Amazing, Beneficial Bats – Incorporating Bat Education into Your Conservation Program

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You asked for more bats and we listened! After our popular webinar “Why Bats Matter” we received so many requests for more learning opportunities about bats, we added this webinar to our schedule.

This new webinar will explore Project EduBat, a learning experience that can be incorporated into any bat conservation program, and serves to inspire, excite, and activate people of all ages to help our amazing and beneficial bats. We’ll review Project EduBat’s new curriculum, interpretive materials and teaching resource kits, giving you tips and strategies on how to effectively use these materials on-site and at local schools. We’ll also take a look at ways you can participate in Bat Week activities (October 24-31, 2016) by “Pulling for Bats” and attacking invasive plants in your landscape.

You’ll learn:

  • How to incorporate Project EduBat into your conservation program
  • Bat Week activities you can participate in

Presenter:

  • Cynthia Sandeno, Regional Program Leader, Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive Species, U.S. Forest Service

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Environmental Justice: A Healthy and Sustainable Future for All

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The EPA defines environmental justice as the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income, with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies. The environmental justice movement serves to bridge the gap of environmental disparities in low income communities.

Facilities that operate in these communities face a variety of challenges in developing community-based conservation programs, including lack of resources or interest. This webinar will address those challenges and more, offering strategies on how to engage and empower community members to define what the greening of their community looks like, and to encourage young people to investigate careers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math).

You’ll learn:

  • The origins, present and future of the environmental justice movement
  • How to develop and expand conservation projects in low income areas
  • Success stories of environmental justice projects by WHC corporate members

Presenter:

  • Tasha J. LoPorto, NEPA Program Specialist, United States Department of Agriculture/Forest Service, Ecosystem Management Coordinator

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When Birds and Corporate Habitats Collide

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While many of our conservation projects are built to attract birds, not all corporate habitats are suitable for birds.

Each year, millions of birds die from collisions with windows. A year-round occurrence, bird strikes can happen at virtually any type of building – commercial, educational or residential. The problem is especially evident during migration season. In addition, excessive bird droppings and nesting materials at roost sites may cause health risks to humans and create other problems on public buildings and grounds.

In this webinar, you’ll learn:

  • What causes bird strikes and ways to reduce or eliminate these strikes on buildings at your site
  • Various techniques to effectively and humanely manage, control and deter birds at your habitat

Presenter:

  • Lindsay Jacks, Coordinator, Lights Out Baltimore

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Event Planning 101: How to Host a Successful Community Event at Your Habitat

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Interested in hosting a one-day event at your corporate habitat but unsure of where to start? Need tips on how to improve, or measure the success of, an existing event?

This webinar will show you how to engage your community, educate the public on an environmental topic, and celebrate the success of your habitat by hosting a one-day event. Join Jenna Emerson of CEMEX as she divulges secrets of the success of CEMEX’s annual Earth Day event in central Florida, which attracts more than 1,000 attendees each year. Not matter what size of event you plan to host, this webinar will give you the tools you need to pull off a successful event.

You’ll learn:

  • Secrets for engaging your community and building successful partnerships
  • How to plan for an event in your corporate habitat
  • Techniques and metrics for evaluating the success of your event

Presenters:

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

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Why Bats Matter: Protection and Awareness Strategies

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Bats are unique creatures. They are also very valuable creatures, both ecologically and economically. However, because of historical and human threats, bats need our help. This webinar will walk you through what makes bats special, why they need our help, and updates on current threats. Our bat expert will also discuss conservation and community engagement opportunities that you can implement to protect bats and increase awareness.

You’ll learn:

  • What makes bats unique, from their habitat and roosting to hibernation
  • About white-nose syndrome and its spread
  • Strategies to protect bats and enhance their natural habitats
  • Ways to spread the word, including joining National Bat Week Activities (October 26-November 1)

Presenter:

  • McKenzie Hall, NJ DEP, Division of Fish and Wildlife, Endangered and Nongame Species Program

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We Need a Buffer: Protecting Wetlands by Installing and Monitoring Riparian Buffer Zones

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Did you know that more than half of the world’s wetlands have been lost since 1900? Wetlands provide vital habitat to a significant number of species, including waterfowl, wading birds, frogs and salamanders, aquatic invertebrates, turtles and fish. Wetlands also provide a essential ecosystem services like purifying our water, absorbing flood waters, and protecting coastal and riparian areas against erosion.

This webinar will discuss how riparian buffer zones are one of the most important practices you can implement to help protect your wetlands.

You’ll learn:

  • The many benefits of a healthy riparian buffer
  • How these buffers can provide forage and shelter for native species such as birds, pollinator, and other wildlife
  • “Edge of field practices” to incorporate into agricultural and former agricultural areas and why they are so critical to healthy aquatic systems

Presenter:

  • Craig Goodwin, National Water Quality Specialist & National Aquatic Ecologist, Ecological Sciences Division, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

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Prioritizing Pollinators in Corporate America

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How Companies Can Align Their Business Needs with the National Strategy to Promote the Health of Honey Bees and Other Pollinators

Corporate lands of all sizes and scopes can have the potential to implement pollinator projects and contribute to the goals of the White House’s National Strategy to Promote the Health of Honey Bees and Other Pollinators. With thoughtful design, pollinator projects can meet business needs for site maintenance, employee and community engagement, and corporate goals for sustainability reporting.

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Monarchs in Peril – How Can You Help?

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The monarch butterfly is in danger. Their population has seen a 90% decline in recent years, and unless we act now, this majestic natural wonder could disappear in our lifetime. But what can you do to help?

Creating habitat, and participating in community education are two of the most important ways we can protect and conserve the monarch butterfly.

In this webinar, experts from Monarch Joint Venture and the National Recreation and Park Association will present their best practices for implementing these important monarch butterfly conservation strategies.

You’ll learn:

  • Basic monarch biology and habitat needs
  • Opportunities for corporate landscapes to get involved
  • What is happening nationally and internationally to protect this iconic species
  • How participating in citizen science programs can help track this species of concern while also help meet monitoring goals of your Conservation Certification project
  • Ideas for reaching beyond your fence line and engaging the community in projects and monitoring

Presenters:

  • Wendy Caldwell, Monarch Joint Venture
  • Rich Dolesh, National Recreation and Park Association

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Incorporating Project Learning Tree into Your Educational Projects

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Are you interested in incorporating Project Learning Tree into your educational projects? In this webinar, learn how to use this curriculum as a way to share the wonder of your habitat with others, and find out how you and your partners can receive training in this curriculum. Project Learning Tree is a set of nearly 100 conservation education lessons developed by teachers and published by the American Forest Foundation. But don’t be fooled by the title—the lessons in Project Learning Tree cover so much more than the study of trees! Hands-on lessons delve into cross-cutting science concepts such as diversity, patterns of change and inter-relationships in ecosystems. Aimed at kindergarten through secondary school, the lessons are adaptable for use with formal education, scout groups, annual fairs or casual learning experiences along a nature trail with employees and families.

Presenter:

  • Kathy McGlauflin, Senior Vice President in Education, Project Learning Tree

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WHC Conservation Certification: A Conversation with Margaret O’Gorman

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WHC’s new certification program, Conservation Certification, sets the standard for corporate conservation actions, and produces quantitative benefits to corporations, communities and the environment.

During this interview-style webinar, Wildlife Habitat Council president, Margaret O’Gorman answers questions related to:

  • The development of the program by experts and stakeholders
  • Using Project Guidances to help structure and implement high quality conservation and education projects
  • Benefits, including online access, measurements and reporting
  • How it affects new and existing applications

The Conservation Certification application system will go live in early 2016. Be ready when it does!

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