Rose Lake PMC Hosting Pollinator Workshop
When: June 24, 2010
Where: USDA NRCS Rose Lake Plant Materi-als Center, 7472 Stoll Rd. East Lansing, MI
Why: The workshop will provide an overview of pollinator-specific language within the Farm Bill, and how to translate that language into on-the-ground conservation. The day-long short course will equip conservationists, 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.
Into topics include:
1. Basic principles of pollinator biology
2. Economics of insect pollination
3. Recognizing native bee species
4. Assessment of pollinator habitat
The first 30 registrants will receive the Xerces Society’s Pollinator Conservation Toolkit that includes published farm and habitat management guidelines, fact sheets and nest construction plans and relevant Extension and NRCS publications. Additional Toolkits will be available for purchase ($20.00).
How: Cost: Free (lunch not included). For NRCS Registrations: Please contact Betsy Dierberger at 517-324-5265 or [log in to unmask]. For Non-NRCS Registrations: Please send an email to [log in to unmask] with your name, af-filiation, mailing address, phone number, or call Ashley Minnerath at 503-232-6639. For more Information:
www.xerces.org/enewsletter/mishortcourse.html.
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