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How to Apply the RAD Framework to Help Conserve Native Pollinators
January 28, 2023 @ 11:00 am
Join The National Wildlife Federation to learn about the ecology of our native pollinators and their natural and anthropogenic threats, and get to know our local pollinator and pollinator conservation experts in a relaxed, friendly environment.
Registration is Open to Everyone!
Feel Free to Share the Registration LinkSpeaker: Dr. Christopher Hoving, Adaptation Specialist – Michigan DNR, Wildlife Division
Resist-Accept-Direct (RAD) Framework
Karner Blue Butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuelis)Learn about the applications of the RAD Framework to help conserve our native pollinators by taking the case of the Karner blue butterfly as an example of what can be done in terms of adaptation strategies
Dr. Christopher Hoving has led the climate adaptation program for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Division since 2012. As an ecologist and systems thinker, he seeks to connect and reconnect social and ecological networks through plans, presentations, papers, and decision-support tools that foster learning in a rapidly changing world. His passion is restoring health and harmony between people and nature, and he enjoys quixotic challenges like solving the dual crises of biodiversity and climate change to create a future in which society and ecosystems thrive together.
He has an MS in Wildlife Ecology from the University of Maine, and a Ph.D. in Fisheries and Wildlife from Michigan State University. Dr. Hoving serves on numerous regional and national climate initiatives including past chair of The Wildlife Society’s Climate Change and Wildlife Working Group and current chair of the Michigan Climate Coalition.
Dr. Hoving enjoys hiking and camping, and he hopes someday to visit every state park in Michigan and every national park in the United States. When at home, you can usually find him in his garden tending an ever-growing collection of native plants, tea herbs, and historic irises.
NOTE: Dr. Christopher Hoving uses the framework of this case study as a template to conservation of our own native pollinators.AT: Single Presentation: (specify: NWF Monarch Stewards – RAD Framework Karner Blue Butterfly)
