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POLLINATOR CONSERVATION SHORT COURSE
The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, the USDA Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program, the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), and the Richland Soil and Water Conservation District Organic Richland program are pleased to announce an upcoming Pollinator Conservation Short Course in South Carolina.
This full day training will provide 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.
SHORT COURSE DETAILS:
Cost:
Thanks to Southern SARE and Richland Soil and Water Conservation District 30 scholarships are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration thereafter is $45 per person. After May 23, registration is $50 per person. Course registration includes lunch and a copy of Attracting Native Pollinators.
Canceled registrations can be refunded until May 28, 2014.
Register Online
Click here for a detailed agenda or to register for the course.
Contact:
Emily Krafft
The Xerces Society
503-232-6639
[email protected]
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: Ceres Foundation, CS Fund, Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund, Endangered Species Chocolate, Turner Foundation, Whole Foods Market and its vendors, and Xerces Society members.
This workshop is co-sponsored by the Richland Soil and Water Conservation District through Organic Richland, a cooperative program with the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service in South Carolina. Special thank you to South Carolina NRCS, Richland Soil and Water Conservation District, and Clemson Cooperative Extension for their tremendous support for this course and pollinators. Special thanks to Ernst Conservation Seed and Roundstone Seed for donating seeds for a pollinator planting, to Hi Cotton Greenhouses for growing out seed, and to Clemson University's Cooperative Extension for providing space to showcase pollinator plants.
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INTENDED AUDIENCE
| The content of this course is tailored to the needs of NRCS, SWCD, Cooperative Extension, and state department of agriculture employees, as well as crop consultants, natural resource specialists, non-governmental conservation organization staff, and producers of bee-pollinated crops.
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INSTRUCTORS
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Nancy Lee Adamson, PhD, Pollinator Conservation Specialist, East Region, Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service East National Technology Support Center
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