee.
Flowering plants in front of an office building
Habitat Restoration
Service Creates a Home for Pollinators in Asheville, N.C.
Staff with the Asheville Ecological Services Field Office converted a section of their office building's grounds to a vibrant pollinator garden.
Two people, back-to-back, planting in cleared soil
Habitat Restoration
Snapshot: Pollinator Garden Installed in Asheville's River Arts District
Bryan Tompkins helps convert a corner of Asheville's River Arts District Greenway to a pollinator garden.
Rusty patched bumble bee on a wild bergamot flower
Endangered Species Act
Service and partners see opportunities for declining pollinators on solar farms
The increasing presence of solar farms provides an opportunity to advance pollinator conservation.