[Scpg] New: training in Pollinator Conservation

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Contact:  Eric Mader, Xerces Society National Pollinator  Outreach
Coordinator (eric at xerces.org)

*THE XERCES SOCIETY TO OFFER  POLLINATOR CONSERVATION PLANNING SHORT COURSE
IN 36 STATES *

March  2010

The Xerces Society’s Pollinator Conservation Planning Short Course  will be
offered in 36 states over the next three years. Funding for this  effort has
been provided through three grants from the Sustainable  Agriculture 
Research
and Education’s (SARE) Professional Development  Program.

The current Farm Bill makes pollinators and their habitat a  conservation
priority for USDA land managers and conservationists. The  Pollinator
Conservation Planning Short Course is a first-of-its-kind training  on those
Farm Bill provisions. It also provides instruction on how to  translate 
these
provisions into real world conservation efforts.

The  Short Course is an intensive, day-long training designed to  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. It has already been  conducted in
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Oregon, and Missouri.

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 will cover farm
management practices for  pollinator protection, the development of habitat
enhancements (including  selecting appropriate plants) and using Farm Bill
conservation programs to  help farmers restore habitat. An overview of
additional funding sources and  technical support available to land managers
will also be provided.  Throughout the workshop these training modules are
illustrated by real case  studies of pollinator conservation efforts across
the country, and will be  supported by field observations.

With the support of North Central,  Northeastern and Western SARE, the 
Xerces
Society will offer the Short Course  in New York, Pennsylvania, Maine, New
Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode  Island, Massachusetts, New Jersey,
Maryland, Delaware, Michigan, Ohio, South  Dakota, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa,
Illinois, Indiana, West Virginia, North  Dakota, Washington, Idaho, Nevada,
Montana, Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico,  Colorado, Alaska, Hawaii, and Utah.
Additional Short Courses (not funded by  SARE) are also planned for
Minnesota, Wisconsin, California, and Missouri  where earlier Courses have
already been held.

REGISTRATION
To  register please visit the Events section of the Xerces Society  website:
http://www.xerces.org.  <http://www.xerces.org/events/>

ABOUT THE XERCES SOCIETY
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 which provides
access to all one  needs to complete a pollinator conservation project in 
any
region of the  United States can be found  at
http://www.xerces.org<http://www.xerces.org/pollinator-resource-center>
.

ABOUT  SARE
Since 1988, the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education  (SARE)
program has helped advance farming systems that are  profitable,
environmentally sound and good for communities through a  nationwide 
research
and education grants program. The SARE program is  supported by the National
Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), U.S.  Department of Agriculture.
More information about SARE is available at  www.sare.org.

FOR MORE INFORMATION
Contact Eric Mader  <eric at xerces.org>, National Pollinator Outreach
Coordinator, The Xerces  Society, 503-232-6639

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