XERCES WINTER 2014 SUSTAINABLE FARMING AND GARDENING WORKSHOP SERIES

This winter, Xerces Society pollinator conservation biologists are on tour sharing their expertise at sustainable farming and gardening workshops across the country! We hope you will have the opportunity to join them at one of the following events to learn the valuable skill of attracting and conserving beneficial insects on your property.

Tilth Producers of Washington: Re-Imagine Agriculture Conference

Saturday, November 8, Vancouver, WA

Farming with Beneficial Insects: Ecological Strategies for Pest Management and Pollination
10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
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Carolina Farm Stewardship Association's 29th Annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference

Tuesday, November 11, Greenville, SC
How Small Farms Can Support Pollinators
4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
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California Association of Resource Conservation Districts Annual Conference

Friday, November 14, Ventura, CA

Staying on Target: How to Manage Pesticide Use while Building Conservation Biology into Working Landscapes
11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
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The Texas Pollinator PowWow

Saturday, November 15, Mansfield, TX
Conservation Practices to Protect Bees on your Property
2:55 p.m.-3:40 p.m.
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Entomology 2014

November 17-19, Portland, OR

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Tillage Effects on the Ground Nesting Bee Peponapis pruinosa

Monday, November 17, 9:12 a.m.-9:24 a.m.

Outreach for Project Integrated Crop Pollination: Face-to-Face to Facebook

Tuesday, November 18, 11:35 a.m.-11:57 a.m.

Farming with Beneficial Insects: Translating Conservation Biocontrol Science into Mainstream Farm Practice

Tuesday, November 18, 4:35 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

Engaging Farmers and Land Managers to Conserve Important Native Pollinators

Wednesday, November 19, 10:15 p.m.-10:35 p.m.

Practical Strategies for Conserving Pollinators and Other Beneficial Insects in Agricultural Landscapes: A Case Study of the Xerces Society's Successful Pollinator Conservation Program

Wednesday, November 19, 1:30 p.m.-1:55 p.m.

Landscape-level Conservation for the Monarch Butterfly: How Farmers and Other Large Land Managers Can Help Save This Iconic Species

Wednesday, November 19, 4:00 p.m.-4:20 p.m.

New York Pollinator Conservation Short Course

Tuesday, November 18, Riverhead, NY

9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
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Virginia Pollinator Conservation Short Course

Thursday, November 20, Melfa, VA

9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Environmental Initiative Policy Forum Series

Thursday, December 4, Minneapolis, MN
The State of U.S. Pollinator Conservation Policy and Practice
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California Native Plant Society Annual Conference

January 15-17, San Jose, CA
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Increasing Native Milkweed Seed Availability for Monarch Butterfly Conservation
Details coming soon!

Monitoring Restoration Success by Collecting Data on the Presence of Bees and Other Pollinators (with California NRCS)
Details coming soon!

The EcoFarm Conference

January 21-24, Pacific Grove, CA
Bring Back the Pollinators: Attracting Native Bees and Other Beneficial Insects to Your Farm
Details coming soon!
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Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention

January 27-29, Hershey, PA
Government Conservation Programs for Pollinators
Tuesday, January 27, 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
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Wisconsin Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Growers Conference

January 25-27, Wisconsin Dells, WI
How to Promote Pollinators on Farms
Tuesday, January 27, Time: TBD
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Colusa Farm Show

February 3-5, Colusa, CA

Benefits of Hedgerows (with UC Cooperative Extension and Colusa RCD)
Tuesday, February 3, Time: TBD
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MOSES Organic Farming Conference

February 26-28, La Crosse, WI

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Farming with Beneficial Insects (a full day Organic University short course!)
Details coming soon!

Farm Conservation to Stand the Test of Time
Details coming soon!

Land Ethics Symposium

Thursday, March 12, Doylestown, PA
Planting for Beneficial Insects and Native Pollinators
8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
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Lahr Symposium

Saturday, March 28, Washington, DC, National Arboretum

Native Plants and Pollinators
Details coming soon!
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Bumble Bee Conservation and ID Workshop (with U of M Bee Lab)

Saturday, March 28, St. Paul, MI

Details coming soon!

A BEE-FRIENDLIER FLOWER BOMBING
Crop dusting flower seed? To launch their "Bee Friendlier" campaign, Cascadian Farm mixed wildflower seeds with soil to make gumball-sized pellets that can be dropped by a crop duster. The "Bee Friendlier" campaign encourages people to plant flowers for bees -- though you don't have to fly a plane! Watch the video here.

HABITAT SIGN

Take the Pollinator Protection Pledge and purchase a pollinator habitat sign to hang in your garden.

MILKWEED SEED

Xerces' Milkweed Seed Finder will help you locate sources of native milkweed seed in your state!

PUBLICATIONS

Learn how to create pollinator habitat with resources from our online store.

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CONNECT WITH US

Special thanks to the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Audrey and J.J. Martindale Foundation, Cascadian Farm, Ceres Trust, CS Fund, Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund, Gaia Fund, Irwin Andrew Porter Foundation, Sarah K. de Coizart Article TENTH Perpetual Charitable Trust, Swimmer Family Foundation, Turner Foundation, Inc., Whole Foods Market and its vendors, and Xerces Society members.

Banner photo: A farm field near Portland, OR by Matthew Shepherd, The Xerces Society.

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