BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN
TZID:America/New_York
X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:62@lincolnconservation.org
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200301T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200301T143000
DTSTAMP:20200115T145640Z
URL:https://lincolnconservation.org/events/designing-biodiversity-toolkits
 -to-create-pollinator-habitat-and-connectivity/
SUMMARY:Designing Biodiversity: Toolkits to Create Pollinator Habitat and C
 onnectivity
DESCRIPTION:This talk is part of a series of public programs on the Lincoln
  Pollinator Action Plan. Evan Abramson\, Principal at LandscapeInteraction
 s and architect of Lincoln's Plan\, will discuss how to create and mainta
 in functionally diverse native pollinator habitat\, increase biodiversity 
 and improve the resiliency of landscapes. There will be plenty of time for
  questions.\n\nFree. All are wlecome.\nAbout the Talk\nWild pollination sy
 stems are being degraded rapidly\, raising concern over an impending ecolo
 gical catastrophe. Yet most efforts to create pollinator habitat have only
  increased common species\, rather than the range of wild pollinators need
 ed for ecosystem health and resiliency. We will explore the critical role 
 of plant selection in designing and planning for pollinators on a range of
  land use scenarios\, and take a sneak peak at the new pollinator habitat 
 garden design for Birches School\, part of the Lincoln Pollinator Action P
 lan for 2020-2022. We'll break down the science behind native plants as 
 well as crop pollination\, and explore the crucial role that native pollin
 ators play in biodiversity\, ecosystem health\, climate resiliency and foo
 d security.\nAbout the Speaker\nEvan Abramson is a Pollination Systems Des
 igner + Planner at LandscapeInteractions. Drawing on his diverse experienc
 e as a regional planner\, landscape designer\, community organizer\, docum
 entary filmmaker and photojournalist\, he designs landscapes and regional 
 corridors that build biodiversity and strengthen ecological resilience to 
 a changing climate at the ecosystems level\, through the (re)creation of n
 ative pollination systems and individual pollinator-plant interactions. A 
 former Land Use + Natural Resources Planner at the Franklin Regional Counc
 il of Governments\, Evan designed a climate resiliency plan for the Deerfi
 eld River Watershed\, the first of its kind in the State of Massachusetts.
  His environmental documentaries have garnered dozens of festival awards\,
  and influenced policy makers across the globe. He holds a Master of Scien
 ce in Ecological Design from the Conway School of Landscape Design\, and i
 s co-author of the Great Barrington Pollinator Action Plan.\nAbout the Pro
 ject\n[caption id="attachment_2399" align="alignright" width="150"] Bombus
  Fervidus\, a native threatened bumblebee. Photo by Norman Levey[/caption]
 \n\nThe Lincoln Pollinator Action Plan: “Planting the Way for Biodiversi
 ty and Climate Resilience” is a project developed by the Lincoln Land Co
 nservation Trust in partnership with Evan Abramson of LandscapeInteraction
 s and Dr. Robert Gegear\, a professor of biology at UMASS Dartmouth. We pr
 opose to create a roadmap for biodiversity and climate resilience across t
 he Town of Lincoln by rebuilding functionally diverse native ecosystems\, 
 through site-specific pollinator habitat designs that are based on scienti
 fic study. By incorporating multiple Case Study (scientifically researched
 ) sites representing a wide array of land uses\, ecological habitats\, and
  aesthetics\, Native Plant and Pollinator Toolkits will be developed that 
 can be applied to sites across town\, including on conservation\, public\,
  and private land\, and beyond! Everyone is encouraged to participate alon
 g the way by helping to build a pollinator corridor across the town of Lin
 coln and through citizen science action.\n\n\n
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lincolnconservation.org/wp-content/uploa
 ds/2020/01/LandscapeInteractions_Toolkit3_CroppedSquare.jpg
CATEGORIES:Special Program
LOCATION:Bemis Hall\, 15 Bedford Road\, Lincoln\, MA\, 01773\, United State
 s
GEO:42.4277146;-71.3024294
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=15 Bedford Road\, Lincoln\,
  MA\, 01773\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Bemis Hall:geo:42.4
 277146,-71.3024294
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/New_York
X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York
BEGIN:STANDARD
DTSTART:20191103T010000
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
END:VCALENDAR