Agenda

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Please log into the webinar 15 – 30 minutes before start time.

Wednesday, March 31, 2021
10:00 am – 12:00 pm CDT

Presented by
Carlyn S Rocazella  &
Michael A. Liptak, Ph.D.

Agenda:
What are pollinators? Not just insects!
Pollinators and their plants – a brief overview of their coevolution
Why pollinators are important
Threats to pollinators
Pollinator habitat – not just flowers
Common pollinators of the Midwest
The monarch butterfly migration
Planning a pollinator habitat
Installing a pollinator habitat
Maintaining a pollinator habitat


Webinar Instructions

All attendees must log-on through their own email – attendees may not watch together if they wish to earn continuing education credit. HalfMoon Education Inc. must be able to prove attendance if either the attendee or HalfMoon Education Inc. is audited.

Certificates of completion can be downloaded in PDF form upon passing a short quiz. A link to the quiz will be sent to each qualifying attendee immediately after the webinar. The certificate can be downloaded from the Results page of the quiz upon scoring 80% or higher.

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Credits

Professional Engineers:
2.0 PDHs

Architects:
2.0 HSW CE Hours

AIA: (AIA credits only available for attending live Webinar)
2.0 LU|HSW

Landscape Architects:
2.0 HSW CE Hours
(Except FL, NJ, NC)

LA CES:  (LA CES credits only available for attending live Webinar)
2.0 HSW PDHs


Continuing Education Credit Information
Individual courses for landscape architects, engineers and architects are not subject
to pre-approval. HalfMoon Education does not apply for landscape courses in
FL, NC, and NJ, unless expressly stated.

HalfMoon Education Certifying Entities:
Landscape Architect Continuing Education System
American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System (No. J885)
American Institute of Certified Planners (APA)
Boards of Engineering: Florida (No. 0004647), Indiana (License No. CE21700059),
Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), North Carolina (No. S-0130),
and North Dakota.

Course-by-Course Organizations:
International Society of Arboriculture
Society of American Foresters
Association of State Floodplain Managers

HalfMoon Education is deemed a New York-approved continuing education provider
for landscape architects, engineers and architects via its registration with the
American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System (Regulations of the
Commissioner §79-1.5(i)(2), §68.14(i)(2) and §69.6(i)(2)).

Completion certificates will be awarded to participants who complete this event, respond
to prompts and earn a passing score (80%) on the quiz that follows the presentation
(multiple attempts allowed).

Speakers

Dr. Michael Liptak, PhD

Senior Ecologist at EnviroScience, Inc.

Dr. Liptak specializes in wetland ecology, wetland restoration, and mitigation wetland design. Dr. Liptak earned a B.S. degree in Biology at the University of Toledo and a Ph.D. degree in Environmental Science at Ohio State University under the noted wetland ecologist Dr. William Mitsch. He has over 25 years of experience in wetlands research and consulting and is a Certified Senior Ecologist (Ecological Society of America). His primary responsibilities at EnviroScience Inc. include wetland mitigation planning, wetland assessments and delineations, technical report preparation, and permitting. Dr. Liptak is a member of the Society of Wetlands Scientists and the Ecological Society of America, and regularly gives seminars on wetland issues and regulations. 

Carlyn S. Rocazella

EnviroScience, Inc., Northeast Headquarters, Stow, Ohio

Ms. Rocazella is the crew lead of the vegetation management team with a focus on the treatment of exotic and nonnative plants. She is also the pollinator specialist with a focus in the identification, monitoring, and conservation of Midwestern, native bee communities. Carlyn earned her Bachelor of Science in Organismal Biology from Kent State University where she developed her passion for pollinator and bee communities. She has lived in Costa Rica for a cumulative 4 months as a research assistant studying the specific relationships of Neotropical bees and the local plant communities within the Palo Verde National Park. After her return to the States, she worked for the Cleveland Museum of Natural History where she identified and curated their collection of North American bees. Following this, she worked with the Cuyahoga Valley National Park as a member of their vegetation management crew and acted as their weekly pollinator survey crew lead. Her main responsibilities at EnviroScience include native habitat restoration, pollinator habitat assessment and installation, and performing population surveys for common and endangered bee populations. Carlyn has extensive experience in the research process, including preparing methodologies and executing field work necessary for high-quality data acquisition. Additionally, Carlyn is skilled in a variety of insect surveying methods with a focus on sweep netting, pit-fall trapping, malaise trapping, as well as other techniques. She currently has a scientific collection permit with the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources for her consultancy work with the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee and will soon hold her scientific collection permit with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to perform similar work on a federal scale. Carlyn is passionate about giving presentations about the importance of pollinators and works regularly to educate and excite others about these critical species.

AIA Info

AIA Provider Statement:

HalfMoon Education Inc. is a registered provider of AIA-approved continuing education under Provider Number J885. All registered AIA/CES Providers must comply with the AIA Standards for Continuing Education Programs. Any questions or concerns about this provider of learning program may be sent to AIA/CES (cesupport@aia.org or (800) AIA 3837, Option 3).

This learning program is registered with AIA/CES for continuing professional education. As such, it does not include content that may be deemed or construed to be an approval or endorsement by the AIA of any material of construction or any method or manner of handling, using, distributing, or dealing in any material or product.

AIA continuing education credit has been reviewed and approved by AIA/CES. Learners must complete the entire learning program to receive continuing education credit. AIA continuing education Learning Units earned upon completion of this course will be reported to AIA/CES for AIA members. Certificates of Completion for both AIA members and non-AIA members are available upon request.

Course Title: How to Design Native Pollinator Habitats: Beauty and Benefits

Delivery Method: Live Online

Course Description: This course examines the importance of pollinators, threats to them, and planning a pollinator habitat and maintaining it.

Learning Objectives:

Learning Objective 1:
Learners will be able to identify and describe what pollinators are and the importance of providing their habitat.

Learning Objective 2:
Learners will be able to identify common treats to pollinators and how planned habitat can reduce some of those threats.

Learning Objective 3:
Learners will be able explain how to plan a pollinator habitat, install it, and maintain it.

Learning Objective 4:
Learners will be able to discuss how pollinators and their plants, beyond just flowers, and coevolved, which provides the pollinator designer with plant selection options.

LUs: 2.0                                                                                         LU Type: LU|HSWs.

Prerequisites: Familiarity with landscaping

Advance Preparation: None

Program Level: Intermediate

Course Expiration Date: 01/25/2024

Complaint Resolution Policy:

Complaints regarding this course can be emailed to doug@halfmoonseminars.org or by calling (715) 835-5900. A HalfMoon Education representative will respond within 72 hours to resolve the complaint, which will include, but not limited to, access to another CE activity at no or reduced cost or a full or partial refund. Each instance will be resolved on a case-by-case situation.

USB MP4/PDF Price: $110.00