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The Xerces Society would like to
thank our supporters across the country who are promoting invertebrate
conservation. From innovative farmers and inquisitive students to back yard
naturalists, your combined support makes the work of our Society possible. We
thank you all for your efforts! Today we would like to highlight a few
individuals who have taken great strides to contribute to our conservation
programs.
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<font style="font-size: 10pt;">MARTA ESTRADA - REDWOOD MONTESSORI SCHOOL</font><br></td></tr><tr><td style="padding: 0px 0px 10px; font-style: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 1.4;" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="left" valign="top">
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Only 5 years old, Marta Estrada is already doing her part to
help protect threatened and endangered invertebrates. This spring Marta
raised $25 for Xerces' <a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); text-decoration: underline;" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103551909355&s=1&e=001ZGF3S8RbzpH3XJr27_7mQEIIR6nI5EJ7sx3I88nwBGF7quNGV2ovJrmMDg8hKm_sch58Uwge1e4yVX2oDJUaudBS7Ydv_m4HyP02wzwYVYvHn7mfE8gkWjBajnp_55yuj9l3SYcMW38=" target="_blank">Monarch butterfly conservation</a> and we greatly appreciate her efforts.<br>
<br>Marta's fundraising began
when each member of her kindergarten class picked an endangered or threatened
species to study for one month. Marta chose the Monarch and learned all about
its life-cycle and habitat. Her teachers encouraged this project in hopes that
all the students will become life-long conservationists. Someday in the future,
Marta plans to travel to see the Monarchs up close. Luckily, since she lives
just north of the California
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Founded in the 1960s, <a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); text-decoration: underline;" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103551909355&s=1&e=001ZGF3S8RbzpEhWPBAGN4yI0d5209zdj354R-7IvhBfT32Tf0PJfPg5OzDZAaqsu3xtagyAB9kReIGoVASjUQ5xveva5sYuftvHNlou3iljC1Elw6xQD3fVA==" shape="rect" target="_blank">Ernst Conservation Seed Company</a> is a three-generation, family- owned and operated
business located in western Pennsylvania.
The company grows seed for roadside re-vegetation. Today Ernst is one of the
largest native grass and wildflower seed producers in eastern North
America, with hundreds of species and more than two thousand acres
of land in production. <br><br>Andy Ernst, one of the
company's partners, is a major advocate for pollinator conservation. He is
working closely with Xerces to conduct native wildflower restoration project through
USDA-sponsored private landowner conservation programs, as well as land
reclamation efforts by other agencies. <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103551909355&s=1&e=001ZGF3S8RbzpHpZP1NjK2JeXA9fVeuGgtcwyMT3D5BDBDt8h_id2eTF-tawprgt89cqZA5ZZwHBECWDtNFDSlxV9cU1-KrMOG6ENKS3jkrJ4x55Qna0tIVACo5IxOKYVPAazezAP3iIx15c0h7hVqhZlSQIsxbUy1wOBeMJv9ezreXZdqs07jLzgxPocwW2ch9" shape="rect" target="_blank">Read More ></a></font></td>
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The Xerces Society commends everyone at <a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); text-decoration: underline;" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103551909355&s=1&e=001ZGF3S8RbzpFyuKj6I1-gIela8sgk_kD5Be3DIE1Bn1pR6Ag3mZQGAjR-PiMyVmR8BHShbOuO86smnnB6lY_YeAZ0tzK1-P0RbJjfCCIxN4Np0V1cOwmCwA==" target="_blank">Wild Friends</a> for advocating
for pollinator conservation policy in New
Mexico. Wild Friends is a
network of students, teachers and mentors who support wildlife and seek
common-ground solutions to wildlife issues.
<br><br>The 2010 New Mexico Legislature voted unanimously, in every
committee and both chambers, for the Wild Friends legislation requesting state
government agencies, public schools and colleges to use pollinator-friendly
plants in landscaping projects. Please visit <a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); text-decoration: underline;" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103551909355&s=1&e=001ZGF3S8RbzpFyuKj6I1-gIela8sgk_kD5Be3DIE1Bn1pR6Ag3mZQGAjR-PiMyVmR8BHShbOuO86smnnB6lY_YeAZ0tzK1-P0RbJjfCCIxN4Np0V1cOwmCwA==" target="_blank">wildfriends.unm.edu</a> to learn more
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<br>Names like Hubbardston Nonsuch, Calville Blanc d'Hiver, Ribston Pippin, and
Esopus Spitzenberg have fallen from the language of most of America, but not at <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103551909355&s=1&e=001ZGF3S8RbzpGNs4PCRtWRPvn_W48xkLYCnB4GOrzwlKyMOx2PsoLEoVb4LnbOa82ujH7efDQjBwfk6VCZc2Djfhv8gR4uyLDNlEOSBiV99FL6VVj5Ds2w9M2RiaxzOCct" shape="rect" target="_blank">Poverty Lane
Orchards</a> in Lebanon, New Hampshire. Something of an apple tree
museum comprised of heirloom varieties, Poverty Lane is a specialist producer of
hard cider. With these and other varieties preserved from medieval Europe and
colonial America,
Steve Wood one of the orchard's proprietors is resurrecting the lost art of
traditional hard cider production, while helping pollinators at the same time.
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Diane lives in Colorado
and has been an amateur wildflower
photographer for many years. Last year she decided to photograph all the
bee species in a 1/3-acre garden plot. Diane documented over seventy
species
of bees, including the rare <a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); text-decoration: underline;" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103551909355&s=1&e=001ZGF3S8RbzpHrWVp_JygAFCQb13DKUOekDtcejWUI6YodHv7zW5hVMqrbVGtYFpYE6CZFRqSJUu9vA17-WjnYx6wPBT1yk1lMSv545Bs672JsYppCkyjYSNwcscV9aw01IgfomQNfwCs=" target="_blank">Western Bumble Bee</a>! Diane sent her photograph to <a shape="rect" href="mailto:bumblebees@xerces.org" target="_blank">bumblebees@xerces.org</a>,
and that record has contributed to our understanding of the bee's
current range. The Western Bumble Bee used to exist across 14 states and
4
Canadian provinces, but in recent years, it has declined dramatically
from
parts of its range.
<br><br>"This seems like an incredible diversity in just a 1/3-acre
garden," noted Diane. "I think it is a good example of how we can plant
for bees and other pollinators in the urban environment to help maintain
pollinator populations and conserve our rare species." <br></font></td></tr></tbody></table></td>
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The Xerces Society is a nonprofit
organization that protects wildlife through the conservation of
invertebrates and their habitat. Established in 1971, the Society is at
the forefront of invertebrate protection worldwide, harnessing the
knowledge of scientists and the enthusiasm of citizens to implement
conservation programs.
<br><br>To learn more about our work, please visit <a style="font-style: normal; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 1.4;" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103551909355&s=1&e=001ZGF3S8RbzpEu0egk7utY4UrWiZKXNXZ8rFqH1GH9sOZWpXaJBRVVlxX4h32xsH44eu-OgwT0zCo9C6GPg60-zU_7HX4EvyMN8ukIjDXsFW8=" shape="rect" target="_blank"><font style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;" color="#666666" face="Arial,sans-serif" size="1">www.xerces.org</font></a>.
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