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SUMMARY:Proposal Window Open: Detroit Pollinator Habitat Kits
DESCRIPTION:Qualifying projects: Community-serving urban farms\, community gardens\, and community organizations \nQualifying locations: Detroit and Greater Metro Detroit\, MI \nSpecial kit features: Emphasis on urban agricultural landscapes and habitat aesthetics in cities; native plants attractive to pollinators\, natural enemies of pests\, and your community. \nProject proposals: February 7 – March 20\, 2025 \nKit pickup: Late May / Early June \n\nLearn more and submit your proposal here
URL:https://beecityusa.org/event/proposal-window-open-detroit-pollinator-habitat-kits-2/
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SUMMARY:Proposal Window Open: California Monarch and Pollinator Habitat Kits
DESCRIPTION: Qualifying projects: Working lands\, public lands\, tribal lands\, and private/non-working lands recovering from wildfires \n Qualifying locations: Distinct regions in California (Central Coast\, Central Valley\, Sierra Nevada Foothills\, and Southern California) \n Special kit features: Supports monarch butterflies and other pollinators\, climate-smart selections \n Project proposals: February 10 – April 4\, 2025 \n Kit pickup: October; December (Southern California) \n\n\nLearn more and submit your proposal here
URL:https://beecityusa.org/event/proposal-window-open-california-monarch-and-pollinator-habitat-kits/
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SUMMARY:Best Practices for Pollinators Summit
DESCRIPTION:Learn ecologically sound land practices that promote pollinators\, climate resilience\, clean waters and lands. Practical knowledge and innovation on pesticide reduction\, habitat installation\, fostering soil health\, pollinator biology\, pollinator conservation and more. March 3rd\, 4th\, and 5th\, 8 AM – 12:00 PM PT each day.\nHosted by:  Pollinator Friendly Alliance. \nLearn more and register here today.
URL:https://beecityusa.org/event/best-practices-for-pollinators-summit-2/
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SUMMARY:Proposal Window Open: Oregon Habitat Kits
DESCRIPTION: Qualifying projects: Working lands\, public lands\, tribal lands\, community spaces. Not for residential/private homes.\n Qualifying region: The Klamath-Siskiyou Region of SW Oregon\n Project proposals: Open now – April 1\, 2025\n Kit pickup: October 2025 \nPlease visit the Oregon Habitat Kit website for more information on how to participate.
URL:https://beecityusa.org/event/proposal-window-open-oregon-habitat-kits/
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SUMMARY:Facts Are Not Enough: Science Communication and Audience Emotions
DESCRIPTION:Unfortunately\, there isn’t “one weird trick” to communicating bug science. We know that emotions are important in persuading people and encouraging evidence-based decision making. But how do you make a real connection in a time of misinformation and political division? Join Gwen Pearson\, science communicator and entomologist\, to explore this topic in our upcoming webinar. \nThis webinar will be recorded and available on the Xerces Society’s YouTube channel. Closed Captioning will be available during this webinar. \n\nGwen Pearson is an award-winning science communicator with a PhD in Entomology. In addition to her work writing for WIRED Magazine\, Highlights For Kids\, and other science news outlets\, she’s run an insect zoo and worked as an Extension Entomologist in various roles. She’s now retired and is an Outreach Ambassador for the non-profit Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation. \nTo request a reasonable accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility\, please contact outreach@xerces.org.
URL:https://beecityusa.org/event/facts-are-not-enough-science-communication-and-audience-emotions/
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SUMMARY:Webinar - Still Growing: Pollinator Habitat Maintenance Tips
DESCRIPTION:Planting flowers can be a feel-good community activity\, but who is sticking around to upkeep that new garden? Quality pollinator habitat needs a game plan for long-term success.  \nJoin Xerces Society staff Kaitlin Haase and Stefanie Steele as they share their on-the-ground experiences with pollinator plantings. They will review common challenges\, offer best practices\, and share resources to help your plantings thrive. Bee City and Bee Campus case studies will be highlighted and we’ll have a Q&A at the end. This will be an interactive webinar\, so please bring your issues\, advice\, and achievements. Participation is encouraged!  \nThis free Bee City USA webinar is hosted by Xerces Society and will be recorded and available on our YouTube channel on the Bee City USA playlist. Auto-generated Closed Captioning will be available during this webinar. \n  \nGuest Speaker Bios \n \nKaitlin Haase\nPollinator Conservation Specialist\nSouthwest \nAs the Southwest Pollinator Conservation Specialist for the Xerces Society\, Kaitlin works to create climate-resilient\, connected pollinator habitat in Santa Fe and Albuquerque. She collaborates with and educates public and private urban land managers in New Mexico and the desert Southwest on pollinator-friendly practices for landscaping\, gardening\, and open space restoration. She holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Science and Policy from Northern Arizona University\, where she studied impacts of drying on aquatic invertebrate diversity in natural and human-made ponds. Before graduate school\, she worked as an ecological science technician in a variety of systems across the US\, including predator-prey ecology in Michigan\, riparian restoration in Virginia\, and rare species monitoring in Massachusetts. \n  \nStefanie Steele\nPollinator Conservation Specialist\nNRCS Partner Biologist\nUrban and Small Farms\nMichigan \nStefanie is the Xerces Society’s Pollinator Conservation Specialist for Urban and Small Farms in Underserved Communities and a NRCS Partner Biologist in the Upper Midwest – Detroit\, Michigan area. Through this work\, she provides technical assistance\, planning\, and education on incorporating pollinator and other beneficial invertebrate habitat in small urban agricultural areas and community gardens in historically excluded communities. Her work supports projects including the Xerces Habitat Kit Program\, People’s Garden Initiative\, and NRCS Conservation Programs through the USDA Farm Bill. \nStefanie received a master’s degree in biology from Portland State University where she studied the nesting habits of cavity nesting bees and wasps in the Portland\, OR area and completed a multi-year study surveying the solitary bees in Portland’s urban core and their floral use. Since graduating\, she has worked on numerous research projects studying diverse bee communities\, and she has a deep knowledge of the taxonomy and ecology of native bees. While in Portland\, OR\, Stefanie worked with several urban gardens\, orchards\, farms\, and restoration areas to help incorporate pollinator habitat in these spaces. Originally from Cincinnati\, OH\, Stefanie has a strong knowledge of the Upper Midwest local plant communities and is excited to be back working with urban communities in the Midwest.
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