This is a pre-conference workshop presented by Scott Hoffman Black - Xerces Society
Want to learn about how to manage nature areas for the benefit of pollinators? Join the Xerces Society for a full-day workshop focused on concepts to protect and enhance populations of pollinators in natural areas and other wild landscapes.
This workshop will provide an overview of the natural history and basic identification of pollinators and will focus on management practices that both support or may negatively affect pollinators and other beneficial insects. The course will detail how to provide food and shelter for pollinators and address management actions such as grazing, mowing, control burning and pesticide use. Course participants will conduct a field tour to see pollinator habitat and best management practices on site.
This course will increase the ability of land managers to:
Identify bees and distinguish them from other insects
Assess pollinator habitat and identify habitat deficiencies
Identify ways of increasing and enhancing pollinator and other beneficial insect diversity
Understand best management practices that minimize land-use impacts on pollinators
Make recommendations on management practices and habitat restoration to conserve pollinators
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