Wednesday, October 21,VIP Reception: Agriculture and Pollinators
5:00 to 7:00 PM at the American Farm Bureau Federation
600 Maryland Avenue, SW.
Washington, D.C. 20024 To view invitation and all details click here To RSVP click rsvp@pollinator.org
Thursday, October 22, NAPPC Public Session Presentations
Open to the media and the public
9:00 AM to 12:30 PM at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
1st Floor Conference Center
Potomac Yard
2777 Crystal City
Arlington, VA 22202 To view invitation and all details click here To RSVP click rsvp@pollinator.org
Thursday, October 22, VIP Reception: Pollinators of the Americas
5:00 to 7:00 PM at the Organization of American States
17th Street & Constitution Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006 To view invitation and all details click here To RSVP click rsvp@pollinator.org
October 21-23 9th International NAPPC Meeting U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Please contact us at info@pollinator.org or 415-362-1137 for further information.
San Francisco Plants a Victory Garden with Pollinators in Mind
This July folks gathered in downtown San Francisco to plant a garden right in front of city hall. The garden contains organic vegetables, herbs and other native plants. Food grown in the garden will be donated to those with limited access to healthy produce through a partnership with local food banks and meals programs. The Pollinator Partnership happily donated pollinator friendly plants from Annie's Annuals.
Film Highlights Importance of Bees
Each year, the Media That Matters Film Festival features a new collection of socially conscious short films created by independent and youth filmmakers from across the globe. The films are used worldwide via the internet, DVD, broadcast and as part of one of our hundreds of screenings. One of this year's films selected films is Every Third Bite, a doccumentry about CCD and the plight of the bees.
Every Third Bite USA | 8:53 | Documentary | Directed & Produced by The Meerkat Media Collective In the past few years, millions of bees have disappeared from their hives. More than just a honey matter, the lives of bees are connected to us and our ecosystems in more ways than we can count. GOOD FOOD AWARD SUPPORTED BY CLIF BAR FAMILY FOUNDATION & W.K. KELLOGG FOUNDATION
“Pollinators, the Future of Food and Biodiversity”
An Intimate Dinner with E.O. Wilson
The Pollinator Partnership was fortunate to have an opportunity to host Dr. E.O. Wilson and a small group of guests at the Intercontinental Hotel, Boston for dinner and discussion on “Pollinators and the Future of Food and Biodiversity.” Dr. Wilson has been the subject of PBS specials, won several Pulitzer Prizes and been awarded the Crafoord Prize, the scientific equivalent of the Nobel Prize. He is one of the great conservation thinkers of the 21st century, and also one of the most beloved individuals in science for his down-to-earth nature and his keen wit and humor. It was an evening to be remembered. (PDF)
Edward Wilson has been lauded as one of the greatest conservation thinkers of the 21st century. His groundbreaking research, original thinking, and scientific and popular writing have changed the way humans think of nature, and our place in it. Currently he is a research professor and museum curator at Harvard University. Ed is also one of the most beloved individuals in science for his down-to-earth nature and his keen wit and humor.
Wilson has received more than 100 awards from around the world including; the National Medal of Science, two Pulitzer Prizes for Non-fiction (for On Human Nature and, with Bert Hölldobler, The Ants), the Crafoord Prize of the Royal Swedish Academy of Science (given by the Academy in fields of science it does not cover by the Nobel Prize). In 1995 he was named one of the 25 most influential Americans by Time Magazine, and in 2000 one of the century’s 100 leading environmentalists by both Time and Audubon Magazine.
4th Annual NAPPC WHC Pollinator Protection Award presented by NAPPC and Wildlife Habitat Council
American Electric Power Company, Southwestern Electric Power Company won the NAPPC WHC Pollinator Protection Award this year for its pollinator work at its Flint Creek Power Plant in Gentry, AR. Photos coming soon.For more information, visit http://www.wildlifehc.org/pollinatorpractices/award.cfm
Pollen Nation follows one migratory beekeeper and a semi-load full of honeybees from Minnesota to California. It's a science documentary disguised as an American road movie, and also the first film to take a look at the phenomenon of industrialized pollination, and the way it is beginning to unravel with dire consequences for all of us.
Check out the website for more: www.pollennationthemovie.com
A Call for "Pollination" of Farm Bill Conservation Title
Calls for pollinator-beneficial enhancements to the Conservation Title in comments have been filed at the April 19th conservation hearing held by the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research. Click here for more information.
1st NAPPC Satellite Meeting in Mexico was a Big Success
USDA Secretary of Agriculture Signs Proclamation in Support of National Pollinator Week
Secretary Mike Johanns recognized the significance of the services provided by pollinating species and of building awareness of their importance in land and resource management. USDA Pollinator Proclamation
Monarch Waystation Seed Kits from Monarch Watch are designed to enable you to create a beautiful habitat suitable for monarch butterflies within the context of a traditional garden. Kits include seeds for a variety of monarch attractant plants and a detailed guide book. Kits come in "Standard" and "California" varieties.
Visit Monarch Watch for more information.
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