Introducing Habitat Hour for Beekeepers
We are excited to introduce a new Zoom webinar series for Minnesota’s beekeepers. These informative programs will be held four times in 2022.
Our first session held on April 6, from 6:30 pm-7:30 pm featured MNDOT’s Tina Markeson. Tina is the supervisor for the Roadside Vegetation Management Unit. The title of Tina’s presentation was “Managing Minnesota’s Roadsides and Exploring Partnership Opportunities with Bee Supporters”.
Please click here for a summary of MNDOT’s programs and several useful links
The speaker for our second Habitat Hour held on Wednesday May 4 th , 6:30 pm-7:30 pm was Dan Shaw from the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources. Dan provided us with a lot of information on BWSR’s programs to promote pollinator-friendly habitats across the state. He went into great detail on the state’s Lawns to Legumes program.
Please click here for information on BWSR’s many programs and several useful links
Please Save these dates for additional MHPA Habitat Hours:
Wednesday, October 5 th , 6:30pm-7:30pm- Dr. Jennifer Tsuruda, University of Tennessee Extension
Wednesday, November 2 nd , 6:30pm-7:30pm- Dr. Katie Lee, Minnesota Extension
Watch this site for links to these programs which will be posted later this summer
Please click here to register for our fall programs
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Habitat Hour webinars will not be recorded for future viewing, but we will share a summary of the discussion along with any resources that were discussed.