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Can Agriculture and Biodiversity Coexist?
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by
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published
Dec 15, 2022
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Dec 16, 2024 04:18 PM
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Biodiversity,
WLFW,
Food Demand,
Northern Bobwhite Quail,
News,
Grasslands and Savannas,
Working Lands for Wildlife,
Agriculture
To free up land for biodiversity conservation while satisfying growing food demand, techno-optimist narratives suggest indefinitely increasing agricultural productivity, including through massive pesticide use. But this view, which has made its way from an academic niche into corporate and policy-making circles, overlooks the complexity of natural ecosystems and the market dynamics that regulate access to food.
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WLFW Pollinator Conservation Webinar Series: Session # 7 Do I Need a Pollinator Seed Mix and How to Build One
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by
Web Editor
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published
Dec 20, 2023
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last modified
Feb 28, 2025 04:28 PM
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filed under:
WLFW Pollinator Conservation Webinar Series,
Training Resources,
WLFW,
Webinars and Instructional Videos,
Northern Bobwhite Quail,
Webinar,
Monarch Butterfly,
Quail Forever,
Grasslands and Savannas,
Working Lands for Wildlife
Session 7 of WLFW Pollinator Conservation Webinar series, presented by Kelly Gill, Pollinator Conservation Specialist for the Xerces Society and a Partner Biologist with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. This session focuses on building seed mixes designed for pollinators and is the second of three sessions on “pollinator habitat” in the series. Topics covered include recognizing whether a seed mix is needed, various seed mix options through NRCS, and specific information needed to build a seed mix such as habitat design and species selection.
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WLFW Pollinator Conservation Series: Session # 8 Pollinators and Livestock Grazing
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by
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published
Dec 20, 2023
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last modified
Feb 28, 2025 04:28 PM
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WLFW Pollinator Conservation Webinar Series,
Training Resources,
WLFW,
Webinars and Instructional Videos,
Webinar,
Northern Bobwhite Quail,
Monarch Butterfly,
Video,
Grasslands and Savannas,
Quail Forever,
Working Lands for Wildlife
Session 8 of WLFW East Region Conservation Webinar series, presented by Jason Jones and Katrina Sims, Grassland and Grazing Coordinators in Ohio and Arkansas, respectively. This session focuses on grazing livestock with consideration of pollinators. This is the third of three sessions on “pollinator habitat” in the series. Topics covered include benefits of native grassland restoration, native grazing considerations for conservation planning, pasture conversion and establishment, and grazing strategies.
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WLFW East Region Conservation Series
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by
Ciera Rhodes
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published
Jan 09, 2024
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last modified
Dec 06, 2024 06:52 PM
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filed under:
WLFW,
Northern Bobwhite Quail,
Webinar,
Quail Forever,
News,
Working Lands for Wildlife,
Pheasants Forever,
Grasslands and Savannas
Tune in this Thursday, January 11th, at 11:30 am CST for the next webinar in our Conservation Series! This week's topic will cover "Pollinators & Forestland: Underappreciated Pollinator Habitat" with speaker Kass Urban-Mead of the Xerces Society.
Register here: https://tinyurl.com/ykxskkay
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WLFW East Region Conservation Series
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by
Ciera Rhodes
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published
Feb 05, 2024
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last modified
Dec 06, 2024 06:52 PM
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filed under:
WLFW,
Northern Bobwhite Quail,
Webinar,
Quail Forever,
News,
Working Lands for Wildlife,
Pheasants Forever,
Grasslands and Savannas
Tune in this Thursday, February 8th, at 11:30 am CST for the next webinar in our Conservation Series! This week's topic will cover "How to do a Pollinator Outreach Event" with speaker Cat Beall with Pheasants Forever.
Register here: https://tinyurl.com/ykxskkay
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USDA Launches New Bobwhite Conservation Pilot and Announces General Conservation Reserve Program Signup
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by
Rosanne Hessmiller
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published
Mar 02, 2024
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last modified
Dec 06, 2024 06:56 PM
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News,
Northern Bobwhite Quail,
Grasslands and Savannas,
WLFW
Working Lands for Wildlife’s Northern Bobwhite Pilot Project, as well as the signup dates for USDA’s General Enrollment signup in the Conservation Reserve Program (General CRP), opens March 4. Both conservation opportunities give producers tools to conserve wildlife habitat while achieving other conservation benefits, including sequestering carbon and improving water quality and soil health.
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WLFW East Region Conservation Webinar Series: Northern Bobwhite Session #10 “Decision Support Tool: Managing Timber and Quail”
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by
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Jun 13, 2025
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Jun 13, 2025 07:53 PM
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WLFW Northern Bobwhite Webinar Series
Session 10 of the “Northern Bobwhite” mini-series was presented by Daniel Crawford with the University of Georgia. This session focuses on a new app that helps in making decisions for pine management and wildlife objectives in Georgia. Topics covered include background of general pine plantation management, motivation to create this tool, experiment design, and a demonstration of this app.
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Grazing Study Brings New Insights for Bobwhite Quail Management
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by
Gilbert Randolph
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published
Apr 06, 2025
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last modified
May 27, 2025 05:46 AM
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filed under:
Working Lands for Wildlife,
Grasslands and Savannas,
Stories,
Northern Bobwhite Quail
The University of Tennessee, in cooperation with the USDA Workings Lands for Wildlife and the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife, recently completed a four-year study that aimed to explore how the combination of planting native warm-season grasses and cattle grazing may benefit bobwhite quail and other upland birds.
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Stories
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WLFW Pollinator Conservation Webinar Series: Session # 11 PF/QF’s Pollinator Habitat Program
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by
Web Editor
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Mar 26, 2024
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Feb 28, 2025 04:27 PM
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filed under:
WLFW Pollinator Conservation Webinar Series,
Training Resources,
WLFW,
Webinars and Instructional Videos,
Webinar,
Northern Bobwhite Quail,
Monarch Butterfly,
Video,
Grasslands and Savannas,
Quail Forever,
Working Lands for Wildlife
Session 11 of the WLFW East Region Conservation Webinar series was presented by Kim Cole, PF/QF’s Habitat Education Program Manager. This session focuses on resources for hosting pollinator events and is the second session on “pollinator outreach” in the series. Topics covered include Pollinator Habitat Outreach Program, Habitat Education Resources, and Milkweed in the Classroom.
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WLFW Pollinator Conservation Webinar Series: Session # 12 Maintaining Pollinator Habitat
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by
Web Editor
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published
Apr 26, 2024
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last modified
Feb 28, 2025 04:27 PM
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WLFW Pollinator Conservation Webinar Series,
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WLFW,
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Northern Bobwhite Quail,
Monarch Butterfly,
Video,
Grasslands and Savannas,
Working Lands for Wildlife
Session 12 of the WLFW East Region Conservation Webinar series was presented by Brittney Viers, PF/QF’s Tennessee State Coordinator. This session focuses on how to properly maintain pollinator habitat and is the last session in the pollinator series. Topics covered include the history of Southern Grasslands, designing adequate seed mixes, utilizing native seed banks, planting methods, and management techniques.
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