Bat Week

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Understanding Barriers and Incentives to Voluntary Conservation Opportunities Under the U.S. Endangered Species Act

The Electric Power Research Institute recently completed a study evaluating barriers and incentives within the electric utility industry for voluntary species conservation under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. The authors will present their findings and recommendations, with a special focus on common concerns and opportunities across the energy, transportation, and agriculture sectors. Following this presentation …

Railroad Environment Conference 2020

The Railroad Environmental Conference is hosted on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. RREC features presentations by railroaders, consulting engineers, academics and others involved in all aspects of railroad environmental topics. The annual railroad environmental conference enables you to meet with your peers throughout the railroad environmental community to exchange views, learn about new techniques …

Discover Canada’s Native Bees

12:00 pm EST Join Cécile Antoine - PhD Candidate in Biology at UOttawa – in discovering some of Canada’s native bees that you may encounter in your garden or local park. Cécile will speak about the biology and ecology of our native bees. She will also explain her research findings on bees that nest in …

MJV: Conservation of Monarchs in Mexico

2:00 pm EST Colleagues in Mexico will share the work being done to protect and conserve monarchs and their overwintering sites within the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve (MBBR).   Presenters: Eligio García Serrano - Coordinator, Fondo Monarca Eduardo Rendón Salinas- Subdirector of Terrestrial Ecosystems, WWF México   Register here.

Upper Midwest Invasive Species Conference 2020 Online

UMISC 2020 Online will be a week long, multi-track conference focused on sharing information and networking on issues related to all taxa of invasive species. Subject matter will have an Upper Midwest flavor and focus, though speakers and attendees from all over the country and the world are welcome. Please visit their primary website, www.umisc.net, …

Update: Using the Pollinator Habitat Scorecard v2.1

Join us to learn about the latest updates to the Rights-of-Way as Habitat Working Group’s Pollinator Scorecard, including how the scorecard can be used to meet the monitoring requirements of the Monarch CCAA. We will also touch on plot selection and distribution, the associated management module, and how to interpret scorecard results. Presenters: Dan Salas, …

WHC: Cleaning Up: Involving Community and Ecology in Remediation Projects

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT Land managers and agencies alike are increasingly recognizing the value of incorporating biodiversity and community considerations into both the cleanup itself as well as the end-use of the land. In this webinar you will hear from our expert speaker about selecting these kinds of beneficial outcomes for remediation sites, featuring a …

Cleaning Up: Involving Community and Ecology in Remediation Projects

At its core, remediation efforts are designed to protect communities from the impacts of historical contamination through cleanup efforts. Land managers and agencies alike are increasingly recognizing the value of incorporating biodiversity and community considerations into both the cleanup itself as well as the end-use of the land. In this webinar you will hear from …

WHC: Cleaning Up: Involving Community and Ecology in Remediation Projects

At its core, remediation efforts are designed to protect communities from the impacts of historical contamination through cleanup efforts. Land managers and agencies alike are increasingly recognizing the value of incorporating biodiversity and community considerations into both the cleanup itself as well as the end-use of the land. In this webinar you will hear from …

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