An Introduction to Land Conservation Agreements

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Land Conservation Agreements limit a property’s uses in order to protect its conservation values. This enhanced or permanent protection of corporate lands can help conserve the natural, scenic, or rural qualities of the land for today and for future generations, adding to the depth of your Conservation Certification® goals. Join Sylvia Bates of the Land Trust Alliance to explore the basics of conservation agreements. You’ll also hear case studies of successful corporate and land trust partnerships.

You’ll learn:

  • What is a land conservation agreement, also known as a land trust
  • How to choose an appropriate land trust partner for your project
  • Benefits of conservation easements and other types of conservation strategies to help meet your goals
  • Questions to ask to ensure success of your project and partnership
  • How a land conservation agreement fits into your Conservation Certification program
  • Successful outcomes from case studies that demonstrate how real-world companies met challenges and realized benefits by working with land trusts

Presenter:

  • Sylvia Bates, Director of Standards & Educational Services, Land Trust Alliance
  • Stephen T. Johnson, President, North American Land Trust
  • Kamara Sams, Environmental Community Relations, The Boeing Company

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Native Bees: Bringing Essential Species Back to Your Habitat

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There are more than 4000 species of native bees in the United States alone—does your habitat support these essential, but often overlooked, pollinators? Join Mace Vaughn of The Xerces Society to learn how to welcome native bees to your habitat projects.

You’ll learn:

  • Why native bees are so important to ecosystems and humans
  • What factors contribute to the recent decline of these pollinators
  • How to enhance your habitat for various types of native bees
  • How to recognize native species to aid in monitoring your habitat
  • How to participate in citizen science projects to add value to your conservation efforts

Presenter:

  • Mace Vaughan, Pollinator Program Co-Director, The Xerces Society

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How They Did It: Checking In with the Best Insect Hotels

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What makes a great bug hotel? WHC wanted to find out through last year’s Insect Hotel Challenge, our first ever international design and build contest for bug hotels. We received 41 entries from across the US, Mexico, Brazil, and as far away as Uzbekistan. The entries were judged on creativity and ingenuity, the use of found materials and the awareness of the designers of the habitat benefit to insects.

In this webinar, hear from the teams behind the winning hotels on how they developed their creative structures and implementation plans.

You’ll learn:

  • The inspiration behind the creation of these award-winning bug hotels for native bees, lacewings, beetles, ladybugs, and other insects.
  • How these projects enhance partnerships and strengthen conservation programs and community engagement
  • Ideas for building a bug hotel of your own

Presenters:

  • Tatiana Gil, General Motors São Caetano do Sul, Brazil
  • Becky Azevedo, Technical Manager, Waste Management Guadalupe Landfill
  • Thelma Redick, Senior Director of Conservation Content and Partnerships, Wildlife Habitat Council

What is an Insect Hotel?

Need a primer on insect hotels? Learn the basics through our on-demand webinar: Build a Bug Palace – Learn How Easy, Inexpensive Insect Hotels Can Enhance Your Habitat.

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Five Star Grants: A Good Fit for Companies and Their Community Partners

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The Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Program seeks to develop nationwide community stewardship of local natural resources, focusing on the stewardship and restoration of coastal, wetland and riparian ecosystems across the country. Projects funded under this program seek to address water quality issues in priority watersheds, such as erosion due of unstable streambanks, pollution from stormwater runoff, and degraded shorelines. A key aspect of this program is the development of partnerships, which can include NGOs, government agencies, educational institutions, and even businesses.

During this webinar you’ll learn:

  • What the Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Grant is
  • The typical characteristics of projects that are funded through the program
  • How companies can work together with other partners to develop and implement projects under the program, using case studies of projects submitted in recent years

Presenters:

  • Thelma Redick, Senior Director, Conservation Content and Partnerships, Wildlife Habitat Council
  • Carrie Clingan, Program Director, Community Stewardship and Youth, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

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Saving Bats From Decline

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The Corporate Role in Preserving the Ecological and Economic Benefits of Bats
Sponsored by Ontario Power Generation

Bats are a unique group of animals with ecological, economical and cultural significance around the world. They are ubiquitous, with 1,300 species living on every continent but Antarctica. Insectivorous bats save agriculture billions of dollars through predation of a multitude of agricultural pests. Other bats eat fruit and nectar, acting as pollinators and spreading seeds of the fruit they eat, proving essential to the success of many food products like tequila and chocolate, consequently contributing to the global economy. With increased need, heightened interest and accessible technology, now is an opportune time for corporate landowners to engage in bat conservation projects.

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You Too Can Create Positive Pollinator Projects

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Pollinator projects are some of the easiest projects to implement on corporate lands. In this webinar, hear how WHC member companies such as Bayer and General Motors have implemented successful pollinator projects on their corporate habitat. You’ll also get an update on the current state of pollinator health and learn about issues facing pollinators including native bees.
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You’ll learn:
  • How projects of all sizes can have a positive impact for pollinators
  • How to engage employees and community members
  • How to successfully overcome challenges associated with pollinator projects
Presenters:
  • Pamela Bachman, Environmental Strategic Engagement Lead, Bayer Crop Science
  • Susan Kelsey, Global Biodiversity Program Manager, Sustainable Workplaces, General Motors
  • Dave Weydert, North American Cotton Crop Lead, Bayer

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The Vital Role of Business in Biodiversity: Building the Case for Corporate Conservation

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In today’s competitive landscape, engaging in corporate conservation is emerging as an innovative approach to meet both business and environmental needs. Indeed, corporate spending on sustainability and circular economy initiatives is on the rise — and yielding increased sales and cost savings. Demonstrating leadership in corporate conservation is crucial to meeting sustainability goals and achieving stakeholder collaboration.

During this webinar you’ll learn:

  • Links between conservation program investment and business benefits, including cost savings, risk reduction, increased employee engagement and productivity
  • How biodiversity-based programs offer the advantage of flexibility not only to adapt to different size companies, operations and lands, but also across types of landscapes
  • How to use the WHC model to create measurable, meaningful conservation and community engagement projects
  • Tools available to get started in building your business case for biodiversity-based programs

Presenter:

  • Thelma Redick, Senior Director, Conservation Content and Partnerships, Wildlife Habitat Council

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Rights-of-Way Partnerships and Alliances: Addressing the Risk of the Pollinator Declines and ESA Listings

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Rights-of-way offer unique conservation opportunities by connecting landscapes and providing a generally stable habitat protected from future development. The Rights-of-Way as Habitat Working Group, composed of multiple industries and unique partnerships, is working to support pollinators and other wildlife, inspired by the population declines in insect pollinator species and the potential listing of the monarch butterfly under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The group is currently working on a voluntary agreement to enhance and sustain monarch butterfly habitat, and in turn will receive regulatory assurances that no additional management activities will be required if the butterfly becomes listed.

During this webinar you’ll learn:
  • How ESA tools like Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances (CCAA) can be used to provide important conservation that may influence future ESA listing decisions
  • What is included in the National Monarch Butterfly CCAA for Energy and Transportation Lands
  • Ways partners can engage in the CCAA effort and benefits of participating now
Presenters: 
  • Iris Caldwell, Program Manager- Sustainable Landscapes, Energy Resources Center, University of Illinois at Chicago
  • Dan Salas, Senior Ecologist, Cardno 
  • Laurel Hill, Fish and Wildlife Biologist, Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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Be a Bat Hero: Planning for Bat Week

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Mark your calendars for Bat Week and “Be a Bat Hero!”

This webinar will provide you with all the tools you need to join the celebration with WHC and our Bat Week partners and help increase awareness about bats.

You’ll learn:

  • The importance of bats to our ecosystems
  • Strategies to protect bats and enhance their natural habitats
  • Fun and educational ideas to engage both children and adults in bat conservation
  • Free resources available for use at Bat Week events
  • Ways to spread the word about your Bat Week event on social media

Presenters:

  • Mylea Bayless, Senior Director, Network and Partnerships, Bat Conservation International
  • Catherine Hibbard, Public Affairs Specialist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Thelma Redick, Senior Director, Content and Partnerships, Wildlife Habitat Council
  • Kimberly Winter, Nature Watch Program Manager, U.S. Forest Service

 

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Assessing the Value and Benefits of Trees: An Intro to i-Tree

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Learn about i-Tree, a free, state-of-the-art, peer-reviewed software suite from the U.S. Forest Service for assessing and valuing forests and community trees. i-Tree helps thousands of communities across the globe strengthen forest management and advocacy efforts by quantifying tree structure, threats, and benefits such as greenhouse gas reduction and air quality improvement.

Led by Davey Tree, North America’s largest employee-owned arborist company, this webinar will introduce key i-Tree tools and strategies to engage audiences and assist land management and conservation efforts of all sizes and land types, including natural areas, corporations, cities, homes and schools.

Learn how to use i-Tree tools and associated applications to:

  • Assess human and forest population characteristics and threats to prioritize areas for tree planting and protection
  • Select the best species to plant based on desired services and conservation objectives
  • Quantify the effects of tree canopy and impervious cover on water quantity and quality
  • Estimate long-term environmental benefits and values of a tree planting project

Presenter:

  • Al Zelaya, Urban Forester, The Davey Tree Expert Company

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