• A Forum for Safe Rodent Control in New England

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    In recent years, shocking numbers of raptors, foxes, coyotes, and other predators have been sickened or killed after preying on rodents poisoned with rodenticides. We need all public and private property owners and managers to take a non-poison integrated pest management…

  • IPM Plan Toolkit Webinar

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    To protect pollinators, Bee Cities and Campuses are reducing pesticide use and embracing integrated pest management practices. To help, Xerces Society is launching a new IPM Plan Toolkit to guide affiliates as they create or improve their IPM plans. Join…

  • In the Life of Moths: An Unseen Majority

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    Join Xerces Society to explore the world of moths with guest speaker, entomologist, and moth expert, Dr. David Wagner. Although not as well known as butterflies, moths outnumber butterflies and play a critical role in our world. Learn about their…

  • All About Bats

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    Discover the critical role bats play in maintaining a healthy ecosystem and learn about the pressing threats they face in this virtual program. Register on Zoom. This program will explore the importance of bat conservation, the impact of declining bat…

  • Ecological Restoration for Resilient Landscapes

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    Did you know we're now living in the Decade of Ecosystem Restoration (2021-2030), as coined by the United Nations? Organizations all over the world - including Mass Audubon – are planning and doing ecological restoration projects. But what does that…

  • Less is More: The Eco-Friendly Garden Cleanup with Heidi Dollard

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    Less is More: The Eco-Friendly Fall Garden Cleanup, with Heidi Dollard This presentation will be recorded and available on MAPN's Youtube channel. The Massachusetts Pollinator Network hosts monthly presentations by experts in a wide range of topics related to pollinators…

  • All About Arachnids: Halloween’s Eight-Legged Wonders

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    Join Xerces Society for this special Q&A session with Dr. Sebastian Echeverri, spider scientist, wildlife photographer, and science communicator. Sebastian will show his arachnid pets and answer all of your questions. Come with your curiosity and celebrate Halloween! This webinar…

  • In the Life of Extraordinary Dragonflies

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    Join Dr. Jessica Ware from the American Museum of Natural History as she explores the world of dragonflies and damselflies. These incredible insects have many hidden talents! Learn about their unique life history, their conservation, and what you can do…

  • Minding the Climate: How Neuroscience Can Help Solve Our Environmental Crisis

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    Deep Dialogue with Elders Climate Action Massachusetts Chapter: Minding the Climate: How Neuroscience Can Help Solve Our Environmental Crisis Increasingly, politicians, activists, media figures, and the public at large agree that climate change is an urgent problem. Yet that sense…

  • Ask Me Anything About Recycling in MA with Recycle Smart

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    Ask Me Anything about Recycling in MA Ever wonder how clean your recyclables need to be? Unsure what to do with loose bottle caps? Overwhelmed by recycling numbers? This is the webinar for you! The Recycle Smart team is excited…

  • Sharing Like Cats and Dogs: Bobcats & Coyotes on the Vermont Landscape

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    Sharing Like Cats and Dogs: Bobcats & Coyotes on the Vermont Landscape Bobcats and coyotes compete for resources across Vermont. Yet they go about it with very different styles and have settled into an equilibrium since coyotes first appeared in…

  • Finding Focal Species: Fisher, Otter, Mink & Bobcat

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    Tracking wide-ranging carnivores as indicators of habitat connectivity Join Sophie for an hour-long exploration of the tracks and sign of Vermont's wide-ranging carnivores—and the other species we commonly confuse them with! Fisher, Otter, Mink & Bobcat require large expanses of…

  • BNRC Behind the Scenes: Trail Work

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    In this free online event Doug Brown, Director of Stewardship at BNRC, will share a summary of BNRC’s 2024 trail crew season, with a slideshow and details of how projects are identified, prioritized, planned, and executed over the 60+ mile…

  • Plant Communities: Functional Plant Roles for Restorative Gardens

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    Plant Communities: Functional Plant Roles for Restorative Gardens workshop with Instructor Holly Greenleaf, Greenleaf Design, LLC Fee: Member $28/ Non-member $38/ Workshop Sponsor $100 When designing a planting, we are creating an ecological community that will co-evolve over time. We…

  • Dam Busters 201: Overview of New England Dam Removal Research

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    Dam Busters 201 Webinar 1: Overview of New England Dam Removal Research Join for an overview of Boston College Prof. Noah Snyder's decades of research on dam removal in New England. Register here The Dam Busters 101 series ran from…

  • The Plight of the Fisher

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    Join Dr. David Needle, a veterinary pathologist at the New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (NHDVL), to learn how researchers are working to uncover what’s behind the decline in New Hampshire’s fisher population. Discover how exposure to commonly used rodenticides may…

  • Deep Dialogue: What Makes Up Massachusetts Electric Rates?

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    What Makes Up Massachusetts Electric Rates? with Austin Dawson, Deputy Director of Energy Supply and Rates, Policy Division of the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources Energy affordability, and in particular the cost of electricity, is essential to incentivize electrification and…

  • Crossings: How road ecology is shaping the future of our planet

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    Join Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust for an on-line program with Ben Goldfarb, author of Crossings: How road ecology is shaping the future of our planet. Crossings was named one of the best books of 2023 by the New York Times…