This full day training will provide you with the latest science-based approaches to reversing the trend of pollinator declines, and will equip you with the recipes necessary to protect and manage habitat for these vital insects.

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This event will include presentations on the importance of pollinators, pollinator conservation, habitat restoration, and Farm Bill programs for pollinator conservation from 1:00 to 2:30, followed by an outdoor field demo on establishing pollinator habitat and on-site pollinator wildflower meadow seeding from 3:00 to 5:00.

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This course is intended for anyone interested in dragonflies and in contributing to our growing knowledge about dragonfly migration in North America. Whether you are a novice or a pro when it comes to dragonflies, please join us for this fun and informative event to become a volunteer citizen science monitor and help us explore the amazing but understudied phenomenon of dragonfly migration!

Registration is closed. Please Click here for more information and contact dragonfly@xerces.org to add your name to the wait list for this short course.

This full day training will provide you with the latest science-based approaches to reversing the trend of pollinator declines, and will equip you with the recipes necessary to protect and manage habitat for these vital insects.

Click here for more information or to register for this short course.

This full day training will provide you with the latest science-based approaches to reversing the trend of pollinator declines, and will equip you with the recipes necessary to protect and manage habitat for these vital insects.

Click here for more information or to register for this short course.

This presentation, by Jennifer Hopwood, is part of the Green Living Series at Kalamazoo Nature Center(7000 N. Westnedge Avenue, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49009).

This full day training will provide you with the latest science-based approaches to reversing the trend of pollinator declines, and will equip you with the recipes necessary to protect and manage habitat for these vital insects.

Click here for more information or to register for this short course.

This full day training will provide you with the latest science-based approaches to reversing the trend of pollinator declines, and will equip you with the recipes necessary to protect and manage habitat for these vital insects.

Click here for more information or to register for this short course.

Nancy Lee Adamson, Xerces Society’s Pollinator Conservation Specialist in the East Region will give a plenary presentation at the conference entitled, Native Plants for Pollinators on July 19th from 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm.

Pollinators are vital for our well-being. They are ecological keystones, ensuring pollination of 85% of plants (35% of crops). This program highlights the importance of pollinators (especially native bees), ways to support pollinator populations with native plants, and Farm Bill programs for habitat creation. Providing nectar and pollen through the growing season, protecting or providing nesting sites, and reducing or eliminating pesticide use benefits pollinators and lots of other wildlife. Bee and butterfly gardens are excellent places to experience connections between pollinators, plants, people, and other beneficial insects (predators and parasitoids). The Xerces Society encourages citizen scientists to help monitor threatened bumble bees and provides many resources for teachers http://www.xerces.org/educational-resources/. To learn more about pollinator conservation through planting habitat, minimizing pesticide use, and sharing awareness of native bees, visit www.xerces.org, e-mail Nancy@xerces.org or phone 336-370-3443. Common native bees will be on display throughout the conference in the exhibit area.