7th Annual Agroforestry Symposium
January 22, 2016/
The Center for Agroforestry at the University of Missouri presents:
The Future of Pollinators: Why Agroforestry Matters
January 28, 2016 | 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Bond Life Sciences Building – University of Missouri
Unable to attend in person?
Join us through live streaming: http://goo.gl/AjeQpG
Symposium Schedule
| 8:00 a.m. | Coffee and Registration |
| 8:30 a.m. | Introduction Dr. Shibu Jose, Director, The Center for AgroforestryWelcome and Introduction of Keynote Speaker: Dr. Thomas Payne, Dean, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources |
| 8:45 a.m. | Keynote Address: Pollinator Conservation in the Balance Mr. Scott Hoffman Black, Director, The Xerces Society |
| 9:45 a.m. | Agroforestry Design Considerations for Pollinators Mr. Gary Bentrup, Research Landscape Planner, National Agroforestry Center |
| 10:15 a.m. | Perennial Hedgerows in Agroecosystems, Enhancing Pollinator Habitat Ms. Lauren Ponisio, PhD Candidate, The Kremen Lab, UC Berkeley |
| 10:45 a.m. | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 a.m. | Native Bee Conservation in Missouri Mr. Mike Arduser, Missouri Department of Conservation |
| 11:30 a.m. | Creating and Protecting Pollinator Habitat with Native Plants Dr. Nadia Navarrete-Tindall, Extension Associate Professor, Lincoln University |
| 12:00 p.m. | Lunch Break (Lunch on your own) |
| 1:30 p.m. | Helping Bees and Farmers in a Savanna Agroecosystem: Lessons from Kenya to the US Dr. Ed Spevak, Curator of Invertebrates and Director, Center for Native Pollinator Conservation, St. Louis Zoo |
| 2:15 p.m. | Panel Discussion: Public-Private Partnerships for Pollinator Conservation Moderator: Mr. Gregory Ormsby Mori, Outreach Coordinator, UMCAPanel Members: Mr. Scott Hoffman Black, The Xerces Society Mr. Rudi Roeslien, Roeslien & Associates, Inc. Mr. Chris Woodson, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Rebbeca Landewe, The Nature Conservancy |
| 3:45 p.m. | Poster Session and Reception in Upper Lobby, Bond Life Sciences Building (Until 5:30 p.m.) |
| 4:30 p.m. | Agroforestry and Wilderness Beekeeping for Conservation and Profit Dr. Leo Sharashkin, Horizontal Hive (Upper Lobby) |
Symposium is free and open to the public
For more information, please contact: Caroline Todd | Tel: (573) 884-2874 | Email: toddcs@missouri.edu
Visit the website at https://centerforagroforestry.org/annual-symposium/
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