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.
Cost
This is a series of free online webinars.
Registration Contact
Rachel Dunham
The Xerces Society
rachel.dunham@xerces.org
Reasonable Accommodations
The Xerces Society is an equal-opportunity provider and employer, and provides reasonable accommodations for in-person events.
Closed Captioning will be available for these webinars.
Zoom offers some accessibility features for attendees as well. Visit the following Zoom links for
About the Xerces Society
The Xerces Society is a nonprofit organization that protects wildlife through the conservation of invertebrates and their habitat. Established in 1971, the Society is a trusted source for science-based information and advice. We collaborate with people and institutions at all levels and our work to protect pollinators encompasses all landscapes. Our team draws together experts from the fields of habitat restoration, entomology, botany, and conservation biology with a single focus—protecting the life that sustains us. To learn more about our work, visit www.xerces.org.
Photo Credits
Banner: X. californica on A. fascicularis by Cameron Newell/Xerces Society
Sidebar: Field of flowers by Jim Cairns, NCRS
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The Xerces Society presents
Bring Back the Pollinators:
Conserving California’s
Native Bees and Butterflies
July 29th & July 30th @ 5:30 PM PDT
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
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
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.