At this workshop, you'll learn about monarch biology and how to conduct all activities in the Integrated Monarch Monitoring Program. You may choose to attend the full day ($25, includes lunch) or watch certain training videos online and attend the afternoon only ($15). A special optional session from 3:30-4:30 will teach you how to lake …
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May 21st, 2019 @ 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM EDT Tricycle Urban Agriculture Classes Creating habitat on farms for pollinators, predators, and parasitoids helps increase farm production while reducing the potential for pest outbreaks. Join Nancy Adamson, Senior Pollinator Conservation Specialist with the Xerces Society, for this session on pollinators and beneficial insects. Nancy will cover …
At this workshop, you'll learn about monarch biology and how to conduct all activities in the Integrated Monarch Monitoring Program. An optional field session will be held on May 22 to practice field methods. $25 includes lunch and printed materials. Monitoring kits may be purchased for an additional $40. If interested in attending please …
May 22nd, 2019 @ 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM EDT Join Eric Venturini, Farm Bill Pollinator Conservationist and NRCS Partner Biologist with the Xerces Society, for an on-farm evening workshop on pollinators and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for blueberry growers. We will hear about Paul Sweetland’s observations and approach to pollination in his wild blueberry fields. …
May 26th, 2019 @ 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM PST Oregon Zoo. Portland, OR Join us for this full-day training lead by Rich Hatfield, Senior Conservation Biologist at the Xerces Society, to learn about bumble bees, their conservation status, and how to participate in the Pacific Northwest Bumble Bee Atlas. This training is provided for anyone who …
Monarch Joint Venture and collaborators over the past two years have been developing management tools for transportation managers interested in developing Roadside Habitat for Monarchs with funding from the National Cooperative Highway Research Program. They will share two parts of their project in webinars this May, with time for questions and answers.  Friday MAY 17 1:00 PMCentral: Landscape …
Why Pollinator Habitat Makes Sense on Your Land: Maximizing the Potential of Working Acres Date: Tuesday 5/28 2 PM Eastern Time Register here:Â http://bit.ly/HabitatMakesSense Presenters: Seth Applegate, research agronomist, Iowa State University Monarch Research Team Wayne Fredericks, board member, American Soybean Association Jonathan Geurts, senior policy manager, Keystone Policy Center It doesn't take a lot …
University of Houston-Clear Lake Houston, TX The 2019 North American Prairie Conference will draw some of the brightest minds in prairie conservation, restoration, education, and communications from Texas, the Southeast, and the Midwest. Join Rae Powers, Farm Bill Pollinator Conservation Planner & NRCS Partner Biologist with the Xerces Society, for her presentation on rangeland management …
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM EDT Tannery Pond Community Center North Creek, NY New this year, this summit includes a variety of cutting-edge topics for conservation practitioners, including organic site prep for pollinator habitat restoration presented by Sarah Foltz Jordan, Senior Pollinator Conservation Specialist with the Xerces Society. Requirements: $40 email: register@adkaction.org
