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Eastern Shore Community College
Melfa, Virginia
Thursday, November 20, 2014
9:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT
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The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, the USDA Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Extension (SARE) program, and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) are pleased to announce an upcoming Pollinator Conservation Short Course in Virginia. This full-day training will provide you with 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.
Space is limited. Hurry, and register today!
Cost
Thanks to the Eastern Shore Soil and Water Conservation District, Mid-Atlantic Farm Credit, the Virginia Eastern Shore Land Trust, and Virginia Natural Resources Conservation Service, 60 partial scholarships are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Registration is $25 for the first 60 registrants, and thereafter is $45 per person. Course registration includes lunch and a copy of Attracting Native Pollinators.
Canceled registrations can be refunded until November 13, 2014.
Register Online
Click here for a detailed agenda or to register for the course.
Contact
Sara Morris
The Xerces Society
(855) 232-6639 ext. 102
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: The Ceres Trust, CS Fund, Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund, Endangered Species Chocolate, Elizabeth Ordway Dunn Foundation, Sarah K. de Coizart Article TENTH Perpetual Charitable Trust, Turner Foundation, Inc., Whole Foods Market and its vendors, and Xerces Society members.
Special thanks to Virginia NRCS for their leadership in coordinating with the Eastern Shore Soil and Water Conservation District, the Virginia Eastern Shore Land Trust, and Mid-Atlantic Farm Credit in providing tremendous support for this program. Special thanks to the Eastern Shore Soil and Water Conservation District for providing lunch and to the Eastern Shore Community College for providing meeting space. Additional thanks to Virginia Cooperative Extension for Accomack and Northampton Counties, the Eastern Shore RC&D, and Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries for their broad support of this course and for pollinators. Thanks also to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation for supporting conservation work and providing an exhibit for the program.
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| INTENDED AUDIENCE | The content of this course is tailored to the needs of farmers, landowners, NRCS, SWCD, Cooperative Extension, and state department of agriculture employees, as well as crop consultants, natural resource specialists, and non-governmental conservation organization staff.
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| INSTRUCTORS | Nancy Lee Adamson, PhD, Pollinator Conservation Specialist, East Region, The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.
Bob Glennon, MFR, CF - Private Lands Biologist, Virginia Tech's Conservation Management Institute.
GUEST SPEAKER
Jenny Templeton - Soil Conservationist, NRCS
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| ADDITIONAL TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES | The Xerces Society is offering similar Pollinator Conservation Short Courses and other events across the country. Visit our event page for up-to-date information.
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| PHOTO CREDIT | | Bumble bee on buttonbush by Bob Glennon. |
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