Rights-of-Way as Habitat Working Group

(Webinar) Crunching Numbers on Agrivoltaics: Context and Costs of Agrivoltaics in the US
2023-01-18 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago)
Crunching Numbers on Agrivoltaics: Context and Costs of Agrivoltaics in the US
January 18, 2023
12:00PM-1:00PM CST, through Zoom
Register here!
Join the AgriSolar Clearinghouse for our webinar series!
In our first webinar, Jordan Macknick and James McCall will discuss the context and costs of agrivoltaics in the United States.
It’s free to attend and recordings will be posted in the AgriSolar Clearinghouse.

2023 International Western Monarch Summit
2023-01-20 - 2023-01-22
2023 International Western Monarch Summit
January 20-22, 2023
Embassy Suites, San Luis Obispo, CA
Register here!
Come prepared for an exchange of ideas from across the Western States, Tribal Lands, Mexico, Canada and Australia-all with an interest in our western monarch population! Expand your knowledge and make connections with other Monarch enthusiasts, researchers, and conservation organizations.
Registration must be completed by 1/5/2023.

CWF Webinar: Benefits of Mycorrhizae in Restoration
2023-01-26 11:00 - 12:00
Benefits of Mycorrhizae in Restoration
January 26, 2023
11:00AM-12:00PM, through Zoom
Register here!
Scientists have discovered how important it may be to include locally adapted microbes with your locally adapted plants. Mycorrhizal fungi can improve yield and plant and soil growth by transporting phosphorous and nitrogen and other nutrients from soil, collecting water from the soil, providing resistances from plant herbivores, improving drought tolerance, and decreasing soil erosion. Many restoration environments may have ineffective soil fungi due to moving, tillage or human caused change and could benefit from the addition!
Join Dr. Liz Koziol to learn the advantages of including mycorrhizae in your rights-of-way restoration plans and techniques for application!

(Webinar) Agrivoltaics, Procurement, and Electric Co-Ops
2023-01-26 12:00 - 13:00
Agrivoltaics, Procurement, and Electric Co-Ops
January 26, 2023
12:00PM-1:00PM, through Zoom
Register here!
Join the AgriSolar Clearinghouse team for our webinar series!
In this installment, Ben Foster, Kit Carson, Connexus Energy, Delta-Montrose Electric Association, Jordan Macknick, and Elysa Hammond from Clif Bar will discuss agrivoltaics, procurement, and electric cooperatives.
It’s free to attend and recordings will be posted in the AgriSolar Clearinghouse.

REWI Webinar: The Future of Wind Energy Technology and Wildlife Considerations
2023-01-26 14:00 - 15:00
Technology and Innovation in Wind and Wildlife – The Future of Wind Energy Technology and Wildlife Considerations
January 26, 2023
2:00PM-3:00PM CST, through Zoom
Register here!
This webinar focuses on the state and direction of land-based wind turbine technology and its implications for wildlife. As wind turbines grow in size, including taller hub heights and longer blades, and become more efficient at relatively low wind speed conditions, the types of wildlife impacted and the nature of those impacts may change. Changing turbine technology will also likely change how we monitor and minimize wind energy and wildlife interactions.
Speakers:

Shilo Felton, Renewable Energy Wildlife Institute (Moderator)
Eric Lantz, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Misti Sporer, Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions
Sara Weaver, Bowman

Collaborative Conservation in Energy and Transportation and the Race to Save the Monarch
2023-01-31 12:00 - 13:00
Collaborative Conservation in Energy and Transportation and the Race to Save the Monarch
January 31, 2023
12:00PM-1:00PM CST
Register here!
The striking declines in insect populations, in addition to many other species, warrants an “all hands on deck” approach to conservation. Since 2015, the Rights-of-Way as Habitat Working Group has brought together organizations from across the U.S. and Canada to promote habitat on energy and transportation lands, such as rights-of-way (ROW). Beginning in 2018, a group of 40+ partners from across the energy and transportation sectors in the U.S., in collaboration with the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service, developed the first nationwide Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances (CCAA) to promote voluntary conservation of monarch butterfly habitat on energy and transportation lands. This presentation will introduce the Monarch CCAA and what it means for conservation.
Learning objectives:

Explain why energy and transportation lands are crucial to habitat conservation.
Identify ways your local energy and transportation agencies can protect pollinators.
Learn how to communicate with your local energy and transportation agencies on what they can do to create and conserve habitat.

Hosted by ASLA’s Transportation Professional Practice Network (PPN).

(WHC Webinar) Nature-Based Solutions: Preventing Pollution and Supporting Biodiversity
2023-01-31 12:00 - 13:00
Nature-Based Solutions: Preventing Pollution and Supporting Biodiversity
January 31, 2023
12:00PM-1:00PM CST, through GoToWebinar
Register for the webinar here.
From strategic tree plantings to wetland restoration projects, nature-based solutions (NbS) are quickly becoming a key part of corporations’ strategies to not only prevent pollution but also deliver important co-benefits like increased biodiversity and climate resilience. Specifically, there is an opportunity for the automotive sector to implement NbS to support site-wide and community-wide pollution reduction.
In this webinar, learn from environmental and sustainability experts about how NbS in the auto industry can benefit the company as well as the community. The panelists will discuss why it’s important to utilize nature-based solutions, the value of building partnerships and examples of on-the-ground case studies from companies that have implemented NbS.
What you’ll learn:
Examples of NbS that reduce pollution and deliver important co-benefits
How the automotive industry can utilize NbS to prevent pollution
The co-benefits of NbS for the environment and communities
Who should take this webinar:
Corporations in the automotive industry looking for tools to prevent pollution and enhance biodiversity
Organizations and companies that are considering using NbS
Anyone interested in learning more about NbS
Presenters:
John Bradburn, Sustainability Consultant, ERA Environmental Management Solutions
Matthew Howard, VP Water Stewardship, The Water Council
Rae Howard, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Sustainability Mission Leader, General Motors
Kellen Mahoney, Director, Suppliers Partnership for the Environment

2023 Southern Gas Association Technical Environmental Conference
2023-02-07 - 2023-02-09 | Omni Oklahoma City Hotel, 100 West Oklahoma City Boulevard, Oklahoma City, OK, 73109, United States
2023 Technical Environmental Conference
February 7-9, 2023
Omni Oklahoma City Hotel, Oklahoma City, OK
Register here!
Join industry peers at the 2023 Technical Environmental Conference to hear from operators and industry partners alike on an array of environmental topics ranging from sustainability to new technologies, to our changing regulatory and cultural environment. Featuring sessions covering Environmental Permitting, Construction, and new for 2023: Air Quality Compliance & Permitting, this conference offers insights for newcomers, industry veterans, and everyone in between. Merging the perspectives of gas operators and associate industry partners, the Technica Environmental Conference presents an opportunity to learn from the best-in-class in the natural gas industry and grow your network with engaging networking events.
Reserve your hotel room by January 7, 2023.

(Webinar) Made in the Shade: Growing Crops under Solar Panels
2023-02-07 12:00 - 13:00
Made in the Shade: Growing Crops under Solar Panels
Feburary 7, 2023
12:00-1:00pm CST, through Zoom
Register here!
Join the AgriSolar Clearinghouse for our webinar series!
In this webinar, Dr. Greg Barron-Gafford and his group will discuss the effects of growing crops under solar panels.
Attendance is free and recordings will be posted in the AgriSolar Clearinghouse.

83rd Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference
2023-02-12 - 2023-02-15 | Sheraton Overland Park Hotel at the Convention Center, 6100 College Boulevard, Overland Park, KS, 66211, United States
The Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks is looking forward to hosting the 83rd Midwest Fish & Wildlife Conference to be held February 12-15, 2023 in Overland Park, Kansas at the Sheraton Overland Park Hotel at the Convention Center. The theme for the conference is: Changing Conservation.
Registration is now open: register here!
About the Annual Conference
This annual event brings together more than 800 professionals and students from state, federal, and tribal natural resources agencies from the Midwest, Great Plains, and Canadian provinces. As the longest running regional conference for fish and wildlife professionals in the U.S., this event serves as a forum to discuss issues, and present technical information related to management of natural resources in the Midwest.
Important Dates
· Sponsor & Exhibitor Registration Opens: Early June
· Call for Submissions for Organized Symposia: Early June
· Call for Workshop Proposals: Mid-August
· Call for Abstracts for Oral Presentations & Posters: Mid-August
· Attendee Registration: Early November

Visit our website for updates as they become available.

2022 Pollinator Meadow Monitoring Results in Eastern Ontario Webinar
2023-02-16 11:00 - 12:00
2022 Pollinator Meadow Monitoring Results in Eastern Ontario Webinar
February 16, 2023
11:00AM-12:00PM, through Zoom
Register here!
Roadside maintenance of many municipalities in Eastern Ontario includes boom spraying, and/or regular mowing to control invasive plants. But what is the impact on pollinators? As more rights-of-way managers embark on restoration activities, assessment of the restoration process with respect to the native plant community is an important element of project evaluations.
Join this webinar to learn from CWF’s Restoration Ecologist, Tracey Etwell for the second-year results of monitoring for CWF’s Rights-of-Way Habitat Restoration Program in Eastern Ontario!

(Webinar) Ecosystem Services of Solar-Pollinator Habitat
2023-02-21 12:00 - 13:00
Ecosystem Services of Solar-Pollinator Habitat
February 21, 2023
12:00pm-1:00pm CST, through Zoom
Register here!
Join the AgriSolar Clearinghouse team for our webinar series!
In this webinar, Lee Walston from Argonne National Laboratory discusses the ecosystem services of solar-pollinator habitat.
Attendance is free and recordings will be posted in the AgriSolar Clearinghouse.

ERC Speaker Series: Economic, Ecological, and Performance Research of Co-Located Pollinator Plants at Photovoltaic Sites
2023-02-23 11:00 - 12:00
ERC Speaker Series: Economic, Ecological, and Performance Research of Co-Located Pollinator Plants at Photovoltaic Sites
February 23, 2023
11:00-12:00pm on GoToWebinar
Register here!
The University of Illinois Chicago is working with Argonne National Laboratory, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the University of Ilinois Urbana Champaign, and Stantec on the Department of Energy funded project: Pollinator Habitat Aligned with Solar Energy. The project team is researching the impacts of colocating pollinator vegetation at solar facilities as it relates to the performance of the solar panels, the operations impacts for managing the vegetation, and the ecosystem services the pollinator vegetation can offer. In this presentation the team will provide updates on research activities, tools being developed, and share findings from the preliminary analysis that has been conducted.
Principal presenter: Ben Campbell
Additional speakers: Lee Walston (Argonne National Lab), Tristan Barley (University of Illinois Urbana Champaign)

Renewable Energy Wildlife Research Fund Webinar: Eagle Flight Characteristics & Wind Turbines and Raptor Carcass Persistence
2023-02-23 14:00 - 15:30
Eagle Flight Characteristics & Wind Turbines and Raptor Carcass Persistence
Thursday, Feburary 22
2:00-3:30 PM CST, through Zoom
Register here!
This webinar will explore two recent studies supported by the Renewable Energy Wildlife Research Fund (REWRF) highlighting recent work on eagles and wind energy. There are many unknowns about eagles’ interactions with wind turbines and whether current eagle monitoring requirements at wind facilities are backed by the latest science. This webinar provides an opportunity to learn more about REWRF’s groundbreaking work in the renewable energy-wildlife space and what lessons can be learned from these efforts. If you are unable to attend, a recording will be sent out following the webinar.
Presentations

Flight Characteristics Forecast Entry by Eagles into Rotor-Swept Zones of Wind Turbines

Presentation Summary: An empirical study testing the thresholds used in automated wind turbine curtailment and successfully predicting eagle entry into rotor-swept zones at multiple wind energy facilities.
Presenter: Chris McClure/Peregrine Fund
Manuscript link, published in IBIS: International Journal of Avian Science

Game Bird Carcasses are Less Persistent than Raptor Carcasses, but can Predict Raptor Persistence Dynamics

Presentation Summary: This field-based study analyzed regional variation In the persistence of game bird versus raptor carcasses used in carcass persistence trials to produce more accurate estimates of eagle fatalities and other raptors.
Presenter: Eric Hallingstad/WEST and others
Manuscript link, published in PLOS One

Geospatial Roundtable | Data Sharing
2023-02-28 13:00 - 14:00
Geosptial Database Roundtable (Topic: Data Sharing)
February 28, 2023
1:00-2:00PM CST, through Zoom
Register here!
The next Geospatial Database Roundtable discussion will take place on February 28th from 1:00pm – 2:00pm CST. This roundtable will focus on sharing data with other ROW organizations, using the Public Dashboard, and using the Public REST endpoint.
If you are interested in joining, please register here.
Prior to joining, please review pages 8 & 9 on the Database User Guidance so you may come prepared with questions.

If you cannot join, the roundtable will be recorded and posted along with other tutorials and previous roundtable recordings on our Geospatial Tutorials and Resources page.
Please email Caroline Hernandez (cah272@uic.edu) if you have any questions.

2023 Monarch Conservation Webinar Series - Western Monarch Mystery Challenge
2023-02-28 13:00 - 14:00
2023 Monarch Conservation Webinar Series – Western Monarch Mystery Challenge
February 28, 2023
1:00PM-2:00PM CST
Register for all webinars in the series here!
Join us for a monarch conservation webinar monthly throughout the 2023 calendar year! Every 4th Tuesday (3rd Tues Nov, Dec) at 1PM Central Time.

Stay connected with the latest monarch conservation topics by attending our free monthly webinars. This series is a unique opportunity to hear from experts across various interdisciplinary fields related to monarchs, other pollinators, their habitats, and the threats and pressures that make conservation urgent. Bring your questions and get ready to discover how you can get involved to protect monarchs.
All webinars are one hour long and occur at 1:00 PM Central Time. Please note that scheduled webinars are subject to change.
All past webinars are available to view; visit our webinar archive on the MJV website.
This series is co-hosted by the Monarch Joint Venture and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Conservation Training Center.
2023 Webinars:
– February 28: Western Monarch Mystery Challenge
– March 28: Planning Your Pollinator Habitat
– April 25: Monarch Research Review
– May 23: Lower Phalen Creek Project
– June 27: Implications of Movement Ecology in Conservation Planning for
Monarch Butterflies (Danaus plexippus)
– July 25: Solar Energy and Pollinator Habitat
– August 22: Monarch Sanctuaries
– September 26: Central Coast State Parks Association (CCSPA) and the Western Monarch Trail
– October 24: Parasite dynamics in North American monarchs predicted by host density and seasonal migratory culling
– November 14: Reforestation Project in Mexico
– December 19: Monarch Conservation: Past, Present, and Future

MJV & ROWHWG: March Monarch Meeting
2023-03-06 - 2023-03-08 | Desert Botanical Garden, 1201 North Galvin Parkway, Phoenix, AZ, 85008, United States
March Monarch Meeting
March 6-8, 2023
Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, AZ
Register here!
Join us for the March Monarch Meeting on March 6 – 8, 2023 at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona!
The Rights-of-Way as Habitat Working Group is excited to partner with Monarch Joint Venture to host this meeting as an opportunity for industry and conservation leaders to network around projects, research, and policies supporting monarch butterflies.
Space is limited. Registration is initially open to Monarch CCAA partners (both enrolled and interested organizations), Monarch Joint Venture partners, and other invited guests.

2023 Solar Farm Summit
2023-03-14 - 2023-03-15 | Hilton Rosemont/Chicago O’Hare, 5550 N. River Road, Rosemont, IL, 60018, United States
2023 Solar Farm Summit
March 14-15, 2023
Hilton Rosemont/Chicago O’Hare, Rosemont, IL
View the conference schedule, purchase tickets, and book hotel rooms here.
The inaugural Solar Farm Summit lands next to O‛Hare International Airport March 14 & 15 at the renowned Hilton Rosemont/Chicago O‛Hare hotel in the heart of North America‛s heartland for 2+ difference-making days of instructive, illuminating and inspiring agrivoltaics programming! Dig into ground-mounted solar development and land use; and explore the practical application of this merger of solar power and agricultural production. Discover the enormous potential of this growing practice while also networking with hundreds of global experts when the 2023 Solar Farm Summit (SFS23) assembles North America‛s 1st dedicated agrivoltaics development conference and exposition!

88th North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference
2023-03-20 - 2023-03-24 | Marriott St. Louis Grand Hotel, 800 Washington Avenue, St. Louis, MO, 63101, United States
88th North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference
March 20-24, 2023
Marriott Grand Hotel, St. Louis, MO
Register or book a hotel room now!
Reduced hotel rates are available until March 2.

For more than 80 years, WMI has administered the North American Wildlife and Natural Resource Conference. The North American Conference sessions, workshops and more than 150 separate meetings and functions, serve as the annual forum to set conservation policy in North America.
Conference attendees include the administrators of federal, state and provincial wildlife and other natural resource agencies, college and university program leaders, heads of leading private conservation organizations, and other managers, scientists, researchers, officials and students of natural resources. The conference is a regular gathering of professionals to learn and exchange ideas, through a formal program, related meetings and other scheduled business, social and educational events.

The conference format is designed so that attendees leave with

A better understanding of the origins, complexities and likely solutions to current conservation issues, and
A better sense of the need for and the methods to achieve coordinated, cooperative management of the continent’s wildlife.

The ”North American” is outlined annually by a Conference Program Committee, chaired by WMI. As many as 20 different agencies and private organizations have participated in helping set the agenda of the North American. In addition, agencies and organizations schedule more than 150 meetings and functions to overlap and occur in conjunction with each conference.

(Webinar) Innovative AgriSolar Design
2023-03-23 12:00 - 13:00
Innovative AgriSolar Design
March 23, 2023
12:00PM-1:00PM, through Zoom
Register here!
Join the AgriSolar Clearinghouse team for our webinar series in this roundtable featuring innovative solar designers Helical Solar, Bozeman Greenbuild, Sun Agri, Hyperion, Sandbox Solar, Solargik, RUTE Agrivoltaics, and Soliculture!
Attendance is free and recordings will be posted in the AgriSolar Clearinghouse.

ISA Southern 81st Annual Conference & Trade Show
2023-03-26 - 2023-03-28 | Chattanooga Convention Center, 1 Carter Street, Chattanooga, TN, 37402, United States
ISA Southern 81st Annual Conference & Trade Show
March 26-28, 2023
Chattanooga Convention Center, Chattanooga, TN
We are excited to announce that we will be heading to Chattanooga, Tennessee, for the 2023 Conference & Trade Show.
We will be posting more details this summer; check back here for more details!
Interested in Exhibiting? Exhibit opportunities will be posted soon. Check back here for more details.
Conference timeline breakdown:
Conference & Trade Show will be March 26-28
Speakers will be presenting the March 27th-28th.

2023 National Native Seed Conference
2023-03-27 08:00 - 2023-03-30 17:00 | The Westin Alexandria Old Town, 400 Courthouse Square, Alexandria, 22314, United States
National Native Seed Conference
March 27-30, 2023
The Westin Alexandria Old Town, Alexandria, VA
Register here!
Cultivating the Restoration Supply Chain
The National Native Seed Conference connects Research, Industry, Land Management, and Restoration professionals, providing the premier opportunity to develop relationships and share information about the collection, research and development, production, and use of native plant materials.
The 2023 National Native Seed Conference is dedicated to the science, practice, and policy of producing and effectively using native seed. The conference supports the America the Beautiful Executive Order, National Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation and Restoration, and the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.

Solar Synergy Webinar (10AM CST Session)
2023-03-28 10:00 - 11:00
Solar Synergy – A Pollinator-Friendly Solar Program
March 28, 2023
10:00AM-11:00AM, through Zoom
Register here for the 10AM session or register here for the 7PM session.
Hear more about our new Solar Synergy program from Pete Berthelsen, Executive Director of The Bee & Butterfly Habitat Fund. This innovative program provides a pollinator-friendly solution to utility-scale solar projects, bringing unique benefits to solar developers, the environment, and the surrounding communities.

2023 Monarch Conservation Webinar Series - Planning Your Pollinator Habitat
2023-03-28 13:00 - 14:00
2023 Monarch Conservation Webinar Series – Planning Your Pollinator Habitat
March 28, 2023
1:00PM-2:00PM CDT
Register for all webinars in the series here!
Join us for a monarch conservation webinar monthly throughout the 2023 calendar year! Every 4th Tuesday (3rd Tues Nov, Dec) at 1PM Central Time.

Stay connected with the latest monarch conservation topics by attending our free monthly webinars. This series is a unique opportunity to hear from experts across various interdisciplinary fields related to monarchs, other pollinators, their habitats, and the threats and pressures that make conservation urgent. Bring your questions and get ready to discover how you can get involved to protect monarchs.
All webinars are one hour long and occur at 1:00 PM Central Time. Please note that scheduled webinars are subject to change.
All past webinars are available to view; visit our webinar archive on the MJV website.
This series is co-hosted by the Monarch Joint Venture and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Conservation Training Center.
2023 Webinars:
– February 28: Western Monarch Mystery Challenge
– March 28: Planning Your Pollinator Habitat
– April 25: Monarch Research Review
– May 23: Lower Phalen Creek Project
– June 27: Implications of Movement Ecology in Conservation Planning for
Monarch Butterflies (Danaus plexippus)
– July 25: Solar Energy and Pollinator Habitat
– August 22: Monarch Sanctuaries
– September 26: Central Coast State Parks Association (CCSPA) and the Western Monarch Trail
– October 24: Parasite dynamics in North American monarchs predicted by host density and seasonal migratory culling
– November 14: Reforestation Project in Mexico
– December 19: Monarch Conservation: Past, Present, and Future

Solar Synergy Webinar (7PM CST Session)
2023-03-28 19:00 - 20:00
Solar Synergy – A Pollinator-Friendly Solar Program
March 28, 2023
7:00PM-8:00PM, through Zoom
Register here for the 10AM session or register here for the 7PM session.
Hear more about our new Solar Synergy program from Pete Berthelsen, Executive Director of The Bee & Butterfly Habitat Fund. This innovative program provides a pollinator-friendly solution to utility-scale solar projects, bringing unique benefits to solar developers, the environment, and the surrounding communities.

(Webinar) Exploring the Food, Energy, Water Nexus
2023-04-04 12:00 - 13:00
Exploring the Food, Allergy, Water Nexus
April 4, 2023
12:00PM-1:00PM, through Zoom
Register here!
Join the AgriSolar Clearinghouse for our webinar series! In this webinar, Dr. Seeta Sistla and Amanda Gersoff from Cal Poly will discuss characterizing the agroecological impacts of utility-scale solar energy in the arid West.
Attendance is free and recordings will be posted in the AgriSolar Clearinghouse.

2023 Society of Ecological Restoration (SER) Annual Midwest-Great Lakes Chapter Meeting
2023-04-14 - 2023-04-16
2023 Society of Ecological Restoration (SER) Annual Chapter Meeting
April 14-16, 2023
The Leopold Center and Vennebu Hill, Baraboo, WI
Registration coming soon.
SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT BY JANUARY 27. LEARN HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT HERE.
We invite all interested parties to submit an abstract for an oral or poster presentation at the Fourteenth Annual Meeting of the Midwest-Great Lakes Chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration (SER).
The Midwest-Great Lakes Chapter is a regional SER chapter serving Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa. Our mission is to promote the science and practice of ecological restoration to assist with the recovery and management of degraded ecosystems throughout the Midwestern and Great Lakes region of the United States. Our primary meeting goal is to reflect upon the joy of restoration, celebrate the long tradition of ecological restoration in the Midwest, and learn how new challenges are stimulating novel changes within the field. Our secondary goal is to bring together all who are interested in ecological restoration and contribute to advancing the field of ecological restoration. Our meeting agenda will be similar to our past meetings and will include technical presentations, symposia, workshops, social events, and field trips.
For more information on our past meetings see the following MWGL SER Chapter annual meeting webpage: https://chapter.ser.org/midwestgreatlakes/annual-meetings/past-annual-meetings/

Preparing for Pollinators: A Guide for Attracting Pollinators all Season
2023-04-20 08:00 - 17:00
Preparing for Pollinators: A Guide for Attracting Pollinators all Season
Thursday, April 20
12:00-1:00PM CDT
Register here!

With the spring planting season approaching, it’s time to start thinking about which plant species to include in your corporate habitat or garden. There are many factors to consider, including location, size, sunlight and water needs — and whether your garden attracts key pollinators. Pollinators like bees, butterflies and birds play an essential role in healthy ecosystems, but due to habitat loss and climate change, pollinator populations across the globe are in decline. One way to support these important species is by designing pollinator-friendly habitats.

In this webinar, you’ll hear from pollinator and plant experts on how to start a successful pollinator garden that will provide benefits throughout the season. From selecting native plants to providing nesting habitat needs, this webinar will cover the basics of making your site a haven for pollinators.

What you’ll learn:
Different pollinator habitat needs across species
Tips on providing for pollinators throughout the whole season
How to select pollinator-friendly plants that are regionally appropriate

Who should take this webinar:
Corporate conservation teams that want to start a pollinator garden for the first time
Existing pollinator project teams interested in leveling up their habitats
Anyone who wants to learn more about supporting pollinators

Presenters:
Celia Vuocolo, Working Lands for Wildlife Pollinator Coordinator-East, Pheasants Forever, Inc. and Quail Forever
Carrie Wiles, Marketing Manager, North Creek Nurseries

(Webinar) Policy Approaches for Dual-Use and AgriSolar Practices
2023-04-20 12:00 - 13:00
Policy Approaches for Dual-Use and AgriSolar Practices
April 20, 2023
12:00PM-1:00PM, through Zoom
Register here!
Join the AgriSolar Clearinghouse for our webinar series! In this webinar, Heidi Kolbeck-Urlacher from the the Center for Rural Affairs will discuss policy approaches for dual-use and agrisolar practices.
Attendance is free and recordings will be posted in the AgriSolar Clearinghouse.

2023 Monarch Conservation Webinar Series - Monarch Research Review
2023-04-25 13:00 - 14:00
2023 Monarch Conservation Webinar Series – Monarch Research Review
April 25, 2023
1:00PM-2:00PM CDT
Register for all webinars in the series here!
Join us for a monarch conservation webinar monthly throughout the 2023 calendar year! Every 4th Tuesday (3rd Tues Nov, Dec) at 1PM Central Time.

Stay connected with the latest monarch conservation topics by attending our free monthly webinars. This series is a unique opportunity to hear from experts across various interdisciplinary fields related to monarchs, other pollinators, their habitats, and the threats and pressures that make conservation urgent. Bring your questions and get ready to discover how you can get involved to protect monarchs.
All webinars are one hour long and occur at 1:00 PM Central Time. Please note that scheduled webinars are subject to change.
All past webinars are available to view; visit our webinar archive on the MJV website.
This series is co-hosted by the Monarch Joint Venture and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Conservation Training Center.
2023 Webinars:
– February 28: Western Monarch Mystery Challenge
– March 28: Planning Your Pollinator Habitat
– April 25: Monarch Research Review
– May 23: Lower Phalen Creek Project
– June 27: Implications of Movement Ecology in Conservation Planning for
Monarch Butterflies (Danaus plexippus)
– July 25: Solar Energy and Pollinator Habitat
– August 22: Monarch Sanctuaries
– September 26: Central Coast State Parks Association (CCSPA) and the Western Monarch Trail
– October 24: Parasite dynamics in North American monarchs predicted by host density and seasonal migratory culling
– November 14: Reforestation Project in Mexico
– December 19: Monarch Conservation: Past, Present, and Future
