Burns & McDonnell: Designing a Proactive Approach: Utility and Renewable Energy Natural Disaster Planning and Recovery

This first Wildlife & Energy Interaction Symposium webinar will discuss how utility and renewable energy organizations assess these new realities and prepare for, respond to and mitigate potential effects on biology, operations and delivery of services. This presentation will cover different strategies in protecting wildlife, planning ahead for market changes and lessons learned from past …

Managing the Pests in Your Garden

10:00 am PDT / 11:00 am MDT / 12 noon CDT / 1:00 pm EDT (1-hour duration) Join Xerces' Pesticide Program Director, Aimee Code and Pollinator Conservation Specialist, Emily May as they offer simple pest management tips for your garden. Along with providing flowering plants and undisturbed places to nest, home gardens also need to be protected from pesticides. This webinar will discuss …

MJV: Out West: Western Monarch Conservation Efforts – Overwintering Habitat

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM (PST) Join Emma Pelton, Senior Conservation Biologist with the Xerces Society, for this webinar that will discuss updates on overwintering habitat, conservation status, an explanation of habitat selection by micro-climates, grove management, and actions being taken to implement the Western Monarch Conservation Plan. This webinar is part of a 3-part series …

Xerces: NRCS Conservation Practices that Support Monarchs

1:00 pm- 2:00 pm PDT Join Jessa Kay-Cruz, Senior Pollinator Ecologist for the Xerces Society and NRCS Partner Biologist as she reviews the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCD) conservation practice standards that can be adapted to support the conservation of monarch butterflies and other pollinators. Click here for more information and to register.  

Xerces: Beyond Plants: What Else do Insects Need to Thrive?

10:00 am PDT / 11:00 am MDT / 12 noon CDT / 1:00 pm EDT A garden that has an abundance of flowers will support insects—but to maximize the diversity of insects your garden can support, you’ll also need to provide places where they can nest, lay eggs, and shelter. Join Matthew Shepherd to learn …

WHC Webinar: Getting Buy-In From the Top: How to Gain Approval for Conservation Projects

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT Many site-level employees like plant managers, EHS, shift workers and even administrative personnel may have an interest in nature and community engagement but have difficulty making the case to their regional or corporate counterparts to implement these efforts. WHC staff will discuss how site-level employees can identify and communicate …

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