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SUMMARY:Proposal window open: Mid-Atlantic Monarch And Pollinator Habitat Kit Program
DESCRIPTION: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!):  \n🌻 Qualifying projects: Urban farms\, community gardens and spaces\, working lands\, public lands and tribal lands. Not for residential/private homes.  \n🌻 Qualifying locations: Mid-Atlantic and NYC region  \n🌻 Special kit features: Supports monarch butterflies and native pollinators  \n🌻 Project proposals: January 19 – February 18\, 2024  \n🌻 Kit pickup: May to June  \nLearn more and submit a proposal
URL:https://beecityusa.org/event/mid-atl-monarch-and-pollinator-kits/
LOCATION:Online
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240109
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SUMMARY:Bee City USA and Bee Campus USA reporting window opens
DESCRIPTION:Log in to fill out your Bee City or Bee Campus annual report on the “Renewal” tab. Pay your renewal fee on the “Fee Payment” tab. \nIf your city or campus was certified in 2022 or earlier: your renewal report and annual fee are due in February 29\, 2024. If you are one of our first 60 affiliates\, you are an early adopter and do not need to pay the renewal fee. \nIf your city or campus was certified in 2023: your renewal report and annual fee are due in February 28\, 2025 \nIf this is your first year of reporting and are wondering what’s involved\, check out some of last year’s reports for inspiration. \nThank you!
URL:https://beecityusa.org/event/bee-city-usa-and-bee-campus-usa-reporting-window-opens/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:Pollinators in the Urban Environment
DESCRIPTION:Join the Xerces Society as we present on Bee City USA and Bee Campus USA to an international audience! \nPromote Pollinators is looking forward to hosting an online event on December 8th at 15:00 CET (6:00 AM – 8:00 AM PT/ 7:00 AM – 9:00 AM MT/ 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT/ 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM ET). The free webinar will focus on Pollinators in the urban environment. \n\n\n\nThe webinar aims to share knowledge on the relevance of pollinators in the urban environment and to showcase examples of urban pollinator policies and initiatives. We want to enhance attention with other cities and city-influencers and identify facilitators that help cities to develop and implement pollinators strategies. The webinar will last about 2 hours and will be divided into two parts: presentations and panel discussions between experts. \nThis event will not be recorded. Learn more and register here today. \nProgram \nPresentations\nThe presentations about pollinators in the urban environment will be held by various experts. \n\nState of the art science\n\nKatherine Baldock (Nortumbria University)\n\n\nThe national perspective\n\nMexico\, Sol Ortiz Garcia (Mexican Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development)\n\n\nWhat is happening in cities?\n\nMontreal – Michel St-Germain (Montreal Insectarium Museum)\nTallinn – Meelis Uustal (Tallinn City Government)\nNairobi – Wanja Kinuthia\n\n\n The Bee City and Bee Campus USA Initiatives\n\nMace Vaughan (Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation)\n\n\n\nPanel discussion\nThe presentations will be followed by panel discussions. Leading questions: \n\nwhat are critical success factors for good urban pollinator initiatives?\n(how) can urban pollinator initiatives contribute to science and awareness?\nhow can other governmental levels support the development of urban pollinator initiatives?\n\nWould you like to participate?\nYou can sign up for the webinar here. The webinar will be broadcast live aii 15:00 CET. You can help us by sharing the link with your network and inviting other professionals working on pollinator protection. We look forward to your attendance! The webinar will be held in English and is open to the public\, both members and non-members are invited to attend. \nAbout Promote Pollinators \nPromote Pollinators\, the Coalition of the Willing on Pollinators\, is a coalition of countries and observers who believe that country-led politics can foster policy measures and innovative action to protect pollinators. Pollinators play a key role in the conservation of biological diversity\, ecosystems\, food production and the global economy. The effects of current human activities hamper animal pollination. Promote Pollinators reaches out to potential new partners to develop and implement national pollinator strategies. \n\nMace Vaughn – Pollinator and Agricultural Biodiversity Co-Director – Xerces Society\nMace Vaughan serves as the Xerces Society’s Pollinator and Ag Biodiversity Program Co-Director and as a Partner Biologist and Conservation Entomologist to the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Mace has 25 years of experience working on insect and pollinator conservation issues across the U.S. and abroad\, where he has helped to improve federal and state policy\, implement national conservation programs\, restore habitat\, write guidelines\, teach diverse audiences\, and conduct research and monitoring to conserve biodiversity.
URL:https://beecityusa.org/event/pollinators-in-the-urban-environment/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:In the Life of Monarchs East of the Rockies: Biology and the Great Migration
DESCRIPTION:This event will be recorded and posted to: The Xerces Youtube Channel\n\n\n\nDr. 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\, parasitoids and diseases. However\, the heart of the talk will be on monarch migration\, and how monarch biology changes in fascinating ways from month to month as they move from one region of North America to another. He will do his best to provide information relevant to people from Saskatchewan to Mexico City\, and from Nova Scotia to Cuba\, and everywhere in between. He will conclude by talking about some things you can do to help monarchs where you live. \nThis webinar will be recorded and available on our YouTube channel. Closed Captioning will be available during this webinar. \n\nRay Moranz – Grazing Lands Pollinator Ecologist\, Partner Biologist for the NRCS Central National Technology Support Center – Xerces Society \nRay works to conserve pollinators on rangelands in the central U.S.\, and he also serves as a Partner Biologist to the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service’s (NRCS) Central National Technology Support Center in Fort Worth\, TX. He is based at the NRCS Field Office in Stillwater\, Oklahoma. One focus of his work is to assist in the planning and implementation of monarch butterfly conservation efforts in the south central U.S.. Ray began studying the effects of fire and grazing on prairie plant and butterfly communities in 2004\, and earned his Ph.D. in natural resource ecology and management from Oklahoma State University in 2010. Prior to joining the Xerces Society\, he worked for The Nature Conservancy in Florida\, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in California\, Iowa State University\, and Oklahoma State University.
URL:https://beecityusa.org/event/in-the-life-of-monarchs-east-of-the-rockies-biology-and-the-great-migration/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231116T100000
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SUMMARY:In the Life of Western Monarchs: A Community Science Approach to Conservation
DESCRIPTION:This event will be recorded and posted to: The Xerces YouTube Channel\n\n\n\n\nJoin 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 clustering along the west coast in the winter\, learn how everyday individuals are collecting important data to protect an iconic species. \nThis webinar will be recorded and available on our YouTube channel. Closed Captioning will be available during this webinar. \n\nIsis Howard – Endangered Species Conservation Biologist\, Western Monarch Community Science – Xerces Society\nAs an endangered species conservation biologist\, Isis works in California to protect and support the western population of monarch butterflies. She manages several community science projects\, including the annual Western Monarch Thanksgiving Count and the Western Monarch Milkweed Mapper\, and provides support to land managers and the public on maintaining and restoring western monarch breeding habitat. Prior to joining Xerces\, Isis worked for a resource conservation district and the North Coast Soil Hub\, advancing climate adaptation work in the agricultural sector\, engaging diverse community partners\, and expanding the RCDs’ western monarch and pollinator program. Originally from Sonoma County\, CA\, Isis is an experienced outdoor educator and holds a bachelor’s degree in environmental management and protection with a minor in biology from Cal Poly\, San Luis Obispo. In her free time\, Isis enjoys listening to podcasts\, trying new creative outlets\, and advocating for diversity and inclusion in the outdoors.
URL:https://beecityusa.org/event/in-the-life-of-western-monarchs-a-community-science-approach-to-conservation/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:ERC Speaker Series: Impactful Pollinator Conservation Initiative at University of Illinois Chicago
DESCRIPTION:THE ENERGY RESOURCES CENTER PRESENTS \nERC Speaker Series: Impactful Pollinator Conservation Initiative at University of Illinois Chicago \nTuesday\, November 14\, 2023 – 11:00 AM Central \nAs the first campus in Illinois to be certified as a Bee Campus USA\, the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) is dedicated to enhancing and expanding pollinator habitat on campus. UIC’s impact expands far beyond the campus\, however. The Energy Resources Center (ERC) at UIC supports pollinators nationwide by facilitating the Rights-of-Way as Habitat Working Group\, a cross-sector collaboration to support habitat conservation on working lands. Learn more about the diverse ways that different groups across UIC are working to protect pollinators both now and in the future through this co-hosted webinar by the ERC and the Office of Planning\, Sustainability\, and Project Management at UIC. \nRegister here \n 
URL:https://beecityusa.org/event/university-of-illinois-chicago-uic-erc-speaker-series-impactful-pollinator-conservation-initiative-at-university-of-illinois-chicago/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231025T110000
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SUMMARY:Bee City & Bee Campus USA Virtual Affiliate Meetup: Southeast Region
DESCRIPTION:Join Laurie Hamon\, Xerces Society’s Endangered Species Conservation Biologist for a short presentation on the Southeastern Bee Atlas\, followed by an extended Q&A and group discussion with Laurie and Bee City and Bee Campus USA National Coordinator Laura Rost. This is an opportunity to share your successes\, ask for advice\, and connect with your fellow affiliate cities and campuses. \nFeel free to join us if you are a Bee City or Bee Campus affiliate in Alabama\, Arkansas\, Florida\, Georgia\, Kentucky\, Louisiana\, Mississippi\, North Carolina\, Puerto Rico\, South Carolina\, Tennessee\, Virginia\, and West Virginia. \nMore regional meetings to come! \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  \n  \nLaurie Hamon\nEndangered Species Conservation Biologist\nThe Xerces Society \nLaurie is the project manager for the Southeast Bumble Bee Atlas\, a community science project to track and conserve bumble bees in North Carolina\, South Carolina\, Georgia\, and Tennessee. She earned her PhD at North Carolina State University\, where she conducted her thesis on the pollination ecology of Venus flytraps. She has conducted survey work for multiple rare insect species and investigated insect communities in urban pollinator gardens. Laurie has previous experience coordinating a community science project to monitor butterflies at a biological reserve in Chapel Hill\, North Carolina. When the work day ends\, Laurie enjoys making art and spending time outdoors. \nHeader Photo Credit: Bee Campus East Carolina University\, NC
URL:https://beecityusa.org/event/bee-city-bee-campus-usa-virtual-affiliate-meetup-southeast/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231019T100000
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SUMMARY:In the Life of Bees: Nesting in Darkness
DESCRIPTION:This event will be recorded and posted to: The Xerces Youtube Channel\n\n\n\n\nWhen 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 spend the majority of their lives in darkness. What are they doing underground? How do they navigate their burrows and communicate with other bees? What happens when it rains? There are many interesting questions surrounding this lifestyle\, and also plenty of uncertainties remaining to be resolved about subterranean living. In this webinar\, we will learn about the diversity of ways that bees live and reproduce belowground\, and we’ll ponder some of those unsolved mysteries. We’ll also talk about how the belowground lifestyle affects threats to bees\, such as exposure to pesticides and pathogens. This webinar will cover some bees you may be familiar with\, such as bumble bees\, but we’ll be focusing our time on soil-nesters who we generally know less about\, including the many solitary bees that do not live in colonies. \nThis webinar will be recorded and available on our YouTube channel. Closed Captioning will be available during this webinar. \n\nLeif Richardson – Conservation Biologist & California Bumble Bee Atlas – Xerces Society\nLeif is a conservation biologist who coordinates the California Bumble Bee Atlas project. His research focuses on the ecology\, distribution\, and declines of North American bumble bees. Leif previously worked as an environmental consultant\, studying pesticide risk to bee pollinators\, and as an ecologist for Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department. He is co-author of a range of scientific publications on bees\, including Bumble Bees of North America: An Identification Guide (2014\, Princeton University Press)\, the standard reference manual on this group of insects. He is an expert in the inventory and identification of bumble bees\, and has extensive experience training others to collect bumble bee distribution data in the field. Leif holds a Master’s degree from the University of Arizona and a PhD from Dartmouth College.
URL:https://beecityusa.org/event/in-the-life-of-bees-nesting-in-darkness/
LOCATION:Online
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230921T110000
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SUMMARY:Fall Gardening for Pollinators: Creating a Resilient Garden for All Seasons
DESCRIPTION:This event will be recorded and posted to: The Xerces Youtube Channel.\n\n\n\n\nJoin 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 in the fall and winter? We’ll talk about building resilience into our yards and gardens and rethinking our fall/winter garden aesthetic to better understand and support the lives around us. \nThis webinar will be recorded and available on the Xerces Youtube Channel. Closed captions will be available during the webinar. \n\nEmily May – Pollinator Conservation Specialist Agricultural Lead – The Xerces Society \nEmily May is a Pollinator Conservation Specialist with the Xerces Society’s Pesticide Program. She received a master’s of science in entomology from Michigan State University\, and has studied pollinator habitat restoration\, bee nesting habits\, and the effects of pest management practices on wild bee communities. Her work with Xerces since 2015 has focused on supporting crop pollinators through habitat creation and protecting bees and other beneficial insects from pesticides.
URL:https://beecityusa.org/event/fall-gardening-for-pollinators-creating-a-resilient-garden-for-all-seasons/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230920T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230920T120000
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SUMMARY:Bee City & Bee Campus USA Virtual Affiliate Meetup: Northeast & Mid-Atlantic Region
DESCRIPTION:Join Kelly Gill\, Xerces Society’s Senior Pollinator Conservation Specialist\, Northeast/Mid-Atlantic Region for a short presentation on Northeast and Mid-Atlantic region pollinator conservation activities\, followed by an extended Q&A and group discussion with Kelly and Bee City and Bee Campus USA National Coordinator Laura Rost. This is an opportunity to share your successes\, ask for advice\, and connect with your fellow affiliate cities and campuses. \nFeel free to join us if you are a Bee City or Bee Campus affiliate in Connecticut\, Maine\, Massachusetts\, New Hampshire\, New Jersey\, New York\, Pennsylvania\, Rhode Island\, Vermont\, Delaware\, Maryland\, or the District of Columbia. More regional meetings to come! \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. \nKelly Gill \nSenior Pollinator Conservation Specialist\, Northeast/Mid-Atlantic Region \nAs a Xerces Society Pollinator Conservation Specialist and a Partner Biologist with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service\, Kelly provides technical assistance on pollinator conservation in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast region. This work includes planning\, designing\, installing\, and managing habitat for pollinators. Kelly also works with staff and research partners to develop technical guidelines and provide training on pollinator conservation practices. Kelly completed her master’s Degree in entomology at Iowa State University where she conducted research on the development of best practices for conserving native bees and beneficial insects in agricultural landscapes. \n  \nHeader Photo Credit: Dickinson College Bee Campus USA Committee
URL:https://beecityusa.org/event/bee-city-bee-campus-usa-virtual-affiliate-meetup-northeast-mid-atlantic-region/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:The Paradox of Fire: A Threat to Pollinators yet a Key Process They Need
DESCRIPTION:This event will be recorded and posted to: The Xerces Youtube Channel\n\n\n\n\nSince 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 fire on pollinators\, but follow that with examples of the benefits of fire. He will present examples from throughout the lower 48 U.S. states\, with a slight bias toward his region\, the Central Grasslands. He will recommend best management practices for fire and suggest sources of technical and financial assistance for prescribed burning. \nClick here to learn more and register today! This webinar will be recorded and available on the Xerces Youtube Channel. Closed Captions will be available during the webinar. \n\nRay Moranz – Grazing Lands Pollinator Ecologist\, Partner Biologist for the NRCS Central National Technology Support Center – The Xerces Society \nRay works to conserve pollinators on rangelands in the central U.S.\, and he also serves as a Partner Biologist to the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service’s (NRCS) Central National Technology Support Center in Fort Worth\, TX. He is based at the NRCS Field Office in Stillwater\, Oklahoma. One focus of his work is to assist in the planning and implementation of monarch butterfly conservation efforts in the south central U.S.. Ray began studying the effects of fire and grazing on prairie plant and butterfly communities in 2004\, and earned his Ph.D. in natural resource ecology and management from Oklahoma State University in 2010. Prior to joining the Xerces Society\, he worked for The Nature Conservancy in Florida\, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in California\, Iowa State University\, and Oklahoma State University.
URL:https://beecityusa.org/event/the-paradox-of-fire-a-threat-to-pollinators-yet-a-key-process-they-need/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:Knowledge is Pollinator Power: A webinar of experts to prep for the Great Southeastern Pollinator Census in NC
DESCRIPTION:Feel free to share within your networks! This is free and open to the public! \nSign up here \n\nJoin the Great Southeastern Pollinator Census team to learn about the Census\, how to participate in the Census\, how to bring the Census to your community or organizations\, and ask questions with the experts. If you want to help scientists understand what kind of insects are in your backyard\, this is the project for you! \n\nWhen: Thursday\, August 10\, 2023 \nTime: 1-3 p.m. \nWhere: Zoom (link to be sent out day before!) \nWho: ANYONE in North Carolina! Citizens\, Extension Master Gardener Volunteers\, schools\, teachers\, students\, parents\, homeschool groups\, businesses\, non-profits\, government organizations\, etc. \nSpeakers include: Dr. Danesha Seth-Carley\, Dr. Hannah Levenson\, and Dr. Matt Bertone \nTopics include: Pollinator plants\, current pollinator research projects and insect identification \nContact: Amanda Wilkins\, amwilkin@ncsu.edu \nDate of the Census for 2023: Friday\, August 18 and Saturday\, August 19 \nLearn more about the Census
URL:https://beecityusa.org/event/knowledge-is-pollinator-power-a-webinar-of-experts-to-prep-for-the-great-southeastern-pollinator-census-in-nc/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230727T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230727T110000
DTSTAMP:20260603T205358
CREATED:20230526T184348Z
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SUMMARY:Removing Barriers to Successful Restoration; The Xerces Society's Habitat Kit program
DESCRIPTION:This event will be recorded and posted to: The Xerces YouTube Channel\n\n\n\nOne 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 Xerces has tried to reduce these barriers is through our Habitat Kit program\, which provides both plant materials and technical assistance to folks with the interest\, experience\, and land to make it happen. Through this program\, we offer carefully selected\, native and regionally appropriate plant material directly to our partners for shovel-ready projects. Please join us for this informative webinar to learn more about the program and how you can get involved. \nThis webinar will be recorded and available on the Xerces Youtube Channel. Closed Captioning will be available during the webinar. \n\nJessa Kay Cruz  – Senior Pollinator Conservation Specialist\, California and the Intermountain West – The Xerces Society \nJessa is the Senior Pollinator Conservation Specialist for The Xerces Society in California\, and a partner biologist with the Natural Resources Conservation Service. She manages and coordinates many aspects of the pollinator program in California and throughout the western United States. Since joining Xerces in 2008\, she has worked in agricultural and natural lands throughout the western U.S. to create habitat for pollinators and other beneficial insects\, and to promote practices that support them. She provides education and technical support to a range of individuals and agencies\, including farmers and ranchers\, agricultural professionals\, and land managers. Jessa holds a master’s of science in environmental entomology and integrated pest management from California State University\, Chico\, and a bachelor’s degree in sustainable farming from Hampshire College in Amherst\, Massachusetts. \n\nKaitlin Haase – Southwest Pollinator Conservation Specialist – The Xerces Society \nAs the Southwest Pollinator Conservation Specialist\, 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. \nJuly 27\n10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT\nWebinar
URL:https://beecityusa.org/event/removing-barriers-to-successful-restoration-the-xerces-societys-habitat-kit-program/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230718T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230718T130000
DTSTAMP:20260603T205358
CREATED:20230610T014521Z
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SUMMARY:Bee City & Bee Campus USA Virtual Affiliate Meetup: Great Lakes Region
DESCRIPTION:Join Xerces Society’s Stefanie Steele\, Pollinator Conservation Specialist for Urban and Small Farms in Underserved Communities and NRCS Partner Biologist\, and Micah Kloppenburg\, Wisconsin Pollinator Conservation Specialist for a short presentation on Great Lakes pollinator conservation activities\, followed by an extended Q&A and group discussion with Stefanie\, Micah\, and Bee City and Bee Campus USA National Coordinator Laura Rost. This is an opportunity to share your successes\, ask for advice\, and connect with your fellow affiliate cities and campuses. \nFeel free to join us if you are a Bee City or Bee Campus affiliate in Illinois\, Indiana\, Michigan\, Minnesota\, New York\, Ohio\, Pennsylvania\, or Wisconsin. More regional meetings to come! \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. \nStefanie Steele\nPollinator Conservation Specialist for Urban and Small Farms in Underserved Communities and NRCS Partner Biologist\nThe Xerces Society\n \n \nStefanie is the 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. \nMicah Kloppenburg\nWisconsin Pollinator Conservation Specialist\nThe Xerces Society\n \n \nAs the Wisconsin Pollinator Conservation Specialist\, Micah provides technical assistance to agricultural producers\, land stewards\, and community groups interested in creating and protecting pollinator habitat. Previously\, Micah worked as an ecologist for a WI non-profit where he supported land owners in achieving their habitat protection and restoration goals; and\, for a county parks department where he developed and led creative conservation activities and programming for youth and community groups. Micah holds a Master’s degree in restoration ecology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison\, where he studied plant community change in remnant hillside prairies in the Driftless region. He enjoys canoeing\, dabbling in jewelry metal art\, and growing as many onions and garlic as he and his family can fit in their small garden.
URL:https://beecityusa.org/event/bee-city-bee-campus-usa-virtual-affiliate-meetup-great-lakes-region/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20230627T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20230627T110000
DTSTAMP:20260603T205358
CREATED:20230602T182518Z
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SUMMARY:Bee City & Bee Campus USA Virtual Affiliate Meetup: SW Region
DESCRIPTION:Join Kaitlin Haase\, the Xerces Society’s Southwest Pollinator Conservation Specialist\, for a short presentation on Southwest pollinator conservation activities\, followed by an extended Q&A and group discussion with Kaitlin and Bee City and Bee Campus USA National Coordinator Laura Rost. This is an opportunity to share your successes\, ask for advice\, and connect with your fellow affiliate cities and campuses. \nWe’re loosely defining the borders for our regional meetings\, so feel free to join us if you are a Bee City or Bee Campus affiliate in Arizona\, New Mexico\, Nevada\, Utah\, Colorado\, southern California\, Texas\, or Oklahoma. More regional meetings to come this summer! \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\n\nKaitlin Haase\nSouthwest Pollinator Conservation Specialist\nThe Xerces Society \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAs the Southwest Pollinator Conservation Specialist\, 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.
URL:https://beecityusa.org/event/bee-city-bee-campus-usa-virtual-affiliate-meetup-sw-region/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230615T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230615T150000
DTSTAMP:20260603T205358
CREATED:20230612T154523Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T200947Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar: The Buzz on Florida's Pollinators
DESCRIPTION:Moths\, flies\, mosquitos… You will be surprised at how many different pollinators there are in Florida! In this class we will explore how plants have adapted to ensure their flowers are pollinated\, why this is important\, and the diversity of pollinators in our state. \nThis webinar is recommended for adults and youth over 12. \nPinellas County complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this class you are entitled\, at no cost to you\, to the provision of certain assistance. Prior to ten (10) business days before the class\, please submit your request to accommodations@pinellas.gov and weedonisland@pinellas.gov. In your request\, please include the date and title of the program you need accommodations for\, indicate that the Weedon Island Preserve Cultural and Natural History Center is the program host\, and describe the specific accommodations you will need.
URL:https://beecityusa.org/event/webinar-the-buzz-on-floridas-pollinators/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230615T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230615T110000
DTSTAMP:20260603T205358
CREATED:20230526T184823Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T201058Z
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SUMMARY:A Playful Nursery Gets Serious About Pollinator Safety: The Example of Harlequin’s Gardens
DESCRIPTION:This event will be recorded and posted to: The Xerces YouTube Channel\n\n\n\n  \nWe 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 the webinar with an overview of why pollinator-safe nursery practices are important\, and what plant buyers can do to identify and patronize pollinator-safe nurseries. Participants in this webinar will come away with an enhanced appreciation of the qualities to look for when sleuthing out pollinator-safe nurseries. \nThis webinar will be recorded and available on our YouTube channel. Closed captions will be available during this webinar. \n\nSharron Selvaggio\nPesticide Program Specialist\, Parks\, Nurseries & Natural Areas Lead – The Xerces Society \nSharon assists Xerces staff\, partners\, and the public to reduce reliance on pesticides and understand pesticide risk to invertebrates. Sharon previously worked at Northwest Center for Alternatives to Pesticides\, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service\, and the U.S. Forest Service\, and integrates her focus on pesticides with her experience managing natural areas and agricultural lands. Sharon earned a Master of Science in energy and resources and a Bachelor of Arts in biology\, both from the University of California\, Berkeley. Sharon spends a lot of time in her vegetable garden\, which has an always-buzzing insectary/pollinator patch\, and she is a frequent visitor to the Pacific northwest’s wildlands for recreation. \n\nMikl Brawner\nFounder and Co-owner – Harlequin’s Gardens\nMikl Brawner got his initial training along the creeks and woods of eastern Iowa. He studied biology at the University of Iowa\, then went to India with the Peace Corps. Back in America\, he managed a small organic apple orchard\, and operated a tree care business. Studying plants\, researching alternatives to pesticides\, and developing a xeriscape garden led him from the treetops to a plant nursery. Now the evolving Harlequin’s Gardens is his lifework\, helping the gardening community to bring nature into their personal lives and homes using sustainable plants\, materials and methods. His current passion is soil health and energy-efficient greenhouses. He was honored with the 2009 PaceSetter Award for the Environment.
URL:https://beecityusa.org/event/a-playful-nursery-gets-serious-about-pollinator-safety-the-example-of-harlequins-gardens/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230607T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230607T150000
DTSTAMP:20260603T205358
CREATED:20230517T182519Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230517T182519Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar: NC Participates in the Great Southeastern Pollinator Census
DESCRIPTION:North Carolina Webinar: Wednesday\, June 7\, 2023\nWebinar Time: 1:30 pm-3:00 pm Eastern Time\nWhere: Zoom (link to be sent out day before!)\nWho: ANYONE in North Carolina! Citizens\, Extension Master Gardeners\, schools\, teachers\, students\, parents\, homeschool groups\, businesses\, non-profits\, government organizations\, etc.\nContact: Amanda Wilkins\, amwilkin@ncsu.edu\nDate of the Census for 2023: Friday\, August 18 and Saturday\, August 19 \nJoin the Great Southeastern Pollinator Census team to learn about the Census\, how to participate in the Census\, how to bring the Census to your community or organizations\, and ask questions with the experts. If you want to help scientists understand what kind of insects are in your backyard\, this is the project for you! The Census is a citizen science project in Georgia\, South Carolina and North Carolina\, created by the University of Georgia and was formerly known as the Great Georgia Pollinator Census.\n \nLearn more about the Census here: https://ggapc.org/
URL:https://beecityusa.org/event/webinar-nc-participates-in-the-great-southeastern-pollinator-census/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230511T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230511T110000
DTSTAMP:20260603T205358
CREATED:20230119T101706Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260521T224920Z
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SUMMARY:Lights Out for Fireflies and Other Insects
DESCRIPTION:Insect populations around the world are declining rapidly. But why? While habitat loss\, pesticide use\, and climate change all have something to do with it\, I show in this talk that light pollution is another important — but too often overlooked — bringer of the insect apocalypse. Light pollution interferes with the development\, movement\, foraging\, and reproduction of diverse insect species\, including many that we know and love such as fireflies. Fortunately\, there are many simple things that we can all do to help reverse this driver of insect declines. Light pollution can be cheaply\, easily\, and instantly eliminated\, and doing so can help ensure that we live in harmony with our insect friends and neighbors for generations to come. \nThis free Xerces Society webinar will be recorded and available on our YouTube channel. Closed Captioning will be available during this webinar. \n \nDr. Avalon C.S. Owens – The Rowland Institute at Harvard \nDr. Avalon C.S. Owens (owenslab.org) received her Ph.D. in Biology from Tufts University in spring 2022\, where she studied the impact of artificial light on bioluminescent fireflies. She also holds a B.A. in Integrative Biology from Harvard University and an M.S. in Entomology from National Taiwan University.
URL:https://beecityusa.org/event/lights-out-for-fireflies-and-other-insects/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230427T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230427T110000
DTSTAMP:20260603T205358
CREATED:20230119T100858Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260521T224854Z
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SUMMARY:Herbicides: A Double-Edged Sword? What We Know about Herbicide Impacts on Pollinators
DESCRIPTION:Herbicides\, “the chemical hoe\,” make up more than half of global pesticide sales and use\, and are widely applied in agriculture\, residential landscapes\, and natural areas. Along with reducing the availability of food and shelter for pollinators\, herbicides may have some direct effects on insects exposed in air\, soil\, water\, and plants. Join Emily May\, Pollinator Conservation Specialist with the Pesticide Program at Xerces\, to get up to speed on what’s currently known about the direct and indirect effects of herbicides on pollinators. \nThis free Xerces Society webinar will be recorded and available on our YouTube channel. Closed Captioning will be available during this webinar. \n \nEmily May\nPollinator Conservation Specialist Agricultural Lead – The Xerces Society\nEmily May is a Pollinator Conservation Specialist with the Xerces Society’s Pesticide Program. She received a master’s of science in entomology from Michigan State University\, and has studied pollinator habitat restoration\, bee nesting habits\, and the effects of pest management practices on wild bee communities. Her work with Xerces since 2015 has focused on supporting crop pollinators through habitat creation and protecting bees and other beneficial insects from pesticides.
URL:https://beecityusa.org/event/herbicides-a-double-edged-sword-what-we-know-about-herbicide-impacts-on-pollinators/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230426T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230426T180000
DTSTAMP:20260603T205358
CREATED:20230414T222742Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260129T031522Z
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SUMMARY:No Mow May: Bringing Your Community on Board
DESCRIPTION:What does it take to make change in your community? No Mow May is a classic example of the hard work that it will take to engage with your local representatives to enact positive change in your community. Dr. Israel Del Toro and Ald. Alex Shultz will chat about their experiences over the last few years of enacting No Mow May in Appleton\, WI. There is a need to be able to listen closely\, empathize with your neighbors and at the same time balance the need for environmental stewardship.  \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  \nAlex Schultz\n \nAlex Schultz is the Executive Director of Sculpture Valley\, a non-profit advocacy group for public arts established in 2011 to restore\, protect and promote public arts in the Fox Valley. Since it’s inception\, the group has worked with the city and community leaders to address the neglect of the city’s sculptural and memorial assets\, successfully lobbying to establish a public fund in 2015 for future restoration and preservation efforts. Alex is the Alderperson for District 9 in Appleton and has served as the co-chair of the Pollenablers-Fox Cites group since its inception. He has worked alongside his counterparts on Council\, now including Alderperson Del Toro and longstanding co-chair\, Vered Melzer to propel environmental and social initiatives forward and was the co-author of the first No Mow May resolution in the United States. \nIsrael Del Toro \nIsrael Del Toro Ph.D. is an Associate Professor at Lawrence University in Appleton WI. His research focuses on the ecology and conservation of social insects.
URL:https://beecityusa.org/event/no-mow-may-bringing-your-community-on-board/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230316T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230316T110000
DTSTAMP:20260603T205358
CREATED:20230128T083138Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260129T031543Z
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SUMMARY:No Mow May? No Mow April? Low Mow Spring?
DESCRIPTION:No Mow May has garnered a lot of media attention in the past few years. It’s catchy and succinct\, but is it the best fit for your community this spring — and will pausing mowing for a few weeks really save the bees? Join Xerces Society Outreach and Education Director Matthew Shepherd and Bee City USA Coordinator Laura Rost for a presentation on low mow and no mow options\, and how No Mow May can be an opening to talk to the public about what really needs doing to protect pollinators during this important time of the year. We’ll allow plenty of time for discussion\, so feel free to share your research and strategies. \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  \nMatthew Shepherd\, Outreach and Education Director  \nMatthew has spent more than 35 years working with people from all walks of life to create better places for wildlife. His career began in England and took him to Kenya before his arrival in the United States. He has worked for the Xerces Society for two decades\, initially at the vanguard of the movement to protect pollinators\, but he shifted to communications\, and now community engagement and conservation in towns and cities. Matthew is author of numerous articles and other publications\, including Attracting Native Pollinators (Storey Publishing\, 2011) and Gardening for Butterflies (Timber Press\, 2016). \n  \nLaura Rost\, Bee City USA Coordinator  \n \nLaura supports communities working to reduce pesticide use and protect native pollinators. She has been with the Xerces Society since 2014\, first working in membership. Before Xerces\, she worked for a variety of environmental groups on issues ranging from instream water rights to green building. Laura holds a bachelor’s degree in environmental studies and has a certificate in nonprofit management from Southern Oregon University (the first Bee Campus affiliate!).
URL:https://beecityusa.org/event/no-mow-may-no-mow-april-low-mow-spring/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230302T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230302T110000
DTSTAMP:20260603T205358
CREATED:20230119T093625Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260521T224803Z
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SUMMARY:Ecologically-Sound Mosquito Management at Home
DESCRIPTION:Mosquitos are a nuisance at best and health risk at worst\, so it’s understandable why many people turn to insecticides to try and control these pests. Though spraying may seem like a quick and easy way to deal with mosquitos\, it’s often an ineffective control strategy. Worse\, these insecticides are toxic to pollinators and other beneficial insects. Join Aaron Anderson\, Xerces Pesticide Program Specialist\, to touch on the risks that mosquito spraying poses and discuss practical\, alternative methods of mosquito control in residential landscapes. \nThis free Xerces Society webinar will be recorded and available on our YouTube channel. Closed Captioning will be available during this webinar. \n \nAaron Anderson \nPesticide Program Specialist – The Xerces Society \nAaron Anderson works with the public and Xerces staff to reduce pesticide use in residential landscapes\, including promoting alternative pest control measures and pollinator-friendly gardening practices. Prior to joining Xerces in 2022\, he researched pollinator conservation in urban landscapes\, restored habitat for several endangered butterfly species\, and worked in insect biocontrol. In 2021 he was an AAAS Mass Media Fellow at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch\, where he reported science and business stories. Aaron has a PhD from Oregon State University\, and outside of work you can probably find him riding his bike\, science writing\, or fiddling with old cameras.
URL:https://beecityusa.org/event/ecologically-sound-mosquito-management-at-home/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230209T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230209T110000
DTSTAMP:20260603T205358
CREATED:20230111T022934Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250801T023018Z
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SUMMARY:Pollinator and Beneficial Insect Habitat: Small Urban Farms and Community Spaces
DESCRIPTION:Urban landscapes are diverse and can provide unique habitat opportunities for pollinators and other beneficial invertebrates. However\, habitat loss in urban areas is a driving factor of insect decline. Small urban farms and community gardens are great locations to add in native habitat pockets\, strips\, hedgerows\, gardens\, and more. At the same time\, these habitats can be designed to offer many added benefits for wildlife\, crop production\, water quality\, stormwater management\, education\, and the community! Growing food in urban spaces is not a new practice\, but its presence is increasing in many cities as more people are taking an active role in where their food comes from and the betterment of their communities and environment. Join Xerces Society staff Mace Vaughan\, Pollinator Conservation Program Co-Director\, and Stefanie Steele\, Pollinator Conservation Specialist\, as they dive deeper into the issue of pollinator habitat loss in urban landscapes and how we can tackle this while also addressing other conservation and climate change challenges. They will also provide resources and techniques you can use on your small urban farm or community garden to increase native biodiversity and attract pollinating insects\, beneficial predatory insects\, and more! \nThis webinar is hosted by Xerces Society and will be recorded and available on our YouTube channel. Closed Captioning will be available during this webinar. \n  \n \nStefanie Steele \nPollinator Conservation Specialist for Urban and Small Farms in Underserved Communities and NRCS Partner Biologist – The Xerces Society \nStefanie is the 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.\n \nMace Vaughan \nPollinator and Agricultural Biodiversity Co-Director – The Xerces Society \nMace Vaughan serves as the Xerces Society’s Pollinator and Ag Biodiversity Conservation Program Co-Director\, and as a Conservation Entomologist and Partner Biologist to the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service’s (NRCS) West National Technology Support Center in Portland\, Oregon. Mace has led Xerces’ Pollinator Conservation Program since 2003 and has acted as a Partner Biologist to the NRCS since 2008. In his tenure at the Xerces Society\, the pollinator program has grown from a small pilot project on California farms to a national program implementing pollinator conservation projects across the U.S. Mace co-leads a team of 25 pollinator conservation specialists and several consultants across the U.S.\, and now helps to supervise the world’s largest pollinator conservation team.
URL:https://beecityusa.org/event/pollinator-and-beneficial-insect-habitat-small-urban-farms-and-community-spaces/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230126T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230126T110000
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CREATED:20220909T082200Z
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SUMMARY:Pollinators in the woods? The place of wild bees in a changing forested landscape
DESCRIPTION:Come join Kass Urban-Mead\, Xerces Pollinator Conservation Specialist\, NRCS Partner Biologist\, for an adventure exploring how wild bees use the woods–from the leafy forest floor to the tippy top of the canopy. Although we usually think of bees busy in our gardens\, flower patches\, and meadows (which is true!)\, that is not the only place they are found. In fact\, in the northeastern US up to 1/3 of our wild bee species may rely on forest habitats for at least a part of their life cycle. Some are specialized to only collect pollen from spring ephemerals on the forest floor\, while others nest in stumps\, logs\, and leaf litter deep in the woods\, and orchard pollinators use forest canopy pollen before the orchards bloom. We will discuss the changing nature of forests on our landscape and how this is likely to affect different groups of bees. Finally\, we will highlight ways in which forest management for healthy\, diverse\, climate-resilient woods is crucial not just for birds and other wildlife\, but also for the bees. \nThis webinar will be recorded and available on our YouTube channel. Closed Captioning will be available during this webinar. \n \nKass Urban-Mead\nPollinator Conservation Specialist\, NRCS Partner Biologist – The Xerces Society \nKass Urban-Mead provides technical assistance on pollinator conservation in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast region. As part of this work\, she assists with planning\, designing\, installing\, and managing habitat for pollinators and other beneficial insects. Kass also works with staff and research partners to develop technical guidelines and provide training on pollinator conservation practices.
URL:https://beecityusa.org/event/pollinators-in-the-woods-the-place-of-wild-bees-in-a-changing-forested-landscape/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221115T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221115T110000
DTSTAMP:20260603T205358
CREATED:20220915T081721Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221116T005339Z
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SUMMARY:Practitioners Talk About IPM: Turning Lemons into Lemonade - the Story of Wilsonville\, OR
DESCRIPTION:A private parking lot in Wilsonville\, Oregon became the unexpected site of the country’s largest bumble bee kill\, when an estimated 50\,000-100\,000 bumble bees died during Pollinator Week in 2013\, after neonicotinoid insecticide was applied to linden trees located in the lot. Since then\, the City of Wilsonville has rallied to support bee conservation through joining Bee City USA and establishing its Bee Stewards Wilsonville program. Join Kerry Rappold\, Natural Resources Program Manager for the City of Wilsonville\, who will discuss the city’s work since the bee kill\, including pollinator habitat establishment\, integrated pest management in parks and public spaces\, residential education\, and involvement in state policy work. \nThis event will include auto-generated closed captioning and will be recorded and available to Bee City USA and Bee Campus USA affiliates. \n  \n \nKerry Rappold\nNatural Resources Manager – City of Wilsonville \nDuring his 21 years with the City of Wilsonville\, Kerry Rappold has had responsibility for program development; compliance with local\, state and federal requirements; capital project planning and implementation; stormwater management and permitting; managing enhancement and restoration projects; pollinator conservation; and environmental education. Kerry’s previous work experience has included silviculture and urban forestry\, watershed management and monitoring\, and regulatory review and permitting.
URL:https://beecityusa.org/event/practitioners-talk-about-ipm-turning-lemons-into-lemonade-the-story-of-wilsonville-or/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221110T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221110T110000
DTSTAMP:20260603T205358
CREATED:20220909T081639Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T200823Z
UID:9248-1668074400-1668078000@beecityusa.org
SUMMARY:We Need to Talk About Honeybees
DESCRIPTION:To help ensure healthy ecosystems and successful harvests\, pollinator conservation is essential. For many people\, pollinator conservation is synonymous with the honey bee and beekeeping\, but the story is bigger than that; much\, much bigger than that. As we work to conserve pollinators\, we need to ensure that our efforts are best directed where they are needed most\, and not just at what is easiest to accomplish. While honey bees are important for our current agricultural systems\, their role in our natural areas\, and even in our urban and suburban areas\, is more complicated. Join Xerces Society Senior Conservation Biologist Rich Hatfield for an honest conversation about the unseen consequences that a focus on honey bees can have\, and how we can focus our actions in ways that will create positive change\, for all pollinators. \nThis webinar will be recorded and available on our YouTube channel. Closed Captioning will be available during this webinar. \n  \n \nRich Hatfield\nSenior Endangered Species Conservation Biologist Bumble Bee Conservation Lead – The Xerces Society \nRich manages all aspects of the Xerces Society’s work on bumble bees. In addition to his skills as a research biologist\, Rich also has extensive classroom teaching experience with a focus on conservation biology\, ecology\, and sustainability.
URL:https://beecityusa.org/event/we-need-to-talk-about-honeybees/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221109T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221109T120000
DTSTAMP:20260603T205358
CREATED:20221026T052908Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250801T022717Z
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SUMMARY:External webinar: Pollinators\, Pesticides & People: Landscaping Certifications Explained
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). Presentation by Laura Rost\, coordinator of Bee Campus USA\, an initiative of the Xerces Society\, and Sheina Crystal\, Director of Communications and Campaigns at Rewild Your Campus (formerly Herbicide Free Campus). \nInterested in sustainability certifications for your campus landscape? We’re here to help! Join Bee Campus USA\, an initiative of the Xerces Society\, and Rewild Your Campus to learn more about the two organizations’ certification programs. We have tools\, resources and advice on how to reduce pesticide use and increase pollinator habitat to improve the health and safety of your campus for bees\, beneficial insects and people. \nThese certifications cover pesticide reduction\, soil health\, native plants\, classroom education\, coalition building and how to build a healthier campus! Hear the benefits and requirements of these different programs and see examples of real-world sustainability successes from a variety of participating colleges and universities.
URL:https://beecityusa.org/event/external-webinar-pollinators-pesticides-people-landscaping-certifications-explained/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221027T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221027T110000
DTSTAMP:20260603T205358
CREATED:20220915T080117Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250801T021538Z
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SUMMARY:Simplifying Your Bee City and Bee Campus Outreach: A Template Presentation on "How to Reduce Pesticides at Home"
DESCRIPTION:Education and outreach to the broader community is a key component of Bee City USA and Bee Campus USA. In this webinar\, staff from the Xerces Society’s pesticide reduction team will demonstrate a free\, template presentation “How to Reduce Pesticides at Home\,” that affiliate cities and campuses can download and present at local events. The pesticide reduction staff will answer questions and offer tips on how to conduct more effective pesticide reduction outreach. \nThis free event will be recorded and available to affiliates. \n  \n 
URL:https://beecityusa.org/event/simplifying-your-bee-city-and-bee-campus-outreach-a-template-presentation-on-how-to-reduce-pesticides-at-home/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221012T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221012T120000
DTSTAMP:20260603T205358
CREATED:20221004T033650Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250627T162059Z
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SUMMARY:Are Plants Sold as Pollinator-friendly also Pollinator-safe? The Case of Milkweed and How to Help
DESCRIPTION:A recently published study reported that milkweeds purchased from retail nurseries across 15 states contained an average of 12 pesticides per plant. Join the lead researchers from the University of Nevada-Reno and Xerces Society to learn more about the findings and to learn what consumers and retailers can do to help turn the tide toward greater availability of pollinator-safe plants from U.S. nurseries. A thirty minute presentation will be followed by 30 minutes for Q and A. \nThis webinar will be recorded and available on our YouTube channel. Closed Captioning will be available during this webinar. \n \nChris Halsch \nPhD candidate – University of Nevada Reno \nChris is a PhD candidate at the University of Nevada Reno where he studies the impacts of global change on butterfly populations\, especially climate change and pesticides. This can take the form of running through the mountains with a net or slumped over a laptop in a coffee shop. When not in the mountains for work he goes to the mountains for pleasure!\n \nSharon Selvaggio \nPesticide Program Specialist Parks\, Nurseries & Natural Areas Lead – The Xerces Society \nSharon assists Xerces staff\, partners\, and the public to reduce reliance on pesticides and understand pesticide risk to invertebrates. Sharon previously worked at Northwest Center for Alternatives to Pesticides\, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service\, and the U.S. Forest Service\, and integrates her focus on pesticides with her experience managing natural areas and agricultural lands. Sharon earned a master’s of science in energy and resources and a bachelor of arts in biology\, both from the University of California\, Berkeley. Sharon spends a lot of time in her vegetable garden\, which has an always-buzzing insectary/pollinator patch\, and she is a frequent visitor to the Pacific northwest’s wildlands for recreation.
URL:https://beecityusa.org/event/are-plants-sold-as-pollinator-friendly-also-pollinator-safe-the-case-of-milkweed-and-how-to-help/
LOCATION:Online
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