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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 319.5pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><EM>From Discover Life Outreach:</EM></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 319.5pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><BR>We are excited to announce Bee Hunt, an
opportunity for you and your group to participate in science research about the
natural world.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Many of you already
know about our Bee Hunt project, but some of you do not, and we want to get the
word out far and wide... help us spread the word!</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 319.5pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Imagine a safari: You carefully stalk the striped
animal, aim your camera, and bam!<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>…
from out of nowhere, a predator rushes in and nails it. You get a great shot of
both predator and prey. Your one shot adds two new species to your life list,
collects data for your own science project, and collects data for national
research on climate change. Zebra and lion? No, your striped animal was a
bumblebee; its predator, an assassin bug.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>You don’t have to go to the Serengeti to experience the drama of the
natural world; it’s right in your own backyard. Welcome to Bee Hunt.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 319.5pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Bee Hunt is a project of Discover Life <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(</FONT><A title=http://www.discoverlife.org/ href="http://www.discoverlife.org/"><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=3>www.discoverlife.org</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>). Discover Life provides unique online tools for
studying natural history and tracking the impacts of ecological problems. We are
building a network of study sites across North America and we’d like to invite
you to participate!</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 319.5pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>This partnership for hands-on research in the
field offers something for everyone.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Teachers and students who use Bee Hunt to conduct their own original
research will be more engaged in science. Bee Hunt is ideal for independent
projects like scouting merit badges, 4-H projects and homeschool studies. Park
managers and nature centers can use Bee Hunt to monitor native pollinators and
to teach environmental education. Amateur naturalists, farmers, beekeepers,
gardeners, and nature photographers can use Bee Hunt to store photographs and
keep a life list of species they find in the field. Discover Life will map all
these data so that our scientific partners can better understand the impact of
climate change and other factors on plant-pollinator interactions, geographic
distributions, and seasonal abundances.</FONT></P>
<P style="tab-stops: 319.5pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT face=Times>Bee Hunt will begin on or around Earth Day, April 22, 2010 and will
continue throughout the season. We hope you will find it such a great way to
teach and learn about pollination ecology that you will continue into future
seasons as well. Bee Hunt is a participatory science research project. It's YOUR
research. YOU are the scientists. Grab your camera, get outside, and please join
us!</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="tab-stops: 319.5pt"><FONT face=Times><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">To
learn more about Bee Hunt, visit </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><A title=http://www.discoverlife.org/bee href="http://www.discoverlife.org/bee"><FONT color=#0000ff>www.discoverlife.org/bee</FONT></A></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">,
and contact me at </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><A title=mailto:nancy@discoverlife.org href="mailto:nancy@discoverlife.org"><FONT color=#0000ff>nancy@discoverlife.org</FONT></A></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times','serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT size=3>I hope to hear from you soon.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times','serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT size=3>Nancy Lowe</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times','serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT size=3>Outreach Coordinator</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times','serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT size=3>Discover Life</FONT></SPAN></P><BR clear=all><BR>-- <BR>Jill
Talmadge<BR>Outreach Coordinator<BR>Discover Life</DIV>
<DIV><FONT lang=0 face="Gill Sans MT" size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>Laurie Davies Adams<BR>Executive
Director<BR><B>Pollinator Partnership </B><BR>423 Washington Street, 5th
floor<BR>San Francisco, CA
94111<BR>415-362-1137<BR>LDA@pollinator.org</FONT><FONT lang=0 face=Arial color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"><BR><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 face="Gill Sans MT" color=#0000ff size=4 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="14"><B><A href="http://www.pollinator.org/">www.pollinator.org</A></B></FONT><FONT lang=0 face="Gill Sans MT" color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"></B><BR><A href="http://www.nappc.org/">www.nappc.org</A><BR><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 face="Gill Sans MT" color=#000000 size=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="12"><B><I>National Pollinator Week is June 21-27, 2010. <BR>Beecome
involved at <A href="http://www.pollinator.org/">www.pollinator.org</A></I></FONT></B></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>