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SUMMARY:Proposal Window Open: Southern California Residential Habitat Kits
DESCRIPTION: Qualifying projects: Residential properties\, school yards\, community gardens\, and urban gardens \n Qualifying counties: Los Angeles\, Orange\, Ventura\, Santa Barbara\, San Bernardino\, Riverside\, San Diego \n Special kit features: Supports monarch butterflies\, bumble bees\, and other native pollinators \n Project proposals: June 6 – August 6\, 2025 \n Kit pickup: December 8 – 13\, 2025 \n\nLearn more and submit your proposal here
URL:https://beecityusa.org/event/proposal-window-open-southern-california-residential-habitat-kits/
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SUMMARY:How Nurseries Can Provide Pollinator-Safe Plants: A Talk with MNL’s Greenhouse Manager
DESCRIPTION:10 AM PT/ 11 AM MT/ 12 PM CT/ 1 PM ET\n\nHow do you ensure your pollinator plants are bee-safe? Many pesticides are harmful to pollinators\, but are permitted for use in nursery plant production\, even on plants attractive to bees and butterflies. Plants can retain some pesticides long after they are applied\, creating a hazard for visiting pollinators sometimes even after being planted in gardens and parks. \nCome 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\, Greenhouse Manager at MNL\, will relate MNL’s experience growing 30\,000 native plants for Xerces\, while strictly limiting more than 100 insecticides and fungicides considered harmful to bees and butterflies. In this webinar\, you can learn what it takes to make a “contract grow” succeed for both the grower and the buyer. \nThis webinar is a collaboration between Xerces Society and MNL and is supported by the Carroll Petrie Foundation. This webinar will be recorded and available on our YouTube channel. Closed Captioning will be available during this webinar. \n \nRidge Campbell is the Greenhouse Manager at Minnesota Native Landscapes\, Inc. (MNL)\, currently engaging in his 8th season in the greenhouse department.  Growing up\, he worked with his family’s landscaping business\, specializing in water feature and garden installation.  In this line of work\, Ridge was inspired by the relationships observed between plants\, insects and other organisms.  Before joining MNL\, Ridge acquired a bachelor’s degree in Ecology and Environmental studies\, as well as certifications in Wildland Fire Management\, Wetland Delineation\, and Bee Keeping. \n  \nPhoto credits: Top to bottom: Genevieve Pugesek / Xerces Society; Ridge Campbell
URL:https://beecityusa.org/event/how-nurseries-can-provide-pollinator-safe-plants-a-talk-with-mnls-greenhouse-manager/
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SUMMARY:International Monarch Monitoring Blitz
DESCRIPTION:The International Monarch Monitoring Blitz invites community scientists from across North America to come together with the shared goal of helping to protect and conserve the beloved and emblematic monarch butterfly. Data collected by volunteers each year support trinational efforts to better understand the monarch butterfly’s breeding productivity\, range\, and timing in North America. \nJoin this year’s International Monarch Monitoring Blitz from 25 July to 3 August 2025! \nTo take part in the Blitz\, please share your observations through one of the participating community science programs below: \nCanada:  \n\nMission Monarch\n\nMexico: \n\nNaturaLista\nCorreo Real\n\nUnited States: \n\nJourney North\nMonarch Larva Monitoring Project\nWestern Monarch Milkweed Mapper\n\nMedia Release: \n\nEnglish: Support Monarch Butterfly Conservation\nEspañol: Conservación de la mariposa monarca\nFrançais : Appuyez la conservation du monarque\n\nSocial Media Posts: \n\nEnglish: Facebook\, Instagram\nEspañol: Facebook\, Instagram\nFrançais: Facebook\, Instagram
URL:https://beecityusa.org/event/international-monarch-monitoring-blitz-3/
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SUMMARY:Monarchs and Pesticides: Understanding the Risks\, Creating High-Quality Habitat
DESCRIPTION:10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT / 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM MT / 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT / 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET \nPesticides are a hidden hazard in many monarch conservation efforts\, whether in working lands\, parks\, backyards\, or monarch overwintering groves. Residues in milkweed and nectar plants can degrade habitat quality and put monarchs at risk. This webinar will unpack the latest science on pesticide contamination in habitat and explore how these chemicals affect butterflies directly and indirectly. Join Emily May\, Agricultural Conservation Lead with the Xerces Pesticide Reduction Program\, to discuss practical steps land managers\, farmers\, and gardeners can take to reduce exposure and support the creation of high-quality habitat for monarchs. \nThis webinar will be recorded and available on our YouTube channel. Closed Captioning will be available during this webinar. \n  \n\nEmily May – Agricultural Conservation Lead\, Pesticide Program – Xerces Society \nTo request a reasonable accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility\, please contact outreach@xerces.org.
URL:https://beecityusa.org/event/monarchs-and-pesticides-understanding-the-risks-creating-high-quality-habitat/
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