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From: John.Englert@wdc.usda.gov<BR>To: John.Englert@wdc.usda.gov<BR>CC:
Doug.Holy@wdc.usda.gov, Jeremy.West@md.usda.gov, mace@xerces.org<BR>Sent:
4/1/2011 6:15:18 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time<BR>Subj: Pollinator Conservation
Planning Short Course for Federal Agencies<BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">Below is an announcement for a
full day pollinator conservation short course geared towards the needs of
Federal agency staff who are working on pollinator conservation, restoration,
or outreach. It is led by the Xerces Society Pollinator Conservation
Program in collaboration with the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation
Service. It takes place in Beltsville, Maryland, on June 22, right at
the heart of National Pollinator Week! Please forward this message on to your
colleagues or staff who you think may benefit from such
training.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #e67803; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">POLLINATOR
CONSERVATION SHORT COURSE FOR </SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #e67803; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #e67803; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">FEDERAL
AGENCY STAFF</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #e67803; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #e67803; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">USDA
NRCS Norman A. Berg<o:p></o:p></SPAN></STRONG></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #e67803; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">National
Plant Materials Center<o:p></o:p></SPAN></STRONG></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #e67803; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">(Beltsville,
Maryland)</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #e67803; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #e67803; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">Wednesday,
June 22, 2011</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #e67803; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #e67803; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">8:30
am to 4:30 pm</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #e67803; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><STRONG><SPAN style="COLOR: #e67803; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">A
POLLINATOR WEEK EVENT!</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="COLOR: #e67803; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">The
Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation and the USDA
Natural Resources Conservation Service invite you to attend
a Pollinator Conservation Short Course in Beltsville,
Maryland. This full day training will provide Federal Agency
Staff, Congressional staffers, and D.C. NGOs with the latest
science-based approaches to reversing the trend of
pollinator declines, and will equip you with the recipes
necessary to protect and manage habitat for these vital
insects. The USDA-ARS will also give updates on Colony
Collapse Disorder and the EPA will discuss their efforts to
assess and manage pesticide risk to pollinators.
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">4th
Annual National Pollinator Week Event! </SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">This
Short Course will take place during National Pollinator Week
and will provide a unique opportunity to learn how to
conserve pollinators and their
habitat.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">Intended
Audience: </SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">The
content of this course is tailored to the needs of policy
makers, land managers and ecologists within the USDA, EPA,
DOT, DOE, USGS, DOD, BLM, FWS, Forest Service, NASA, and
other agencies. Congressional staffers and D.C. based NGO
staff are also welcome to attend. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">Location:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">
USDA-NRCS Norman A. Berg National Plant Materials Center,
BARC - East Beaver Dam Road, Building 509, Beltsville,
MD 20705.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">Networking
opportunities!</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">
This Short Course will offer many informal networking
opportunities. Participants are welcome to bring posters or
displays about their agency's or organization's pollinator
conservation work. The display must be free standing and fit
onto a 3 x 6 foot table. One table is available per
agency. Please, indicate your interest in providing a
display when your register, and arrive at least a half hour
early to set it up.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">Cost:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">
Registration is free for the first 30 people. Additional
seats are $30. <EM><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">Canceled
registrations can be refunded until June 7, 2011.
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no lunch facilities are nearby, Xerces will arrange for
lunches to be provided for $15 each. Please indicate dietary
restrictions on the registration form. Attendees may also
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Short Course for Federal Agencies, including a detailed
agenda, directions to the National Plant Materials Center,
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short course is one of many being offered during the 2011
season. The Xerces Society will also be hosting similar
trainings in the following states: Colorado, Idaho, Indiana,
Maine, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, Rhode Island,
South Dakota, Utah, and Washington. Visit our <A title=http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=tnjebhdab&et=1105027478300&s=4&e=001QVBQIocstY7NAdLfE-FHgkN32bUn3ud_KHhepZF379nFwQqL2WDomXhn40yOwye_uvBHznlNqngZl0vTQ87SCdJL1xQ0t6w4Yvlmbpwq_7mTOupeCk23TA== href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=tnjebhdab&et=1105027478300&s=4&e=001QVBQIocstY7NAdLfE-FHgkN32bUn3ud_KHhepZF379nFwQqL2WDomXhn40yOwye_uvBHznlNqngZl0vTQ87SCdJL1xQ0t6w4Yvlmbpwq_7mTOupeCk23TA==" target=_blank><SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: none">Events</SPAN></A> page to view
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">Pollinators
are essential to our environment. The ecological service
they provide is necessary for the reproduction of more than
75 percent of the world's flowering plants and is
fundamental to agriculture and natural ecosystems. More than
two-thirds of the world's crop species are dependent on
pollination, with an annual estimated value of $18 to $27
billion in the United States alone. Beyond agriculture,
pollinators are keystone species in most terrestrial
ecosystems, since their activities are ultimately
responsible for the seeds and fruits that feed everything
from songbirds to black bears. Conservation of pollinating
insects is critically important to preserving wider
biodiversity, as well as agriculture.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">In
many places, however, this essential service is at risk. In
2006, the National Academy of Sciences released the
report <EM><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"><A title=http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=tnjebhdab&et=1105027478300&s=4&e=001QVBQIocstY5BKRAkx47jYKK5_be86ftJi-ZZCUgA_-I-HGyKckd65JVFkObAOB58_DWXPcpf0avMCSyz1PKvaimK2qFiCHucspsqQOnaVrIEtuNWKR8mLMvqKK67x24o1tozbn2BN8Gs2445qZKV6Zb0GixXikGvTIVudvYWfCNkIj957w1ujA== href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=tnjebhdab&et=1105027478300&s=4&e=001QVBQIocstY5BKRAkx47jYKK5_be86ftJi-ZZCUgA_-I-HGyKckd65JVFkObAOB58_DWXPcpf0avMCSyz1PKvaimK2qFiCHucspsqQOnaVrIEtuNWKR8mLMvqKK67x24o1tozbn2BN8Gs2445qZKV6Zb0GixXikGvTIVudvYWfCNkIj957w1ujA==" target=_blank><SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: none">Status of
Pollinators in North America</SPAN></A>, </SPAN></EM>which
called attention to the decline of pollinators. The report
urged agencies and organizations to increase awareness and
protect pollinator habitat.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">The
Pollinator Conservation Short Course was developed to
address this need. Introductory topics include the basic
principles of pollinator biology, the economics of insect
pollination, basic bee field identification, and evaluating
pollinator habitat. Advanced modules will cover the
development of pollinator habitat enhancements, selection of
plants for pollinator enhancement sites, and management of
agricultural, natural and urban landscapes. Throughout the
workshop these training modules are illustrated by real case
studies of pollinator conservation efforts across the
country.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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will receive the Xerces Society's Pollinator Conservation
Toolkit that includes Xerces' latest book, <A title=http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=tnjebhdab&et=1105027478300&s=4&e=001QVBQIocstY55NBhlsFDZYFxfztGK7Yk-IMW-1_O6V5FtsKgXXB8vmSaL2ds4aAqpNMejDNlD-ez3roMWX0VIhjGu1BzHRHYEsiMHeI_g71pdrAa4nVyCrSWjbnaQ0VufOxm2KAUWXuCPCCRvr2u7x07vcpZJ7T3z4DAQTkMJPZuysz5Em3a9GmP8d9ch3EpL href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=tnjebhdab&et=1105027478300&s=4&e=001QVBQIocstY55NBhlsFDZYFxfztGK7Yk-IMW-1_O6V5FtsKgXXB8vmSaL2ds4aAqpNMejDNlD-ez3roMWX0VIhjGu1BzHRHYEsiMHeI_g71pdrAa4nVyCrSWjbnaQ0VufOxm2KAUWXuCPCCRvr2u7x07vcpZJ7T3z4DAQTkMJPZuysz5Em3a9GmP8d9ch3EpL" target=_blank><SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: none">Attracting
Native Pollinators: Protecting North America's Bees and
Butterflies</SPAN></A>, as well as habitat management
guidelines and relevant USDA-NRCS and Extension
publications. To review the agenda for the Pollinator
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TRAINING SKILLS AND OBJECTIVES</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">
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of various federal programs and funding available for
pollinator conservation<o:p></o:p></SPAN>
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approaches to increase and enhance pollinator diversity on
the land<o:p></o:p></SPAN>
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of the current best management practices that minimize
land-use impacts on pollinators<o:p></o:p></SPAN>
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to identify bees and distinguish them from other
insects<o:p></o:p></SPAN>
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the economics of insect-pollinated crops, and the effects
of pollinator decline<o:p></o:p></SPAN>
<LI class=MsoNormal style="COLOR: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">Knowledge
of the current Farm Bill pollinator conservation
provisions <o:p></o:p></SPAN>
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to assess pollinator habitat and to identify habitat
deficiencies<o:p></o:p></SPAN>
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to make recommendations to farmers and land managers that
conserve pollinators (including subjects such as tillage,
pesticide use, burning, grazing, and cover
cropping)<o:p></o:p></SPAN>
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to design and implement habitat improvements, such as
native plant restoration and nest site
enhancements<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI></UL></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV>
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Pollinator Conservation Planning Short Course is supported
by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
and the USDA Sustainable Agricultural Research and Education
(SARE) program. Additional support for this training is
provided by the following: CS Fund, Disney Worldwide
Conservation Fund, Ernst Conservation Seed, Sarah K. de
Coizart Article TENTH Perpetual Charitable Trust, Turner
Foundation, and Xerces Society
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Vaughan, Pollinator Program Director, the Xerces Society for
Invertebrate Conservation; Joint Pollinator Conservation
Specialist, USDA-NRCS West National Technology Support
Center. <BR><BR>Eric Mader, Assistant Pollinator Program
Director, the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation;
Assistant Professor of Extension, University of Minnesota -
Department of
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">John M.
Englert<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">National Program Leader-Plant
Materials<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">USDA-Natural Resources
Conservation Service<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Physical Address: 1400
Independence Ave, Room 6157-S, Washington, D.C. 20250<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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2890, Room 6157-S, Washington, D.C. 20013<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">P-202-720-0536<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">John.Englert@wdc.usda.gov<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">http://www.plant-materials.nrcs.usda.gov<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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