This workshop will familiarize participants with common soil invertebrates, their ecology and roles in soil health, scouting methods, and management strategies to increase beneficial soil animal populations. More info/Register here.
1:30 PM-3:00 PM EST Come join your peers to learn about the latest in opportunities to restore habitat in rights-of-way (ROW). Many organizations are finding this a positive way to address various issues such as invasive species management, lowering the bottom line in municipal budgets, as well as demonstrating social responsibility to customers and public …
1:30 PM-3:00 PM EST Come join your peers to learn about the latest in opportunities to restore habitat in rights-of-way (ROW). Many organizations are finding this a positive way to address various issues such as invasive species management, lowering the bottom line in municipal budgets, as well as demonstrating social responsibility to customers and public …
Discover the mysteries of pollinators and natural enemies of crop pests through this informative webinar. Learn how to differentiate a honey bee from a native bee and how to recognize some of our most common natural enemies of crop pests. This webinar will introduce a simple monitoring protocol designed to help farmers, land-managers and backyard …
This webinar will review evidence from different long-term datasets in the west, including the Shapiro transect from Northern California and the North American Butterfly Association summer counts, with an eye towards understanding threats (including climate change) and species or regions of particular concern. Â More info/Register here.
1:00-2:00 PM EST In this webinar, panelists from Boeing, CEMEX and Toyota will discuss their teams’ work with species of concern (plants, reptiles and large mammals) and share insights on how to conduct voluntary recovery work or exceed regulatory stipulations in order to make a meaningful impact on biodiversity. More info/Register here.
Please join the Minnesota Department of Transportation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the University of Illinois-Chicago for a moderated webinar discussing the monarch butterfly CCAA one-year following the execution of this historic agreement. Currently, the monarch butterfly is a candidate for listing and USFWS will review the species status annually until a proposal for …
1:00-2:00 PM EST In this webinar, an educator from Monarch Joint Venture will provide an overview of monarch conservation, including guidance for constructing a monarch-friendly pollinator garden and other ways to support butterflies on corporate lands or in the back yard. More info/Register here.
Integrating habitat onto farms and other landscapes can support pollinators and the pollination services they provide. However, flower-rich plantings often require ongoing management to maintain wildflower diversity for pollinators over time. Come learn about a framework for selecting the most appropriate management techniques, and learn how landowners Xerces work with are managing their pollinator plantings. …
Of all the land owned and maintained within the national highway transportation system, up to two-thirds is unpaved. Historically roadside design and maintenance has prioritized research focus on traffic safety, stormwater filtration and drainage, and visual quality. However over the past several decades there has been research to show the roadside's potential as an environmental …
