AT: Meet the Beetles: Their Greatest Hits Include Pollination, Soil Health, and More!

Virtual. Registration Required.

Join us via Zoom, August 31st for our Lunch and Learn with Jennifer Hopwood. Please note – This event was rescheduled from the original June 22nd broadcast date.

Beetles are one of the most diverse groups of insects on the planet and are endlessly fascinating. Join Jennifer Hopwood, Senior Pollinator Conservation Specialist with the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation to learn more about how beetles are helping us in myriad ways: contributing to soil health, controlling crop and garden pests, pollinating plants, and more.

Registration is free, and a Zoom link will be emailed to you upon registration.

Jennifer Hopwood – Senior Pollinator Conservation Specialist, Midwest – The Xerces Society 
Jennifer provides resources and training for pollinator and beneficial insect habitat management and restoration in a variety of landscapes. She oversees a team of four USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service partner biologists and works closely with the NRCS. Jennifer has authored a number of publications and articles, and is co-author of several books, including Farming with Native Beneficial Insects, 100 Plants to Feed the Bees, and a roadside revegetation manual. Jennifer has a master’s degree in entomology from the University of Kansas. Along with work as a research specialist conducting invertebrate field research and identification, Jennifer was an instructor in biology and environmental science at Iowa State University and Des Moines Area Community College prior to joining Xerces in 2009.

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