Beneficial Invertebrates in Our Soil
Webinar Details
When:
Mar 17, 2021 2:00 pm US/Eastern
Length: 01:30 (hh:mm)
Advance Registration NOT available.
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Presenter(s):
- Presenter: Stephanie Frischie; Agronomist/Native Plant Materials Specialist; The Xerces Society; Otterbein, IN.
- Presenter: Jennifer Hopwood; Senior Pollinator Conservation Specialist; The Xerces Society; Omaha, NE.
- Coordinator: Nancy Lee Adamson, PhD; Senior Pollinator Conservation Specialist; Xerces Society and NRCS ENTSC; Greensboro, NC
CEU Credits/Certificate Offered:
- Certificate of Participation
Virtual Event Format:
Group Viewing Available:
Join us as we discuss the diversity of soil invertebrates, their role in soil health, ways to observe or monitor them, and farming practices that support soil life and improve production.
Participate in this training to:
a. Gain an expanded understanding of soil animal diversity, including the ability to recognize the 12 most
common groups of soil macroinvertebrates and to describe their role in soil health.
b. Have greater, in-depth exposure to the life cycles and ecology of soil invertebrates, including the
ability to describe the basic life cycles of at least 12 invertebrate groups and their role in the food web.
c. Receive training in how to recognize common groups of soil invertebrates, particularly those with
agricultural importance, including the ability to describe basic invertebrate body parts and physical
characteristics.
d. Identify the basics of field scouting and sampling of soil animals to evaluate species diversity in
agricultural settings. This training will guide participants toward being able to carry out that same
scouting and sampling independently after the course.
e. Discover practical, science-based conservation strategies to help increase the abundance and diversity
of soil animal life.
Healthy soil is full of invertebrates. Photo by Stephanie Frischie
This webinar is presented by USDA NRCS Science and Technology. Contact Jennifer Ryan, Science & Technology Training Library content manager, for more information about this webinar.
Audio is Computer Broadcast only | Live captions
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