[Pollinator] "Pollinator Live" Electronic Field Trip April 13

[Jennifer Tsang]

Thanks to Carol Spurrier of Bureau of Land Management for forwarding the
below.



"Pollinator Live" Electronic Field Trip April 13

                                                                           
   Join PollinatorLIVE! on Wednesday, April 13 for an electronic field trip
   to the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center to learn about "Nature's
   Partners: Pollinators, Plants and People."  This free, interactive
   program will be broadcast and webcast live from 11 a.m. to noon Eastern
   Time in English and 1 to 2 p.m. Eastern Time in Spanish.  The program is
   geared toward students in grades 4 - 8.


   The program is interactive so classrooms will be able to send in their
   questions during the broadcast to be answered by experts.  In addition,
   there will be pop quiz questions that students may answer online and the
   answers and results will be provided during the program.  An all-star
   cast of scientists and educators will be explaining pollination,
   plant-insect interactions, how to study pollinators, their importance to
   the food supply, and what people can do to help.


   Congratulations to the 28 schools and community groups that were
   selected to receive pollinator garden grants through Project Learning
   Tree and the USDA Forest Service.  These gardens will involve youth from
   across the country in creating and sustaining pollinator gardens. For a
   list of the grant recipients and a short description of their projects,
   go to http://pollinatorlive.pwnet.org/gardening/grants.php


   TO WATCH THE LIVE ELECTRONIC FIELD TRIP
   There are two ways to receive "Nature's Partners: Pollinators, Plants
   and People."


   1.  The program may be watched as a webcast on the PollinatorLIVE! web
   site at http://PollinatorLIVE.pwnet.org


   On April 13, just go to the homepage and click on the links that will be
   available the day of the webcast. For a list of system requirements
   necessary to view the webcast, go to
   http://pollinatorlive.pwnet.org/program/participate.php


   2.  The program will also be broadcast by satellite.  If your school or
   site has a C-Band or KU satellite dish, your media or technology
   specialist will be able to download the program for you.  Local
   education and cable stations are also able to download the satellite
   feed. If you would like to watch the program on your local channel,
   please contact your local provider and ask him or her to carry the
   program.  Satellite coordinates will be available April 1.


   MORE INFORMATION
   Go to the PollinatorLIVE! web site at http://pollinatorlive.pwnet.org to
   learn more.  The web site also features resources that meet National
   Science Education Standards for the classroom.  PollinatorLIVE! is
   geared toward students in grades 4 - 8, but there are lesson plans and
   activities of interest to teachers and students in all grades.


   Questions?  Contact Kristy Liercke at lierckkx at pwcs.edu or at (800)
   609-2680 or Tamberly Conway at tkconway at fs.fed.us or at 337-304-5872.
   PollinatorLIVE! is brought to you by the USDA Forest Service, U.S. Fish
   and Wildlife Service, Partners in Resource Education, and many other
   sponsors and partners.