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Working Lands for Wildlife Welcomes Newest Private Lands Biologist
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Ben Wilson has joined the WLFW Eastern Hellbender team to help serve farmers in Northern Alabama.
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NRCS Staff Support the Hellbender WLFW Program by Learning About Natural Design Principles
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NRCS staff from four states met in Western NC to tour stream restoration projects for hellbenders and get a close up look at best practices.
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SE CASC Science Seminar, January 22: New Project Lightning Talks
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Join us for a series of 5-minute talks summarizing newly funded SE CASC projects.
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USEC Bonnie Keynote for the Corridors, Connectivity and Crossings Conference
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Under Secretary Robert Bonnie, Farm Production and Conservation, USDA
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WLFW Pollinator Conservation Webinar Series: Session #1 Pollination Biology
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Session 1 of WLFW Pollinator Conservation Webinar series, presented by Celia Vuocolo, WLFW Pollinator Coordinator-East with Quail Forever & USDA-NRCS.
In this first session of the series, topics covered include threats to pollinators, plant pollination strategies, pollinator foraging behaviors, and a quick overview of bees of conservation concern.
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WLFW Pollinator Conservation Webinar Series: Session #2 Who are the Southeast Region’s Pollinators?
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Session 2 of WLFW Pollinator Conservation Webinar series, presented by Celia Vuocolo, WLFW Pollinator Coordinator-East with Quail Forever & USDA-NRCS.
In the second session of the series, topics covered include an overview of pollinator communities in the Southeast, six native been families in the US, other major pollinator groups and some fundamental planning considerations and recommendations.
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WLFW Pollinator Conservation Webinar Series: Session #3 Bumble Bees in the Southeast
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Session 3 of WLFW Pollinator Conservation Webinar series, presented by Celia Vuocolo, WLFW Pollinator Coordinator-East with Quail Forever & USDA-NRCS.
This session focuses on Bumble Bees in the Southeast, and will be the first of three sessions on “pollinator species of conservation concern” in the series. Topics covered include bumble bee life history, conservation threats & status, species found in the southeast, management considerations and plants for supporting bumble bees.
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WLFW Pollinator Conservation Webinar Series: Session # 4 Monarch in the Southeast
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Session 4 of WLFW Pollinator Conservation Webinar series, presented by Dr. Ray Moranz, Grazing Lands Pollinator Ecologist for the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation. This session focuses on the Monarch butterfly in the Southeast, and is the second of three sessions on “pollinator species of conservation concern” in the series. Topics covered include Monarch life history, conservation threats & status, management considerations and Southeast region plants species that support Monarchs.
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USDA Accepts Nearly 2.7 Million Acres in Grassland CRP Signup
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas, July 19, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting offers for nearly 2.7 million acres from agricultural producers and private landowners through this year’s Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Grassland signup. This program allows producers and landowners to continue grazing and haying practices while protecting grasslands and further CRP conservation efforts. Grassland CRP is part of the Biden-Harris administration’s broader effort to address climate change and conserve natural resources. This year’s signup results include more than 144,000 acres in Texas.
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Can Agriculture and Biodiversity Coexist?
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To free up land for biodiversity conservation while satisfying growing food demand, techno-optimist narratives suggest indefinitely increasing agricultural productivity, including through massive pesticide use. But this view, which has made its way from an academic niche into corporate and policy-making circles, overlooks the complexity of natural ecosystems and the market dynamics that regulate access to food.
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