Invasive Species: An Introduction | Part 1

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Invasive species pose a significant threat to the environment, damaging both land and water across the U.S. This webinar will provide an introduction to invasive species with a review of the characteristics of terrestrial (plant and insect) and aquatic invasive species, and clarification on the difference between a non-native species and an invasive species, explaining why that distinction matters when managing lands for conservation.

We will also discuss the proximate drivers of species introductions and, using select case studies, we will highlight the damaging impact of invasive species on native population and landscapes.

Presenter:

  • Shefali Mehta, PhD

This webinar is the first in a two-part series of webinars. Participants of this webinar voted to select a species to be explored in-depth in the Invasive Species: Resources and Techniques | Part 2 webinar in November.

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Don’t Lose It, Reuse It: Innovative Ways to Use Waste to Create Wildlife Habitat

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Many businesses have created innovative and fascinating ways to reuse waste, closing the loop on materials sourced throughout their supply chain. This is especially true in the world of conservation, where companies are now reusing supplies once destined for landfills to create wildlife habitat and solve specific environmental issues. Join General Motors’ Global Manager of Waste Reduction as he details how GM has successfully turned battery box covers into bat and bird boxes. You’ll also hear from Martin Ecosystems’ President, who will discuss how recycled materials can be used to create turtle basking islands or floating marshlands.

You’ll learn:

  • Successful ways companies have used waste to create habitat
  • Key rules for reuse of materials
  • About the importance of product development and testing before its reuse

Presenters:

  • John Bradburn, Global Manager of Waste Reduction, General Motors
  • Nicole Waguespack, President, Martin Ecosystems

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Beyond the Roosting Box: Next Level Bat Monitoring with Acoustic Technology

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Take your bat project to the next level! Deepen your understanding of bat habitat and learn rigorous monitoring techniques of the bat population. During this webinar, presented by Wildlife Acoustics, Bat Conservation International, Organization for Bat Conservation and WHC, you’ll learn:

  • How to use the latest in moderately priced and user-friendly acoustic technology to rigorously track your bat population with scientific accuracy
  • How to conduct an inventory of your habitat to learn more how it supports bats

(Although designed for corporate habitat volunteers and their partners, all citizen scientists are invited to attend this webinar on scientific monitoring of bat populations and habitat assessment.)

Presenters:

  • Robert Gierschick, Wildlife Acoustics
  • Sherwood Snyder, Wildlife Acoustics
  • Mylea Bayless, Bat Conservation International
  • Rob Mies, Organization for Bat Conservation
  • Thelma Redick, Wildlife Habitat Council

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Conservation Alignments – How to Make a Difference Beyond Your Site

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Conservation plans created by government or environmental NGOs and focused on a particular species or an entire ecosystem can provide inspiration, assistance and a framework for exceptional action. In this webinar, Margaret O’Gorman, President, WHC, will explore how supporting a local, regional or national conservation plan guarantees the best outcomes for your program.

Topics include:

  • How thinking beyond your fence-line can contribute to science-based, stakeholder-informed objectives and priorities
  • How to understand your conservation context and determine how you can create alignments that will make a difference way beyond your site

Presenter:

  • Margaret O’Gorman, President, Wildlife Habitat Council

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Building Effective Partnerships: Case Studies

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Trying to build a lasting partnership in conservation and community engagement? Learn time-tested steps to ensure your partnership will be mutually beneficial and last from the first excitement-filled meeting well into a mature habitat enhancement program. Case studies from both older and newer partnerships will be featured, demonstrating techniques on how to reach and define your shared mission and goals to keep everyone working together. Just like planting a garden or habitat, partnerships take time to grow and need tending—let successful partners share tips on how they made it work.

Level: Recommended for those beginning or considering a partnership for conservation or education. Also effective for those who wish to strengthen existing partnerships.

Presenter:
Robert Campbell, Education Specialist, Wildlife Habitat Council

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Measuring the Success of Your Conservation Education Projects

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Whether it’s a hands-on science activity for students, teacher training, employee instruction, or a citizen science program for the community, all education projects submitted for Conservation Certification must contain an assessment. These assessments not only measure the success of your project, but the data and knowledge collected can be shared internally and externally, and the lessons learned can help make your program stronger.

This webinar will explore the various assessment tools available including:

  • Observation of new skills acquisition or collaborative learning
  • Assessing journals entries or student work
  • Gaining feedback from reflective sessions and other innovative techniques

Presenter:

  • Thelma Redick, Wildlife Habitat Council

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Transforming Remediation Sites Into Conservation Assets

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How Companies Leverage Business Needs for Positive Environmental Outcomes
Sponsored by Boeing

Companies involved in remediation are moving beyond meeting regulatory requirements and increasingly adopting conservation-based approaches to site cleanup and reuse. In doing so, they are not simply returning sites to their former states, but leveraging conservation to transform liabilities into ecological, community and corporate assets.

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Monitoring for Reptiles and Amphibians

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Reptile and amphibian projects create, enhance, manage or restore habitat that benefits reptiles and amphibians, or use reptiles and amphibians and their habitat as a focus for conservation education. Sampling for reptiles and amphibians is an important aspect of the monitoring of your project. This webinar will explain how to plan and use your sampling scheme to get the most out of your monitoring effort.

You’ll learn:

  • Active and passive sampling techniques including using surveys and artificial cover objects
  • How to collect scientifically rigorous data
  • Different monitoring techniques for specific taxa

Presenter:

  • Dr. JJ Apodaca, Partners in Amphibian Conservation
  • Colleen Beaty, Conservation Content Writer, Wildlife Habitat Council

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Green Infrastructure – Learn the Environmental, Community and Economic Benefits

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Green infrastructure is an approach to mitigating environmental challenges using vegetation, soils and natural processes as part of a living engineered solution. Living engineered solutions can provide a broad range of biodiversity, community and economic benefits. Join experienced landscape designer Julia Plumb as she discusses the many opportunities to implement green infrastructure projects on sites.

Topics include:

  • How to plan green infrastructure programs for the best habitat outcomes
  • How to involve your community in the process
  • Stormwater management using strategic native species
  • Alternative surfaces for walls and roofs
  • Replacing impervious surfaces

Presenter:

  • Julia Plumb, Highbridge Social Enterprises Company

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Reimagining the Corporate Campus

Reimagining the Corporate Campus

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Creating Impactful Outcomes that Benefit Biodiversity and Communities
Sponsored by BASF Corporation

The opportunity exists to re-examine the way corporate campus lands are managed. New and existing corporate campuses can incorporate nature in their designs, realizing the cost savings of native landscaping, the human benefits of a more natural setting, and the opportunity to restore productive habitat and reconnect a fragmented suburban landscape.

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