The Science of Radio Tagging Monarchs

The Science of Radio Tagging Monarchs July 22, 2025 1:00-2:00 PM CST Presented by Sean Burcher, Cape May Point Science Center; Ashley Fisher, Xerces Society; and Lee Brown and Helen St. John, James Madison University. Register Now!

A Race to the Finish: Discussing the Intersections Between Desert Tortoises & Solar Development

A Race to the Finish: Discussing the Intersections Between Desert Tortoises & Solar Development July 24, 2025 1:00 PM CT The third webinar of the series will cover the latest research on the intersections between desert tortoises and solar including the suitability/quality of on-site tortoise habitat (vegetation, soil), tortoise movement, resource selection, and more.  Register Here!

International Monarch Monitoring Blitz

International Monarch Monitoring Blitz July 25 - August 3  The International Monarch Monitoring Blitz invites community scientists from across North America to come together with the shared goal of helping to protect and conserve the beloved and emblematic monarch butterfly. Data collected by volunteers each year support trinational efforts to better understand the monarch butterfly’s …

Lessons from the Field: Scalable Strategies for Conservation Sites

Zoom

Real progress in landscape-level conservation comes from deliberate, well-coordinated efforts. It requires navigating internal personalities, earning community trust, and staying committed to the work long after initial activities. In this webinar, Amanda Young, Senior Environmental Engineer, Toyota Motor Manufacturing, West Virginia, and Jeff Musser, Environmental Field Manager, Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority, share how …

Monarchs and Pesticides: Understanding the Risks, Creating High-Quality Habitat

Monarchs and Pesticides: Understanding the Risks, Creating High-Quality Habitat July 31, 2025 12:00 - 1:00 PM CT Pesticides are a hidden hazard in many monarch conservation efforts, whether in working lands, parks, backyards, or monarch overwintering groves. Residues in milkweed and nectar plants can degrade habitat quality and put monarchs at risk. This webinar will …

17th Annual Monarch Festival

Lake Nokomis Community Center

The next Minneapolis Monarch Festival will occur on Saturday, September 6th, 2025, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. The Festival celebrates the monarch butterfly amazing 2,300 mile migration from Minnesota to Mexico with music, food, dance, hands-on art, native plant sales and plenty of opportunities to get up close with monarch butterflies, learn about their …

ROWHWG | Biodiversity + Nature in Energy and Transportation Meeting

The Rights-of-Way as Habitat Working Group, Utility Arborist Association, Electric Power Research Institute, and NiSource are pleased to co-host a new conference on nature-based sustainability for energy and transportation infrastructure. What: Biodiversity + Nature in Energy and Transportation (BNEAT) conference When: August 12 – 14, 2025 Where: Chesterton, Indiana Who: Corporate sustainability managers, vegetation managers, environmental managers, federal/state agencies, and others involved in …

The State of the Bees

The State of the Bees August 14, 2025 12:00 - 1:00 PM CT How are U.S. bee species faring in light of the major threats they are facing? What more do we need to know to protect them? There are over 3,600 species of bees in the United States, but we only know the conservation …

Drones in Conservation: ROW Demo

This event is located at a US Solar site managed by Natural Resource Services. This event is designed for the energy and transporation right-of-way sector, though all are welcome. Address will be shared directly with registrants. MJV will demonstrate various drone models and discuss how monitoring via remote sensing is being used on various pollinator …