AT: Best Practices Pollinator Summit

Three days of virtual summit: Learn ecologically sound land stewardship practices that promote pollinators, climate resilience, clean waters and lands. Practical knowledge and innovation on pesticide reduction, habitat installation, fostering soil health, pollinator conservation and more. Co-hosts Pollinator Friendly Alliance and The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation

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Virtual Schedule

Tuesday, March 7, 2023: 10 AM – 3 PM CST

• Welcome and Introduction

• Pollinator Conservation in the Face of Climate Change, Scott Black, Xerces Society

• Restoring Ecosystem Functionality and Biodiversity in Changing Climate, Heather Holm

• Planning, Planting and Managing Prairie: Insights from Research and On-Farm Experience, Dr. Laura Jackson and Dr. Justin Meissen, Tallgrass Prairie, UNI

• Latest Research on Neonic Insecticide Effects to Pollinators and Wildlife, Dr. Jonathan Lundgren

• Measuring the Performance of Effective Highway Habitat, John Siekmeier, Izaak Walton League

• Roadside Vegetation as Infrastructure, Kenneth Graeve, Minnesota Dept. of Transportation

  Wednesday, March 8, 2023: 10 AM – 3 PM CST

• Native Bee Nesting Biology & Habitat: Part 1, Sarah Foltz Jordan, Xerces Society

• Native Bee Nesting Biology & Habitat: Part 2, Leif Richardson, Xerces Society

• Bumble Bee Atlas, Dr. Elaine Evans, University of Minnesota

• Grassland Butterflies: Their Habitat and How to Manage It, Ray Moranz, Xerces Society, NRCS

• Pollinators in Paradise: Butterflies and Moths of the American Tropics, Carrol Henderson

• The Long View of Habitat Restorations and Impacts for Wildlife, Scott Glup, US Fish & Wildlife Service

• Pesticide Reduction and IPM Strategies for Communities and Parks, Aaron Anderson, Xerces Society

• From the Field: Non-Chemical Weed Control Tactics, Expert Panel

  Thursday, March 9, 2023: 10 AM – 3 PM CST

• Keystone Grazers and Grazing Habitat for Resilience and Biodiversity, Stephen Thomforde, Ecologist, Stantec

• Grazing Habitat in Practice, Gabe Ericksen, Restoration Practitioner, LandSpirit Design Landscaping

• How to Manage and Select Pasture and Cover Crop Species, Karl Dallefeld, Founder, Prairie Creek Seed Company

• In The Field: Ecologically Sound Tactics, Franny Gerde, Sherburne County Soil & Water Conservation District

• Grow Your Own, Native Plant Propagation, Sam Talbot, Dakota County Parks

• If It Bugs Bugs, It Bugs Birds: Compounding Pesticidal Impacts on Avian Wildlife, Hardy Kern, American Bird Conservancy

• From the Field: Non-Chemical Weed Control Tactics, Expert Panel

  and more . . .

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