[Pollinator] South Carolina: Pollinator Conservation Planning Short Courses

Ashley Minnerath ashley at xerces.org
Wed Apr 4 13:41:49 PDT 2012 

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POLLINATOR CONSERVATION PLANNING SHORT COURSES 

  

 
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Full Day Training: 

June 6th, 2012

Half Day Farm Visit: 

June 7th, 2012 

 

 
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Full Day Training:

June 13th, 2012

Half Day Farm Visit: 

June 14th, 2012 

 

The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, the 
USDA Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program,
and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) are pleased to
announce two upcoming Pollinator Conservation Planning Short Courses in
South Carolina. These full day trainings will provide you 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. Each course will be followed by an optional half-day
training at a local farm for demonstration pollinator habitat plantings.

 

TRAINING OBJECTIVES: 

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

SHORT COURSE DETAILS:

 

Cost:

Thanks to support from
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> Southern SARE, we are able to offer 15 scholarships at each course on a
first-come first-served basis. Registration is $45 per person thereafter.
Discounted registration of $35 per person is available to NRCS personnel. 

 

Lunch is not included. Please plan on bringing a sack lunch with you to the
course. 

 

Registration and additional information:

 

 
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14th, 2012.    

 

Hurry, space is limited!    

 

Contact:

 

Ashley Minnerath  

Pollinator Program Assistant  

The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation
<mailto:shortcourses at xerces.org?subject=South%20Carolina%20Pollinator%20Cons
ervation%20Planning%20Short%20Courses> shortcourses at xerces.org or (855)
232-6639 ext. 102.    

 

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

These Pollinator Conservation Planning Short Courses are made possible with
the support of the USDA Southern Sustainable Agricultural Research and
Education (SARE) program and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
(NRCS). Additional support for this training is provided by the following:
CS Fund, Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund, SeaWorld & Busch Gardens
Conservation Fund, Turner Foundation, Whole Systems Foundation, and Xerces
Society members. 

 

Thanks to Spartanburg and Charleston NRCS and SWCD staff, Spartanburg
Community College, and Clemson University Sustainable Agriculture Program
for their support and hospitality.

 

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demonstration pollinator habitat plantings.

 

We also thank our local farmers for allowing us access to their farms.


PARTNERS

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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. 

 


INSTRUCTORS


 
<mailto:nancy at xerces.org?subject=South%20Carolina%20Pollinator%20Conservatio
n%20Short%20Courses> Nancy Lee Adamson, Ph.D., Pollinator Conservation
Specialist, The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation and NRCS East
National Tech Support Center.

Sudie Thomas, Wildlife Biologist, South Carolina USDA NRCS.

 


GUEST SPEAKER


Geoff Zehnder, Ph.D., Professor of Entomology, Coordinator of Integrated
Pest Management and Sustainable Agriculture Programs, Clemson University.

 


 
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The Xerces Society is currently offering similar Pollinator Conservation
Planning Short Courses in other states. Visit our online
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