{"id":17321,"date":"2023-03-22T18:47:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T18:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freedomsway.org\/staging\/6553\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=17321"},"modified":"2023-06-01T15:58:22","modified_gmt":"2023-06-01T15:58:22","slug":"connecting-communities-walks-talks-operation-pollination-with-xerces-society-usda-nrcs","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/freedomsway.org\/staging\/6553\/event\/connecting-communities-walks-talks-operation-pollination-with-xerces-society-usda-nrcs\/","title":{"rendered":"Connecting Communities: Walks & Talks \u2014 Operation Pollination with Xerces Society\/USDA-NRCS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Join us as we celebrate the return of Connecting Communities: Walks & Talks<\/a> after a two-year hiatus! This year\u2019s series titled \u201cOperation Pollination\u201d focuses on native pollination systems specific to the Heritage Area, highlighting the work of our partners while sharing ways in which you can help these systems thrive.<\/em><\/p>\n

As we await Spring\u2019s return and the buzz of pollinator activity, we\u2019ll kick-off the program on Wednesday, March 1st with a mini-series of webinars providing participants with a foundational understanding of the topic. Programs are free and open to the public\u2014click here to register<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Pollinators and other beneficial insects are experiencing drastic and widespread declines. The number of species documented as threatened or endangered continues to grow making pollinator conservation a national priority. Producers and forest landowners in New England can play an important role in protecting pollinators and beneficial insects, and the services they provide to our working lands, natural areas, and communities.<\/p>\n

Join the Xerces Society\u2019s Kelly Gill to learn how you can support pollinators on farms, grazing lands, forests, gardens, local landscapes by enhancing habitat, reducing pesticide risk, and improving agricultural biodiversity and USDA-NRCS programs that offer technical and financial assistance for implementing conservation practices for pollinators and other natural resources.<\/p>\n

Topics covered in Kelly\u2019s talk will include:
\n\u2022 Overview of pollinator biology and habitat needs
\n\u2022 Planning, designing, and creating pollinator habitat
\n\u2022 Evaluating site characteristics and existing habitat features
\n\u2022 Protecting pollinators from pesticide exposure and habitat contamination
\n\u2022 Examples of habitat practices including wildflower meadows, flowering hedgerows, riparian buffers, field and forest borders, insectary strips, and gardens.
\n\u2022 Reducing harm from land management activities
\n\u2022 USDA-NRCS technical and financial assistance programs and practices for pollinators
\n\u2022 Other opportunities to get involved
\n\u2022 Helpful resources and tools pollinator conservation in your region<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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