[Pollinator] Media Release: International Pollinator Week

Mon Jun 17 10:41:28 PDT 2019

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*MEDIA RELEASE*

*June 17, 2019   *

*Saving the Bees and the Butterflies is Topic ONE across the Planet*

*During International Pollinator Week*

In Nairobi, Beijing, Paris, Washington, DC and Boise and beyond, activities
from bee house building to farm and winery walks are taking center stage
this week to raise awareness of the importance and the plight of the
world’s pollinators.   Bees, butterflies, birds, and beetles that support
90% of flowering plants – including over 1000 crop plants that humans rely
on for their food, are facing threatened futures that require immediate
human intervention.  Across the planet, celebrations, planting sessions,
garden and farm walks and marches mark *Pollinator Week 2019 (June 17-23)*,
the thirteenth consecutive year of bringing greater awareness to the
critically important issue of pollinator conservation. *Pollinator
Partnership (P2)*, which founded *Pollinator Week *in 2007, announced today
that *ALL 50 state governors *and many mayors*, *have signed proclamations
supporting the observance of National Pollinator Week. In addition,* a
record breaking number of events across North America (over 280) *have been
organized and registered through P2’s Pollinator Week.  Even more
unregistered events are happening globally due to growing concern about the
viability of ecosystem services that pollinators provide.

*Laurie Davies Adams,* *President and CEO* of *Pollinator Partnership*,
noted that "As we celebrate Pollinator Week throughout the globe, we
continue to focus on the vulnerability of the pollinators that contribute
so significantly to the biodiversity of wildlands and working
landscapes. Pollinator
Week gets people talking and *acting* – making sure that every landscape is
shared with pollinating species everywhere and that we provide habitat,
eliminate all chemical impacts, and reduce the pathogens, parasites, and
climate challenges that contribute to the deaths of pollinating species.”

Pollinators bring us 1 in 3 bites of food; promote ecosystem health; and
lay the foundation for a sustainable future. While we are seeing some signs
of the benefits of conservation efforts, many species of pollinators are in
grave peril. Communities throughout the world celebrate Pollinator Week by
organizing local events such as native plants sales, beekeeping classes,
pollinator themed meals or mixers, and more! As a result of P2’s
coordination, eleven major US and Canadian landmarks will be lit up in
pollinator colors this week including *The Baltimore City Hall*, *San
Francisco City Hall*, and *Niagara Falls*. In addition, P2 will be
co-hosting a variety of events in Washington, D.C., including a
Congressional briefing held by the *Congressional Pollinator Protection
Caucus*, and a reception at the *American Society of Landscape Architects*
headquarters, with its inspiring rooftop garden as a focal point. And on
June 21, P2 will participate in the *Big Day of Giving*, and everyone in
North America can, too!  More information is at
http://www.pollinator.org/pollinatorweek.

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*ABOUT POLLINATOR PARTNERSHIP (P2)*

Established in 1997, the Pollinator Partnership is the largest 501(c) 3
non-profit organization dedicated exclusively to the health, protection,
and conservation of all pollinating animals. P2’s actions for pollinators
include education, conservation, restoration, policy, and research.  P2’s
financial support comes through grants, gifts, memberships and donations
from any interested party.  P2’s policies are science-based, set by its
board of directors, and never influenced by any donor.  To make a donation
or for information on events during Pollinator Week visit www.pollinator.org.

View this press release online at

*CONTACTS*

Kelly Rourke KR at pollinator.org 415.362.1137

Tom Van Arsdall TVA at pollinator.org 703.509.4746

Kelly Rourke

Director of Programs and Operations

Pollinator Partnership

475 Sansome St., 17th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94111

e:  kr at pollinator.org

w:  www.pollinator.org

p:  415.362.1137

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