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 …

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 …

10:00 am PDT / 11:00 am MDT / 12 noon CDT / 1:00 pm EDT  Come learn about the wide range of insects that help keep garden pests in check, and strategies you can use to support them in your yard. Click here for more information and to register.

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 …

2:00 pm EST Ray Moranz and Stephanie McNight from The Xerces Society join us this month to present on best management practices for monarchs and pollinators on rangelands. Register here.

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.  

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 …

Save the Date! The 34th Roadside Conference will be hosted by Winneshiek County. More info here.

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 …