Join Placer RCD and the Xerces Society to learn the benefits of pollinator habitat on farms, understand habitat site selection, preparation, implementation and management, and gain insight into funding opportunities for pollinator habitat installation.
There is no registration required for this event intended for farmers.
Speakers
• Jessa Kay Cruz - The Xerces Society
• Brian Pimentel - Placer County Resource Conservation District
• Rich Ferreira - Owner, Operator, Sidehill Citrus
Jessa Kay Cruz - Senior Pollinator Conservation Specialist - California and the Intermountain West - Xerces Society
Since joining the Xerces Society’s Pollinator Conservation Program in 2008, Jessa has been working 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 the Natural Resources Conservation Service, conservation agencies, land managers, agricultural professionals and farmers and ranchers. Jessa Kay Cruz has a Master’s of Science in Environmental Entomology from California State University, Chico and a Bachelor’s Degree in Sustainable Farming from Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts.