Project Wingspan Pollinator Habitat Technical Training Workshop Series
The Project Wingspan team is thrilled to offer this workshop series. The overarching goal of this workshop series is to increase the success of native habitat restoration and management efforts by offering land managers and stewards advanced educational support, recent findings from scientific field research, guidance on current best management practices, and practical solutions to ‘real-world’ habitat management obstacles. In collaboration with professional land managers and conservation scientists from throughout the Midwest and Great Lakes region, Project Wingspan invites your participation in this 5-part workshop series.
Habitat Restoration and Management Webinar Series
In 2018, P2 conducted a series of 5 in-person, symposium style workshops to provide technical assistance to public land managers and private land stewards working within the Eastern Broadleaf Forest-Continental Province who were engaged, (or are interested in becoming engaged), with monarch habitat planning, creation, restoration, and long-term management. Each of the five on-site workshops included a comprehensive review of best management practices (BMP’s) and targeted recommendations for management actions on public, private, and private working land environments.
To ensure a broader audience of land managers have access to this in-demand knowledge, P2 recorded the following 7-part webinar series. This series highlights presentations given by professional land managers and conservation scientists who are recognized for their expertise in monarch conservation, implementing monarch habitat projects in targeted land-use scenarios, and long-term habitat management.
Though the MWAEBF project has concluded, this 7-part webinar series will remain available online to continue empowering land stewards with the knowledge of how they can prepare, create, and maintain their own habitat, small or large, for monarchs and other pollinators.
Monarch Biology and Ecology (30 min)
Ed Spevak, Ph.D.: Curator of Invertebrates, Saint Louis Zoo; and Director, Center for Native Pollinator Conservation
In this presentation Dr. Spevak discusses the interdependent relationship between monarchs and their native habitat and explores key considerations for monarch conservation.
Monarch & Native Pollinator Habitat Design (23 min)
Pete Berthelsen: President, Conservation Blueprint LLC; and Partnership Director, The Bee & Butterfly Habitat Fund
"The ‘Factors’ to Consider with Great Pollinator Habitat Design"
In this webinar Pete Berthelsen presents information regarding the many interacting factors that need to be considered when designing monarch/native pollinator habitat to achieve successful and desired outcomes.
Rights of Way, Roads, & Pollinators
Site Preparation (30 min)
Mike Retterer: Coordinating Wildlife Biologist, Pheasants Forever/Quail Forever; and State Coordinator, Ohio Pollinator Habitat Initiative
In this presentation Mike Retterer explains why site preparation it is critically important for successful habitat establishment and offers technical guidance to various methods and approaches to prepare sites for project implementation.
Monarch and Native Pollinator Habitat Management (26 min)
Pete Berthelsen: President, Conservation Blueprint LLC; and Partnership Director, The Bee & Butterfly Habitat Fund
"The Importance of Pollinator Habitat Management”
In this presentation Pete Berthelsen walks us through management practices needed to produce high quality monarch and pollinator habitat. He explains the benefits of employing various approaches to habitat management, from establishment to long-term maintenance.
Project Implementation and Management (27 min)
Mike Retterer: Coordinating Wildlife Biologist, Pheasants Forever/Quail Forever; and State Coordinator, Ohio Pollinator Habitat Initiative
In this presentation Mike Retterer provides an overview of project implementation and planting methods to management practices when establishing monarch and pollinator habitat.
Roadside Habitat Management (30 min)
Stephanie Dobbs: Roadside Maintenance Manager, Illinois Department of Transportation; and Habitat and Monarch CCAA Coordinator
“Conservation Mowing, IVM, and Habitat on Right-of-Way”
In this presentation Stephanie shares her insight and recommendations for successfully managing habitat along roadsides, including transitioning from traditional management methods to those that promote monarch habitat while keeping safety a priority.
Habitat within Rights-of-Ways (26 min)
Iris Caldwell, P.E.: Program Manager, Energy Resources Center at University of Illinois at Chicago
“Making Way for Monarchs: Connecting Habitat through Rights-of-Way”
In this presentation Iris Caldwell gives an overview for understanding the importance of managing rights-of-ways as monarch and pollinator habitat and highlights opportunities for collaborative partnerships between rights-of-way managers and the conservation movement.