[PCA] Virginia Pollinator Conservation Short Course

Tue Sep 30 18:30:11 CDT 2014

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*POLLINATOR CONSERVATION SHORT COURSE
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 *Eastern Shore Community College*
Melfa, Virginia
Thursday, November 20, 2014
9:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT
  Learn how to attract native pollinators to your orchard, farm, or garden!
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 The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, the USDA Southern
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Extension (SARE) program, and the USDA
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) are pleased to announce an
upcoming Pollinator Conservation Short Course in Virginia
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This full-day training will provide you with the latest science-based
approaches to increasing pollinator populations for improved pollination
and crop production. Leave with the tools necessary to assess, create,
protect, and manage habitat for these vital insects.

*Space is limited.  Hurry, and register today!*

*SHORT COURSE DETAILS
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*Cost*
Thanks to the Eastern Shore Soil and Water Conservation District,
Mid-Atlantic Farm Credit, the Virginia Eastern Shore Land Trust, and
Virginia Natural Resources Conservation Service, 60 partial scholarships
are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Registration is $25 for the first 60 registrants, and thereafter is $45 per
person. Course registration includes lunch and a copy of *Attracting Native
Pollinators
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*Canceled registrations can be refunded until November 13, 2014.*

*Register Online*
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a detailed agenda or to register for the course.

*Contact*
Sara Morris
The Xerces Society
shortcourses at xerces.org
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(855) 232-6639 ext. 102

*ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS*
This Pollinator Conservation Short Course is made possible with the support
of the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE)
program, and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).
Additional support for this training is provided by the following: The
Ceres Trust, CS Fund, Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund, Endangered
Species Chocolate, Elizabeth Ordway Dunn Foundation, Sarah K. de Coizart
Article TENTH Perpetual Charitable Trust, Turner Foundation, Inc., Whole
Foods Market and its vendors
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Special thanks to Virginia NRCS for their leadership in coordinating with
the Eastern Shore Soil and Water Conservation District, the Virginia
Eastern Shore Land Trust, and Mid-Atlantic Farm Credit in providing
tremendous support for this program. Special thanks to the Eastern Shore
Soil and Water Conservation District for providing lunch and to the Eastern
Shore Community College for providing meeting space. Additional thanks to
Virginia Cooperative Extension for Accomack and Northampton Counties, the
Eastern Shore RC&D, and Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
for their broad support of this course and for pollinators. Thanks also to
the Chesapeake Bay Foundation for supporting conservation work and
providing an exhibit for the program.
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farmers, landowners, NRCS, SWCD, Cooperative Extension, and state
department of agriculture employees, as well as crop consultants, natural
resource specialists, and non-governmental conservation organization staff.
INSTRUCTORS Nancy Lee Adamson, PhD
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Pollinator Conservation Specialist, East Region, The Xerces Society for
Invertebrate Conservation.

*Bob Glennon, MFR, CF* - Private Lands Biologist, Virginia Tech's
Conservation Management Institute.

GUEST SPEAKER
*Jenny Templeton* - Soil Conservationist, NRCS
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