Plan to join us for three inspiring, informative days. The 2021 North American Prairie Conference will draw some of the brightest minds in prairie protection, restoration, stewardship, education and communications. Registration will open in 2021, with one-day options as well as full three-day registrations. Would you like to prepare a 20-minute presentation or a poster? …
The MJV will again be hosting Blazing Stars and Soaring Monarchs at Minnesota Native Landscapes on August 21, 2021! We hope you will join us again for an amazing experience among the monarchs. For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit https://donate.monarchjointventure.org/BlazingStars2021. Sponsorship opportunities are available! For more information, please click here or reach out to Ella Phillips …
12:00pm - 3:00 pm EST Welcome to the exciting world of dragonflies! This workshop will provide lessons on the natural history of dragonflies and damselflies, hands-on outdoor experiences, and classroom activities. In this workshop we will take you on a journey through the natural history of migratory dragonflies. You will learn how scientists have discovered …
From July 23 to August 1, 2021, thousands of volunteers in Canada, Mexico and the United States, will take part in 5th annual International Monarch Monitoring Blitz (the Blitz). In the context of COVID-19, with limited ability to do field work, researchers now need your observations more than ever. You can learn more and take …
Mosquitoes are a public health nuisance - not only can their obnoxious bites ruin your picnic, but the diseases they carry sicken millions of people across the globe every year. The Metropolitan Mosquito Control District is the agency tasked with monitoring and controlling mosquitoes, ticks, and black flies in the Twin Cities. In this presentation …
1:00pm-2:00pm EDT Conservation and biodiversity education programs offer meaningful, equitable and accessible opportunities for learners of all ages to discover something new and make a positive contribution to the environment. Educational programming is an important aspect of a company’s social license to operate and can produce long-term partnerships while providing benefit to the community.  …
Join Akito Y. Kawahara, the lead researcher at the Florida Museum of Natural History's McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity, to learn about how to help save our important insects. Register here.
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT Moths are largely nocturnal creatures, but they can shed light on local biodiversity in a unique way. Many of the world’s 160,000+ moth species have niche habitat needs. Knowing what species are present in an area (and which ones are conspicuously absent) can therefore tell us a lot about …
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM (EDT) The Xerces Society is cohosting the 2021 Natural Area Conference held by the Natural Areas Association. This year's one-day virtual event, Life from the Ashes: Exploring the Impact of Prescribed & Natural Fire on Insects and Other Invertebrates, will explore the positive and negative impacts of prescribed and natural fire related …
