This webinar will provide an overview of enhancing existing vegetation to promote pollinator habitat on rights-of-ways. Key topics will include: setting habitat objectives within existing vegetation management activities, performing site assessments, reviewing available management tools, and managing threats such as invasive species. Our expert panel of presenters will include: - Pete Berthelsen, Partnership Director, The …

Wickiup Hill Learning Center Toddville, IA This workshop will include a brief presentation to begin the day, and then will primarily be held in the field conducting bumble bee surveys, with a high focus on the rusty-patched bumble bee. More info/Register here

1:00 - 2:30 PM, EDT Impervious surfaces such as sidewalks, roofs, streets, and parking lots are ubiquitous throughout the built environment. Stormwater runoff originating from these surfaces is a significant source of water pollution, and the impact of that pollution creates repercussions that ripple beyond the human sphere. Wildlife that depend on clean, abundant water …

Our world is changing rapidly, and the highly fragmented nature of Tallgrass Prairie will greatly reduce the ability of this ecosystem to respond to these changes. As a result, the future of Tallgrass Prairie will depend heavily on our actions in the coming decades. The 2019 Iowa Prairie Conference, with a theme of “Ensuring the …

This webinar will introduce the recently finalized Pollinator Scorecard developed by the Rights-of-Way as Habitat Working Group’s Metrics & Targets Task Force. The Pollinator Scorecard provides a method for evaluating habitat quality and the compatibility of vegetation management with pollinator habitat on  energy and transportation lands. Key topics will include: an overview of the multi-tiered scorecard, step-by-step …

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT Guilford County Cooperative Extension Demonstration Garden Greensboro, NC There will be activities for kids, food for everyone, and lots of learning about native bees, honey bees, butterflies, and many other pollinators and plants. Find live monarch caterpillars on the common milkweed, and black swallowtail butterfly caterpillars on the fennel, …

Join diverse stakeholders in discussing opportunities for working across boundaries to create strong and effective partnerships for grassland conservation. More details will be made as they become available. See the event page here.

4:30 PM – 8:30 PM PDT Oregon Zoo Portland, OR Join Xerces Society Ambassadors for Twilight Tuesday at the Oregon Zoo, where we’ll show you the bees in your backyard and neighborhood, the importance of pollination, and what you can do to help!   More info here

Come join us for a full day of: • Knowledgeable Speakers • Research Discussions • Pollinator Happenings • Vendors • Plant Sales • Food, Partner Networking and More! Register here