Wildlife Habitat Council: Business and Biodiversity: A Critical Partnership for the Future

July 16, 2019 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT In today’s competitive landscape, engaging in corporate conservation is emerging as an innovative approach to meet both business and environmental needs. Indeed, corporate spending on sustainability and circular economy initiatives is on the rise — and yielding increased sales and cost savings. Demonstrating leadership in …

International Monarch Monitoring Blitz

The International Monarch Monitoring Blitz aims to provide a valuable snapshot for scientists of monarch population status across the monarch migration paths in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The Blitz is an initiative from the Trinational Monarch Conservation Partnership, created through the Commission for Environmental Cooperation. Each country has something to learn from monitoring …

ROWHWG: A Series of Guiding Webinars on Habitat Implementation: Enhancing What’s Already There

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 …

Xerces Society: Rusty-Patched Bumble Bee Workshop – Toddville, IA

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

EPA Webinar: Going Wild: The Conservation Co-benefits of Green Infrastructure

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 …

Iowa Prairie Conference 2019

Central College 812 University St., Pella, IA, United States

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 …

ROWHWG: A Series of Guiding Webinars on Habitat Implementation: Using the Pollinator Habitat Scorecard

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 …

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