A Playful Nursery Gets Serious About Pollinator Safety: The Example of Harlequin’s Gardens

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This event will be recorded and posted to: The Xerces YouTube Channel   We are excited to invite Mikl Brawner, founder and co-owner of Harlequin’s Gardens in Boulder Colorado, to this webinar. Mikl will discuss Harlequin’s philosophy about plant health and their non-toxic pest management practices. Sharon Selvaggio, Pesticide Program Specialist at Xerces, will start off […]

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Removing Barriers to Successful Restoration; The Xerces Society’s Habitat Kit program

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This event will be recorded and posted to: The Xerces YouTube Channel One of the best ways to help declining pollinators and other wildlife is to restore safe habitat for them. Although the concept of restoring habitat may not be complicated, there are plenty of barriers to successful, high-quality pollinator habitat restoration. One of the ways […]

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The Paradox of Fire: A Threat to Pollinators yet a Key Process They Need

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This event will be recorded and posted to: The Xerces Youtube Channel Since first using a drip torch to start a prescribed burn back in 1991, Dr. Ray Moranz has been fascinated with prescribed fire and its effects on plants and wildlife. Ray will summarize some of the most important evidence of the negative effects of […]

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Fall Gardening for Pollinators: Creating a Resilient Garden for All Seasons

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This event will be recorded and posted to: The Xerces Youtube Channel. Join Emily May, Pollinator Conservation Specialist with the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, to talk about supporting pollinators and other wildlife in our yards and gardens through the changing seasons. Where do beneficial insects spend the winter? What does gardening for wildlife look like […]

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In the Life of Bees: Nesting in Darkness

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This event will be recorded and posted to: The Xerces Youtube Channel When you think of bees, you probably imagine the things they do on sunny days, like flying around and pollinating flowers. But this is only half of the story, as most of the 20,000 species of bees found around the world nest belowground, and […]

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In the Life of Western Monarchs: A Community Science Approach to Conservation

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This event will be recorded and posted to: The Xerces YouTube Channel Join Isis Howard, Endangered Species Conservation Biologist with the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, to talk about the powerful ways community science is shaping the conservation of western monarch butterflies. From surveying monarchs and their milkweed host plants in the summer to counting butterflies […]

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In the Life of Monarchs East of the Rockies: Biology and the Great Migration

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This event will be recorded and posted to: The Xerces Youtube Channel Dr. Ray Moranz will begin by presenting on the basic aspects of monarch biology, including the life cycle, the use for milkweeds as host plant, the incorporation of cardiac glycosides as a chemical defense, and the vulnerability of this species to various predators, parasites, […]

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Proposal window open: Mid-Atlantic Monarch And Pollinator Habitat Kit Program

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The proposal window is open now through February 18 for the Xerces Society’s Mid-Atlantic Monarch and Pollinator Kits! Please feel free to share this with anyone you think might qualify (including Bee Cities and Bee Campuses!): 🌻 Qualifying projects: Urban farms, community gardens and spaces, working lands, public lands and tribal lands. Not for residential/private […]

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In the Life of Beetles: Superstars of soil health, pollination, and more!

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This event will be recorded and posted to: The Xerces Society Youtube Channel Beetles are one of the most diverse groups of insects on the planet and are endlessly fascinating. Join Jennifer Hopwood to learn more about how beetles are helping us in myriad ways, by contributing to soil health, controlling crop and garden pests, […]

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Proposal window open: Wisconsin Pollinator Habitat Kits

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The proposal window is open now through March 6 for the Xerces Society’s Wisconsin Pollinator Habitat Kits! Please feel free to share this with anyone you think might qualify (including Bee Cities and Bee Campuses!): 🌿 Qualifying projects: Working lands or community food initiatives 🌿 Qualifying locations: Wisconsin 🌿 Special kit features: Supports monarch butterflies, […]

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Western Monarch Thanksgiving Count Announcement: The Numbers Are In!

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This event will be recorded and posted to: The Xerces Society Youtube Channel. How many monarch butterflies were counted in the Western US this overwintering season? Find out the grand tally for the annual Western Monarch Thanksgiving count, and learn what this year's numbers mean in terms of monarch conservation moving forward. Join Isis Howard for […]

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Proposal window open: Detroit Pollinator Habitat Kits

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The proposal window is open now through March 16 for the Xerces Society’s Detroit Pollinator Habitat Kits! Please feel free to share this with anyone you think might qualify: 🦋 Qualifying projects: Historically underserved and community-serving urban farms, community gardens, and community organizations 🦋 Qualifying locations: Metro Detroit, MI 🦋 Special kit features: Emphasis on […]

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