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POLLINATOR SUMMIT OVERVIEW
FULL SUMMIT AGENDA
BEES, MONARCHS, AND OTHER POLLINATORS are in trouble, with multiple stressors such as habitat loss, fragmentation, pesticide use, and disease all contributing to alarming declines in their health and biodiversity. This has serious implications for the health of our landscapes, our food systems, and our communities.
The 2015 Pollinator Summit will focus on protecting pollinators by restoring ecological functions to the urban landscape through design and management, and recognizing the ecological and economic benefits that using best practices brings to our communities. Those who plan, design, or manage landscapes, and those who guide public policy, will leave the Summit with a better understanding of the often complex nature of supporting pollinators in an urban environment, and inspired to take action in their own work. Join us to learn the latest and find out what you can do.
GOALS OF THE SUMMIT
• Increase our understanding of current research-based information related to increasing pollinator health and
diversity in our communities.
• Translate our knowledge into effective new policies to influence urban landscape design and management.
• Transform on-the-ground practices to better support healthy plants and healthy pollinators in
our communities.
SUMMIT HIGHLIGHTS
PLENARY SESSION SPEAKERS
TOM MELIUS, Regional Director for the Midwest Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service view presentation
MARLA SPIVAK, PH.D., MacArthur Fellow, Distinguished McKnight Professor, Extension Entomologist, University of Minnesota view presentation
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
Reconnecting Landscapes in the Anthropocene view presentation
SARAH BERGMANN, Founder and Director, Pollinator Pathway®
PANEL DISCUSSION
Design and Management Perspectives: Opportunities and Challenges in Planting for Pollinators view presentation
BOB ENGSTROM, President, Robert Engstrom Companies
FRED ROZUMALSKI, RLA, Landscape Ecologist/Landscape Architect, Barr Engineering Company
RON BOWEN, President, Prairie Restorations, Inc.
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Landscape Planning and Design
Pollinator Primer - What's the Buzz? view presentation
IAN LANE, Graduate Researcher, University of Minnesota
Tools for Landscape Connectivity and Pollinator Corridors
SARAH BERGMANN, Founder and Director, Pollinator Pathway®
Pollinator Pockets and Unconventional Spaces view presentation
ANGIE DURHMAN, Founder, AD Green Roofs, LLC
Policy Barriers and Successes view presentation
TIM POWER, Government Affairs Director, Minnesota Nursery and Landscape Association
Planting Design Specifications for Pollinator Habitat in a Built Environment
FRED ROZUMALSKI, RLA, Landscape Ecologist/Landscape Architect, Barr Engineering Company
Plant Materials and Supply
BILL CARTER, President, Prairie Moon Nursery
Landscape Management and Maintenance
Pollinator Primer - What's the Buzz? view presentation
ELAINE EVANS, Graduate Researcher, University of Minnesota
Maintaining Plant Diversity in the Landscape view presentation
DOUG MENSING, Senior Ecologist, Applied Ecological Services, Inc.
Commercial Plant Production and Integrated Pest Management view presentation
JOHN DANIELS, Vice President - Production and Wholesale, Bachman's, Inc.
ERIC NORDLIE, Director of Greenhouse Production, Bachman's, Inc.
Landscape Management for Turf, Parks, and Open Spaces view presentation
ADAM ARVIDSON, Landscape Architect, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
Assessing Life Cycle and Habitat Needs for Pollinators
SARAH FOLTZ-JORDAN, Pollinator Conservation Specialist - Great Lakes Region, The Xerces Society view presentation
Public Perceptions: It's all in the Eye of the Beholder view presentation
JOAN MACLEOD, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP, Vice President, Damon Farbor
AFTER THE SUMMIT....
Please join us for happy hour, networking, and a free garden tour!
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Landscape designers · landscape architects · land managers · state and local agency staff · parks and public works staff · community planners · non-profit staff · urban gardeners · elected and appointed officials · commercial growers · builders and developers · educators · concerned citizens · others inspired to protect pollinators
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