July 29 & 30, 5:30-7:00pm each evening
CNPS-San Diego is proud to promote a very special webinar from the Xerces Society:
The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation brings you this two-part webinar series. Join us to learn about the importance of pollinators, their natural history, and actions each of us can take to help protect pollinators in our cities and towns. This will include creating pollinator habitat, finding pollinator-safe plants, protecting pollinators from pesticides, and community science efforts you can participate in. Information will be general to California.
Webinar Schedule
Part 1: Intro to Pollinators and their Conservation Status - July 29 @ 5:30-7:00 PM PDT
In part one of our two-part webinar, we will talk about the importance of pollinators and learn more about their natural history. Next, we will discuss the conservation status of native bees and butterflies (including the western monarch) and reasons so many of these species are declining.
Speakers: Angela Laws and Sarah Hoyle
July 29 - Register Now!
Part 2: How You Can Help Pollinators in your Community - July 30 @ 5:30-7:00 PM PDT
In part two of our two-part webinar, we will learn about actions each of us can take to help protect pollinators in our cities and towns. This will include creating pollinator habitat, finding pollinator-safe plants, protecting pollinators from pesticides, and community science efforts you can participate in. Information will be general to California.
Speakers: Angela Laws and Sarah Hoyle
July 30 - Register Now!
SPEAKERS:
Angela Laws, Endangered Species Conservation Biologist, Climate Change Lead, Xerces Society.
Based in Sacramento, California, Angela works on habitat restoration for pollinators and monarch butterflies in the Central Valley. Her role at the Xerces Society also involves incorporating climate resiliency into pollinator restoration projects. Angela has over 15 years of experience studying arthropods in grassland habitats, including studies of how climate change can affect species interactions. She received a master's of science in ecology from Utah State University, and a Ph.D. in biology from the University of Notre Dame.
Sarah Hoyle, Pesticide Program Specialist, Xerces Society
Sarah supports invertebrate conservation by evaluating the risks that pesticides pose to ecosystems. She works to promote ecologically-sound pest management strategies and protect habitat from pesticides in both agricultural and residential areas. Sarah holds a master's in environmental management from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, where she focused on sustainable agriculture policy. She joined Xerces in 2018 and is based in Truckee, California.
Intended Audience
Anyone with an interest in making California better for bees and other pollinators. This might include gardeners, park mangers, teachers and naturalists.
The webinars in this series focus specifically on pollinator habitat for urban and suburban spaces.
Photo Credits
Top photo: X. californica on A. fascicularis by Cameron Newell/Xerces Society
Second photo: Field of flowers by Jim Cairns, NCRS