[Pollinator] Xerces Society Pollinator Conservation Planning Short Course

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 <http://www.xerces.org/enewsletter/moshortcourse.html> The Xerces Society

Missouri Pollinator Short Course 

Friday, August 13, 2010
Columbia, MO 8:30 am -3:00 pm Prairie Tour from 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm 

The 2008 Farm Bill makes pollinators and their habitat a conservation
priority for every USDA land manager and conservationist. This training
session provides an overview of pollinator-specific language within the Farm
Bill, and how to translate that language into on-the-ground conservation.

This day-long Short Course will 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.

Introductory topics include the basic principles of pollinator biology, the
economics of insect pollination, recognizing native bee species, and
assessment of pollinator habitat.

Advance modules will cover farm management practices for pollinator
protection, the development of pollinator habitat enhancements,
incorporating pollinator conservation into NRCS programs, selection of
plants for pollinator enhancement sites, management of natural and urban
landscapes, and the additional funding sources and technical support
available to land managers.

Throughout the workshop these training modules are illustrated by real case
studies of pollinator conservation efforts across the country. 

The Short Course is $15 per person and includes lunch, refreshments, native
seed, and educational materials. Participants will receive the Xerces
Society's Pollinator Conservation Toolkit that includes published farm and
habitat management guidelines, fact sheets and nest construction plans,
relevant Extension and NRCS publications.

Location: MU-Bradford Research and Extension Center, 4968 Rangeline Road,
Columbia, MO 65201-8973.

Cost: $15 a person. Includes lunch, refreshments, native seed and
educational materials . 

For Registrations: Please contact Nadia Navarrette-Tindall at
<mailto:navarrete-tindallr at lincolnu.edu>  navarrete-tindallr at lincolnu.edu.
<http://www.lincolnu.edu/pages/3084.asp?item=3057> 
Click Here for More Information 

COURSE TRAINING SKILLS AND OBJECTIVES 

*	Understand the importance and biology of native bees and other
pollinators in urban, rural, and natural areas 
*	Awareness of various federal programs and funding available for
pollinator conservation 
*	Identify approaches to increase and enhance pollinator diversity on
the land 
*	Knowledge of the current best management practices that minimize
land-use impacts on pollinators 
*	Ability to identify bees and distinguish them from other insects 
*	Understand the economics of insect-pollinated crops, and the effects
of pollinator decline            
*	Knowledge of the 2008 Farm Bill pollinator conservation provisions
and how to implement those provisions in programs such as WHIP, EQIP, and
CSP 
*	Ability to assess pollinator habitat and to identify habitat
deficiencies 
*	Ability to make recommendations to farmers and land managers that
conserve pollinators (including subjects such as tillage, pesticide use,
irrigation, burning, grazing, and cover cropping) 
*	Ability to design and implement habitat improvements, such as native
plant restoration and nest site enhancements 

COURSE AGENDA

8:30- 9:00 a.m. 
Welcome 
Nadia Navarrete-Tindall, Cooperative Extension, Lincoln University.
Tim Reinbott, MU-Bradford Research and Extension Center.

9:00 - 9:50 a.m.
Importance of Pollinators (Jennifer Hopwood, XERCES Society)

*	Pollination economics and the role of native bees in commercial crop
production
*	Pollination biology
*	Colony Collapse Disorder and honey bee industry trends

10:00 - 10:50 a.m.
Basic bee biology (Mike Arduser, Regional Natural History Biologist, MDC)

*	Bee identification
*	Identifying pollinator nest sites
*	Artificial nest sites-
*	Pollinators Worksheet-MDC

10:50 a.m. break

11:00- noon
Habitat restoration for pollinators (Farm tour)

*	Habitat design considerations-Jennifer
*	Plant selection and seed sources-Elizabeth Hamilton -Missouri Native
Seed Association (MNSA)
*	Planting techniques for native wildflowers
*	Native bees in Natural Areas/Identifying nest sites (Mike)

Noon- 1 p.m.  Lunch, displays

1:00-1:50 p.m.
Bee-friendly farming practices 

*	The role of farm habitat/Protecting ground-nesting bees in
cultivated fields (Jennifer.)

Integrated Pest Management and Pesticide Risk Management 
(Jaime Pinero-Lincoln University)

2:00 p.m. 
Missouri Prairies and Long-term habitat management (Carol Davit, Missouri
Prairie Foundation)

2:15 p.m. Native Plant Program Projects and partnerships (Nadia)

2:30 p.m. 2008 Farm Bill provisions/Pollinators Worksheet (Jennifer) 

2:45 p.m. Evaluations

3:00-5:00 (6.00) p.m. Tour. Private Restored Prairie in Fulton. (Ann
Wakeman) 

Acknowledgements 

This Native Pollinators Workshop is supported by Lincoln University,
University of Missouri Extension, The Xerces Society for Invertebrate
Conservation, Missouri Department of Conservation, Missouri Native Seed
Association, and Missouri Prairie Foundation.

INTENDED AUDIENCE 
This workshop is open to everyone including producers, farmers, extension
and research specialists, educators, master naturalists, master gardeners,
conservationists, and anyone interested in learning about native
pollinators. 

LEAD INSTRUCTOR BIO 
Jennifer Hopwood is the Xerces Society's Midwest Pollinator Outreach
Coordinator. In this role she works to provide resources and training for
pollinator habitat management, creation, and restoration to agricultural
professionals and land managers. Jennifer holds a Master's in Entomology
from the University of Kansas, where her research focused on bee communities
in roadside prairie plantings and prairie remnants. Contact:
jennifer at xerces.org. 

ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS
Michael Arduser- Missouri Department of Conservation

Carol Davit- Missouri Prairie Foundation

Elizabeth Hamilton- Missouri Native Seed Association

Nadia Navarrete-Tindall- Cooperative Extension, Lincoln University

Jamie Pinero- Lincoln University 

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. More information about the Xerces Society is available at
www.xerces.org 

PHOTO CREDITS
Sunflower bee (Svastra sp.) by Sarah Greenleaf, California State University,
Sacramento

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