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Speaker: Sharon Selvaggio
Wondering how to ensure the plants you buy are safe for pollinators from the start? Sharon Selvaggio, Pesticide Program Specialist at The Xerces Society, will discuss why choosing pollinator-safe nurseries is important, what drives the nursery industry's use of pesticides and how plant buyers can evaluate nursery practices. She will also introduce Xerces' new adoptable contract grow model for obtaining pollinator-safe native plants in quantity.
Tiny, inconspicuous and unappreciated species hold our world together. On their behalf, Sharon Selvaggio, a staff member in The Xerces Society’s Pesticide Program, works to help people recognize the risks of pesticides and move away from pesticide reliance toward more prevention-based pest management. Sharon is a former biologist and refuge manager with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and prior to Xerces, worked for several years with Northwest Center for Alternatives to Pesticides.
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We can accommodate the first 300 people who enter the Zoom meeting at the meeting time. After you register, you will receive a registration confirmation email with a link to the Zoom meeting. Registering does not guarantee a space in the Zoom meeting.
Zoom opens at 7:00PM for pre-program board update and member Q&A. Presentations begin at 7:30PM and generally run until 8:45PM.
The program is free and open to the public.
This will be recorded and available on our Webinars page.
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HYBRID Program: Attend in person in Ellicott City or via Zoom including a brief MNPS Annual Meeting at 7:00 p.m.
Speaker: Jenan El-Hifnawi
Ask A Bumble Bee! Exploring Bumble Bee Floral Preference
This session explores the “Ask A Bumble Bee” program; a citizen science initiative dedicated to understanding bumble bee floral preference. In addition to learning how to participate in the program, attendees will hear some of our latest research findings; ultimately walking away with practical information for creating and observing bee-friendly gardens!
Jenan is a Maryland native and local ecology enthusiast! After graduating from UMD with a bachelor’s in biology, she was awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship to fund her Masters degree at UMD. She now is working towards this degree, exploring the impacts of the ice age on the evolution of various South American bee species. She also is the coordinator of the program we will discuss today, "Ask A Bumble Bee."
Lear more about Ask a Bumblebee: https://u.osu.edu/askabumble/
In Person Library Room open at 6:30PM Zoom opens at 7:00PM for the MNPS Annual Meeting. Presentation begins at 7:15PM and generally run until 8:30 PM.
HYBRID Meeting Location: Miller Branch of the Howard County Library 9421 Frederick Rd, Ellicott City, MD 21042 Not an official Howard County Library System event
We can accommodate the first 300 people who enter the Zoom meeting at the meeting time.
After you register, you will receive a registration confirmation email with both the in person meeting address and link to the Zoom meeting. Registering does not guarantee a space in the meeting.