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<p class="style4" align="center"><span class="style1">FIVE POLLINATOR SHORT</span><span class="style1">COURSES SCHEDULED FOR</span><span class="style1"> WISCONSIN </span><br>
</p><p class="style4"><span class="style5">July, 2010</span>
</p><p> By popular request, The Xerces Society's full day Pollinator
Conservation Planning Short Course will return to Wisconsin in August
2010. The Short Course will be offered at five locations to accommodate
the ongoing demand.
</p><p> The Short Course is an intensive, day-long professional
development program designed to equip conservationist, 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.
</p><p> This training, previously offered across the Upper Midwest in
2008 and 2009 has helped launch numerous habitat restoration efforts
across the region including projects conducted by the USDA Natural
Resources Conservation Service, individual farmers, and state agencies
such as the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources' Roadsides for
Pollinators Initiative.
</p><p> Specific 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 cover farm management practices for pollinator protection, basic
habitat restoration (including selecting appropriate plants) and using
Farm Bill conservation programs to help farmers restore native
wildflower habitat. An overview of additional funding sources and
technical support available to land managers is also provided.
Throughout the workshop these training modules are illustrated by real
case studies of pollinator conservation efforts from across the country,
and are supported by field sessions to examine live pollinators and
habitat features wherever possible. </p>
<p class="style4"><span class="style5">LOCATIONS</span>
</p><p> August 3rd, <a href="http://uwarboretum.org/">University of Wisconsin Arboretum</a>, Madison, WI
</p><p> August 5th, <a href="http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/parks/specific/lakewissota/">Lake Wissota State Park</a>, Chippewa Falls, WI
</p><p> August 12th, <a href="http://www.wisconsinaerc.org/research-station-facilities.html">Agriculture & Energy Research Station</a>, Bayfield, WI
</p><p> August 18th, <a href="http://www.urbanecologycenter.org/">Urban Ecology Center</a>, Milwaukee, WI
</p><p> August 19th, <a href="http://door.uwex.edu/researchstation.html">Peninsular Agricultural Research Station</a>, Door County, WI </p>
<p><span class="style4"><span class="style5">FOR MORE INFORMATION</span><br>
</span>For more information about these or other Pollinator Conservation Planning Short Courses across the country, visit the <a href="http://www.xerces.org/events/">events</a> section of the Xerces Society website. </p>
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<p class="style3"><span class="style5"><a href="http://www.xerces.org/" target="_parent">INDENDED AUDIENCE</a></span><br>
<span class="style6">The content of this course is tailored to the
needs of naturalists, NRCS, SWCS, 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. </span></p>
<p class="style3"><span class="style5"><a href="http://www.conservation-training.wisc.edu/course_listing/list_sections?course_id=7" target="_blank">COST</a></span><br>
<span class="style6">Registration is $25 and includes the Xerces
Society's Pollinator Conservation Toolkit, a collection of farm and
habitat management guidelines, fact sheets and nest construction plans,
and NRCS publications. </span></p>
<p class="style3"><span class="style5"><a href="http://www.conservation-training.wisc.edu/course_listing/list_sections?course_id=7">REGISTRATION</a></span><br>
<span class="style6">To register for the Wisconsin events <a href="http://www.conservation-training.wisc.edu/course_listing/list_sections?course_id=7">click here</a>. </span></p>
<p class="style3"><span class="style5"><a href="http://www.xerces.org/">ABOUT THE XERCES SOCIETY</a></span><br>
<span class="style6">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 <a href="http://www.xerces.org/pollinator-resource-center/">Pollinator Conservation Resource Center</a> provides access to all one needs to complete a pollinator conservation project in any region of the United States. </span></p>
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</p><p><span class="style3"><span class="style5"><a href="http://www.xerces.org/" target="_blank">PHOTO CREDITS</a></span><br>
<span class="style6">Sunflower bee (Svastra sp.) by Sarah Greenleaf, California State University, Sacramento</span></span><span class="style3"><span class="style6"><br>
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