BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.2//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:843@lexcan.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251210T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251210T193000 DTSTAMP:20251201T223503Z URL:https://lexcan.org/events/backyard-habitat-chat-with-breeka-li/ SUMMARY:Backyard Habitat Chat with Breeka Li DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE\n\nDiscover how to transform your outdoor space i nto a thriving haven for local wildlife and resilient native plants in thi s online interactive one-hour workshop.\n\nBackyard Habitat Chat invites residents to explore practical\, sustainable ways to attract birds\, polli nators\, and beneficial insects while enhancing the ecological health of t heir own yards. Participants will learn how to select native species\, des ign wildlife-friendly gardens\, and support biodiversity in the face of cl imate change and other environmental stressors. Whether you have a small b alcony\, a suburban yard\, or several acres\, this session will offer acti onable tips and local resources to help you create a beautiful\, climate-s mart habitat that supports both people and nature.\n\nAbout our Presenter: \n\nBreeka Li (bree-kah lie) is a certified Professional Wetland Scientis t and Certified Ecological Restoration Practitioner (in Training). She hol ds a Bachelor’s of Science in Natural Resources with a minor in Sustaina bility\, and graduate coursework from OSU and SNHU. She is currently worki ng on a graduate certificate in the Master Melittology Program through OSU and her arborist certification through the ISA.\n\nBreeka Li has conduct ed numerous wetland delineations\, restorations\, and other environmental studies. One of her fondest memories is collaring and tagging black bears in northern Minnesota and sharing a bear hug with a yearling cub during he r undergraduate coursework. Breeka Li has also worked with gray wolves\, little brown bats\, woodpeckers/emerald ash borers\, and box turtles. Des pite holding the designation of “Professional Wetland Scientist”\, Br eeka Li considers herself a general ecologist. She prefers to look at lan dscapes\, their connections\, and their intricacies\, noting the centraliz ed importance of water and wetland ecosystems to landscape inhabitants (i. e.\, “Water is Life”).\n\nBreeka Li strives to create a culture of la nd stewardship and encourages everyone to learn about ecology\, ecological restoration\, and the reciprocal relationship one can have with the plane t. When Breeka Li is not working\, she is either volunteering or working on her permaculture farm with her family\, pet pig\, cat\, and chickens.  Breeka Li utilizes her ecological knowledge to raise native solitary be es\, grow organic (not certified) produce and herbal medicine while utiliz ing native companion plants\, and restoring portions of her farm to pre-di sturbance conditions. If Breeka Li were to have a middle name it would b e “sustainable subsistence”.\n\nBreeka Li also has experience in wild land firefighting\, Phase I/Phase II ESAs\, and has put in significant hou rs for continuing education through the MN Wetland Professionals Associati on\, NAWM\, Institute for Wetland &\; Environmental Education &\; Re search\, Southern New Hampshire University\, Ecological Research Institute \, and University of Minnesota. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lexcan.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/24 1088200_10215809650313187_8661877050193944912_n.jpg CATEGORIES:Educational,Nature & Ecology,Virtual LOCATION:https://worcesterconservation.org/events/backyard-habitat-chat-wit h-breeka-li/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR