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Brown Bag Seminar | Eric Lee-Mäder | Farming with Pollinators and Beneficial Insects

March 29, 2018 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Presented by Eric Lee-Mäder, Pollinator Conservation Program Co-Director, the Xerces Society.

Join the Xerces Society’s Eric Lee-Mäder for a contemporary review of farm-based pollinator and beneficial insect conservation. Specific topics include the latest science, public policy, and business trends that are driving this work, as well as specific challenges that arise when working in intensively managed agriculture. Case studies featuring large-scale habitat projects such as hedgerows, beetle banks, flowering field borders, and cover crops will be highlighted, along with major food industry efforts to incorporate pollinator conservation into their business practices.

Details

Date:
March 29, 2018
Time:
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Event Category:

Organizer

Lisa DeVetter
Phone:
360-848-6124
Email:
lisa.devetter@wsu.edu
Website:
https://smallfruits.wsu.edu/

Venue

Sakuma Auditorium
16650 State Route 536
Mount Vernon, WA 98273 United States
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Phone:
(360) 848-6120
Website:
mtvernon.wsu.edu