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Roadsides as Habitat for Monarchs: A Great Opportunity or a Salty Death Trap?  Presenter: Emilie C. Snell-Rood, University of Minnesota.  Roadsides contain potentially thousands of acres of monarch habitat with millions of stems of milkweed hosts, but they also present risks. Emilie will discuss her research over the past five years investigating costs and benefits …

Annual Rights-of-Way Workshop Wednesday March 30 | 8:30am-3:00pm EDT Register for this event here! Do you manage vegetation on rights-of-way (roadways, hydro corridors, solar/wind farms, or pipeline easements)? Join your peers and get the know-how on restoring pollinator habitat!   Many organizations are finding pollinator habitat restoration a positive way to address challenges such as …

Western Monarch Update: Population and Seasonal Windows of Opportunity for Monarchs in California. Presenters: Louie H. Yang, UC Davis & Emma Pelton, Xerces Society.  April 26, 2022 1pm-2pm CDT Join us for a western monarch population update and a research report on the results of Dr. Yang’s three-year study of milkweed-monarch interactions, which suggest two seasonal …

Community-First Environmental Action: How Crossing the Fence Line Can Create Mutually Beneficial Partnerships Presenters: Listed below in event description. April 27, 2022 12pm-1pm CDT on GoToWebinar Register for the event here. As companies in the U.S. and worldwide make or revisit their overall commitments to equity and community engagement, many are recognizing the opportunity to …

Western Pollinator Conservation Webinar May 4, 2022 12pm-1pm CDT, through Microsoft Teams Join the Microsoft Teams meeting here. Interested in how you can help with native bumble bee and western monarch butterfly conservation? Please join May 4th 10 – 11am PST for a practitioner-focused webinar to make the most out of the 2022 field season. This …

Looking Out for Pollinators: Strengthening Pollinator Projects through Monitoring and Citizen Science Presenter: Juanita Armstrong, Natural Resource Specialist, Maricopa County Parks and Recreation Department May 4, 2022, 1pm-2pm CDT (through GoToWebinar) Register for the webinar at GoToWebinar. Pollinator projects empower corporate conservation teams to address global biodiversity issues through site-based action. Providing native pollinators with …

IMMP on Pollinator Conservation Projects: Virtual Workshop May 11, 2022 6:30pm-8pm CDT Register for the event here. NOTE: This event will also be held on Thursday, May 19, 2022 from 10am-11:30am CDT. There is also an option on the registration form to receive a recording of the workshop if attending the live session is not …

A New Bumble Bee Conservation Effort for Energy and Transportation Lands Takes Flight May 17, 2022 12:00 PM-1:00 PM CDT on GoToWebinar Bumble bees are undergoing serious population losses. Several species are awaiting consideration for listing under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA): American bumble bee has declined by nearly 90%; Western bumble bee by …

Get the Buzz: Research shows solar habitat installations support pollinators May 18, 2022  12:00-1:00 pm on Zoom Bees, monarchs, and other critical pollinators are disappearing, and scientists agree that loss of habitat is a primary concern. However, research has found that the renewable energy sector provides a unique opportunity for creating new pollinator habitat. Join …