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<DIV><STRONG>Pollinator Curriculum Available NOW!</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV>The NAPPC Pollinator Partnership pollinator curriculum for children is now available online!</DIV>
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<DIV>The direct link for <STRONG>"Nature's Partners: Pollinators, Plants and You"</STRONG> is <A title=http://www.nappc.org/curriculum/ href="http://www.nappc.org/curriculum/">http://www.nappc.org/curriculum/</A></DIV>
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<DIV>Here is another way to access it: Go to <A title=http://www.pollinator.org/ href="http://www.pollinator.org/">http://www.pollinator.org/</A> if you click on "Useful Resources" and then look under the heading "Education." It is listed as "Nature's Partners: A Comprehensive Curriculum, etc." </DIV>
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<DIV>It is also available on the pollinator.org homepage near the bottom right-hand corner under "Contact Us." </DIV>
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<DIV>And on <A title=http://www.nappc.org/ href="http://www.nappc.org/">http://www.nappc.org/</A>, the curriculum is available on the homepage under "Featured News," (a photo will be forthcoming)!</DIV>
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<DIV>This incredible effort is the result of SEVERAL years of work on the part of a variety of NAPPC partners who have worked tirelessly and unselfishly to make this happen - - and to have it made available to anyone who can use it. </DIV>
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<DIV>The package has been tested in informal learning circumstances from 4-H Clubs to Corporate Educational outreach programs. </DIV>
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<DIV>There are two people who made ENORMOUS contributions to this project and need to be recognized: First, Ella R. Madsen who started this project while at UC Davis. That was two years of effort. Then she attempted to quietly slip into retirement and was enticed to return for two+ more years of service on this project! </DIV>
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<DIV>The second person who truly made this happen was Suzanne DeJohn of the National Gardening Association. She breathed life into this project with her creative designs, illustrations and organization. Suzanne has made this a complete package and engaged the National gardening Association in offering companion pieces to the curriculum.</DIV>
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<DIV>There is no way to properly thank both of these conservation leaders for the incredible job they have done. Compliments to them will be forwarded! </DIV>
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<DIV>In addition, there are many people to thank for this curriculum and they can be found on the acknowledgments page where all contributors are listed: <A title=http://www.nappc.org/curriculum/acknowledgements.php href="http://www.nappc.org/curriculum/acknowledgements.php">http://www.nappc.org/curriculum/acknowledgements.php</A></DIV>
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<DIV>Please let me know if we have left anyone off! - (<A title=mailto:LDA@coevolution.org href="mailto:LDA@coevolution.org">LDA@coevolution.org</A>) Thank you to everyone who was involved and also those who will be involved going forward.</DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>The most important thank you for everyone who worked tirelessly on this is to see this WIDELY IN USE!</STRONG> Please feel free to forward the links to any resource you have who could utilize this material -- or who would like to build a program starting in National Pollinator Week (June 24-30, 2007) or ANY time!</DIV>
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<DIV>We also welcome FEEDBACK and new ideas for handouts, modules and improvements - just send them to <A title=mailto:KM@coevolution.org href="mailto:KM@coevolution.org">KM@coevolution.org</A>. We hope to continuously improve this.</DIV>
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<DIV>Thank you and congratulations!</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial color=#004000 size=3 PTSIZE="12" FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Laurie Davies Adams<BR>Executive Director<BR>Coevolution Institute<BR>423 Washington St. 5th<BR>San Francisco, CA 94111<BR>415 362 1137<BR>LDA@coevolution.org<BR><A title=http://www.coevolution.org/ href="http://www.coevolution.org/">http://www.coevolution.org/</A></FONT><FONT lang=0 face=Arial color=#004000 size=3 PTSIZE="12" FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR><A title=http://www.pollinator.org/ href="http://www.pollinator.org/">http://www.pollinator.org/</A></FONT><FONT lang=0 face=Arial color=#004000 size=3 PTSIZE="12" FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR><A title=http://www.nappc.org/ href="http://www.nappc.org/">http://www.nappc.org/</A></FONT><FONT lang=0 face=Arial color=#004000 size=3 PTSIZE="12" FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 face=Arial color=#000000 size=2 PTSIZE="10" FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Bee Ready for National Pollinator Week: June 24-30, 2007. Contact us <BR>for more information at www.pollinator.org </FONT><FONT lang=0 face=Arial color=#004000 size=3 PTSIZE="12" FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR><BR><B><I>Our future flies on the wings of pollinators.</B></I></FONT></DIV><BR><BR><BR><DIV><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">See what's free at <A title="http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000503" href="http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000503" target="_blank">AOL.com</A>. </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>