WEST develops innovative and cost-effective methods to reduce bat fatalities at wind energy facilities. One solution is optimized smart curtailment (OSC), an algorithm-based approach for clients needing to comply with incidental take permits (ITP) and other regulatory requirements or simply wanting to minimize impacts on bats. Join our webinar to learn about the latest exciting …

In this session, we’ll explore Indigenous perspectives on ecology and climate adaptation, the impacts of land dispossession, and the fundamental differences in values that shape Native and non-Native approaches to the environment. How do historical injustices continue to affect today’s landscapes? How can TEK guide solutions for urban challenges? And what does it mean to …

In this webinar, Dr. Laura Figueroa will present on the importance of pollinators worldwide, factors that influence pollinator communities, and novel monitoring tools (including non-lethal AI based approaches), for monitoring pollinators in changing landscapes. She will present work on bee communities in solar facilities and other human modified environments. This webinar will be recorded and …

 MJV Research Update June 17, 2025 1:00-2:00 PM CST Presented by Monarch Joint Venture Science Program Staff. Register Now!

The North American Monarch Summit June 23-26, 2025 Minneapolis, Minnesota  We are excited to partner once again with Monarch Joint Venture to host our joint annual meeting on monarch and pollinator conservation. This year, we are expanding to include pollinator conservation partners and updates from across North America! Register Here!

ERC - Heat Pumps & IAC June 25, 2025  11:00 AM CDT Register Here!

Join AFWA as we host Chevron to discuss their Comprehensive Wildlife Plan (CWP) on July 10 from 1-2EST. See below for details on the webinar!

How Nurseries Can Provide Pollinator-Safe Plants: A Talk with MNL’s Greenhouse Manager July 22, 2025 12:00 - 1:30 PM CT Come to this webinar to hear the story of how Minnesota Native Landscapes, Inc. (MNL), a large Midwest native plant nursery, collaborated with the Xerces Society to grow native plants without toxic pesticides. Ridge Campbell, …

The Science of Radio Tagging Monarchs July 22, 2025 1:00-2:00 PM CST Presented by Sean Burcher, Cape May Point Science Center; Ashley Fisher, Xerces Society; and Lee Brown and Helen St. John, James Madison University. Register Now!

A Race to the Finish: Discussing the Intersections Between Desert Tortoises & Solar Development July 24, 2025 1:00 PM CT The third webinar of the series will cover the latest research on the intersections between desert tortoises and solar including the suitability/quality of on-site tortoise habitat (vegetation, soil), tortoise movement, resource selection, and more.  Register Here!