[PCA] Announces Five Pollinator Conservation Short Courses in Wisconsin

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FIVE POLLINATOR SHORTCOURSES SCHEDULED FOR WISCONSIN

July, 2010

By popular request, The Xerces Society's full day Pollinator Conservation
Planning Short Course will return to Wisconsin in August 2010. The Short
Course will be offered at five locations to accommodate the ongoing demand.

The Short Course is an intensive, day-long professional development program
designed to equip conservationist, land managers, farm educators, and
agricultural professionals with the latest science-based approaches to
increasing crop security and reversing the trend of pollinator decline,
especially in heavily managed agricultural landscapes.

This training, previously offered across the Upper Midwest in 2008 and 2009
has helped launch numerous habitat restoration efforts across the region
including projects conducted by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation
Service, individual farmers, and state agencies such as the Minnesota
Department of Natural Resources' Roadsides for Pollinators Initiative.

Specific Short Course Topics include the basic principles of pollinator
biology, the economics of insect pollination, recognizing native bee
species, and assessment of pollinator habitat. Advanced modules cover farm
management practices for pollinator protection, basic habitat restoration
(including selecting appropriate plants) and using Farm Bill conservation
programs to help farmers restore native wildflower habitat. An overview of
additional funding sources and technical support available to land managers
is also provided. Throughout the workshop these training modules are
illustrated by real case studies of pollinator conservation efforts from
across the country, and are supported by field sessions to examine live
pollinators and habitat features wherever possible.

LOCATIONS

August 3rd, University of Wisconsin Arboretum <http://uwarboretum.org/>,
Madison, WI

August 5th, Lake Wissota State
Park<http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/parks/specific/lakewissota/>,
Chippewa Falls, WI

August 12th, Agriculture & Energy Research
Station<http://www.wisconsinaerc.org/research-station-facilities.html>,
Bayfield, WI

August 18th, Urban Ecology Center <http://www.urbanecologycenter.org/>,
Milwaukee, WI

August 19th, Peninsular Agricultural Research
Station<http://door.uwex.edu/researchstation.html>,
Door County, WI

FOR MORE INFORMATION
For more information about these or other Pollinator Conservation Planning
Short Courses across the country, visit the
events<http://www.xerces.org/events/>section of the Xerces Society
website.

Read more ... <http://www.xerces.org/enewsletter/wishortcourse.html>

 INDENDED AUDIENCE <http://www.xerces.org/>
The content of this course is tailored to the needs of naturalists, NRCS,
SWCS, Cooperative Extension and state department of agriculture employees,
as well, as crop consultants, natural resource specialists, non-governmental
conservation organization staff, and producers of bee-pollinated crops.

COST<http://www.conservation-training.wisc.edu/course_listing/list_sections?course_id=7>
Registration is $25 and includes the Xerces Society's Pollinator
Conservation Toolkit, a collection of farm and habitat management
guidelines, fact sheets and nest construction plans, and NRCS publications.

REGISTRATION<http://www.conservation-training.wisc.edu/course_listing/list_sections?course_id=7>
To register for the Wisconsin events click
here<http://www.conservation-training.wisc.edu/course_listing/list_sections?course_id=7>.


ABOUT THE XERCES SOCIETY <http://www.xerces.org/>
The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation is an international
non-profit organization that protects wildlife through the conservation of
invertebrates and their habitat. Launched in 1996, the Xerces Society's
Pollinator Conservation Program works with leading native pollinator
ecologists to translate the latest research findings into on-the-ground
conservation. Our Pollinator Conservation Resource
Center<http://www.xerces.org/pollinator-resource-center/>provides
access to all one needs to complete a pollinator conservation
project in any region of the United States.


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