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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Thanks to Larry Stritch for forwarding the below:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:sans-serif'>Greetings Pollinator Partners!</span></font> <br>
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<font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'>Join<b><span
style='font-weight:bold'> </span></b>PollinatorLIVE on Wednesday, <b><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue;font-weight:bold'>September 29, 2010</span></font></b>,
for an electronic field trip to the <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Washington</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Youth</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Garden</st1:PlaceType>
at the U.S. National Arboretum in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Washington</st1:City>,
<st1:State w:st="on">D.C.</st1:State></st1:place> for a series of webcasts
exploring “Native Bees, Honey Bees, Gardening, and More.” PollinatorLIVE
will be webcasting from 11 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), so
BUZZ in to watch and participate in any or all of the program segments. Start
thinking about what questions you want the experts to answer, and let us know
what you are doing for pollinators in your schoolyard or community. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="http://pollinatorlive.pwnet.org/"><b><font face=sans-serif><span
style='font-family:sans-serif;font-weight:bold'>http://pollinatorlive.pwnet.org</span></font></b><font
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</span></font><font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:sans-serif'>Some highlights of this program include:</span></font> <br>
<b><font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;
font-weight:bold'>11 – 11:30 a.m. EDT</span></font></b><font size=2
face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'> - <b><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue;font-weight:bold'>Tour of the <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Washington</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Youth</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Garden</st1:PlaceType></span></font></b> </span></font><br>
<font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'>Green
dreams sprout at the <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Washington</st1:place></st1:State>
Youth Garden (WYG) where students plant and harvest vegetables and tend native
plants. Kaifa Anderson-Hall, WYG Director, and Chris Turse, WYG
coordinator, will lead a garden tour focusing on garden types and garden
basics. U.S. Forest Service landscape architects Matt Arnn and Mike Hill
will share inspiring gardening design tips for improving places for
pollinators. </span></font><br>
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<b><font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;
font-weight:bold'>11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. EDT</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'> <b><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue;font-weight:bold'>- Bees: Native and Honey</span></font></b>
</span></font><br>
<font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'>Learn
about our native bees and honey bees and the important roles each play in the
environment, threats to these pollinators, and how you can help. Naturalist
Alonzo Abugattas will talk about our native bee species, and Dr. Jeff Pettis,
leader of the USDA Bee Research Laboratory, will open a hive and show us inside
their home.</span></font> <br>
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<b><font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;
font-weight:bold'>12:30 – 1 p.m. EDT<font color=blue><span
style='color:blue'> - Bats, Butterflies, and Other Insect Pollinators</span></font></span></font></b><font
size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'> </span></font><br>
<font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'>Bees
aren’t the only pollinators in the garden. Bats, butterflies, and
other insect pollinators get in on the act. U.S. Forest Service
entomologist Carol Randall will show us what she and a group of students find
on an insect hunt. The Bug Chicks will provide a whimsical look at
mimicry and touch on some of our most misunderstood pollinator friends. </span></font>
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<b><font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;
font-weight:bold'>1:15 – 1:45 p.m. EDT</span></font></b><font size=2
face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'> <b><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue;font-weight:bold'>- Pollinator Kitchen
Market and Cafe</span></font></b> </span></font><br>
<font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'>Since
pollinators help create delicious food in the garden (one out of every three
bites of food is the result of a pollinator), Carla Hall, a finalist in the Top
Chef cooking challenge, and several students will show how to prepare tasty and
nutritious food from the garden while “cooking with love.” Also,
Woodsy Owl will send the conservation message, “Lend a Hand, Care for the
Land,” by sharing an activity about composting for your garden!</span></font>
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<b><font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;
font-weight:bold'>RECEIVING THE WEBCAST</span></font></b> <br>
<font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'>To
watch the programs live on September 29, go to </span></font><a
href="http://pollinatorlive.pwnet.org/"><font size=2 face=sans-serif><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'>http://pollinatorlive.pwnet.org
and click on a link to register for the live webcast. Please visit the
website prior to 9/29 and click on the link to test your ability to view the
live webcast. For a list of system requirements necessary to view
the webcast, go to </span></font></a><a
href="http://pollinatorlive.pwnet.org/program/participate.php"><font size=2
face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'>http://pollinatorlive.pwnet.org/program/participate.php.
The entire webcast will also be simultaneously translated in Spanish.</span></font></a>
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<b><font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;
font-weight:bold'>GARDEN GRANTS</span></font></b> <br>
<font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'>In
partnership with Project Learning Tree® (PLT), an award-winning national
environmental education program, GreenWorks! pollinator garden grants of up to
$500 are being offered through PollinatorLIVE. For more information and
the requirements, go to </span></font><a
href="http://pollinatorlive.pwnet.org/gardening/grants.php"><font size=2
face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'>http://pollinatorlive.pwnet.org/gardening/grants.php.
The deadline to apply is December 3, 2010.</span></font></a> <br>
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<b><font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;
font-weight:bold'>MORE INFORMATION</span></font></b> <br>
<font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'>Go
to the PollinatorLIVE web site at </span></font><a
href="http://pollinatorlive.pwnet.org/"><font size=2 face=sans-serif><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'>http://pollinatorlive.pwnet.org
to learn more. The web site also features resources that meet National
Science Education Standards for the classroom. PollinatorLIVE targets
students in grades 4 – 8, but lesson plans and activities are available
to teachers and students in all grade levels. Live webinars offering
educator credits will also be offered to teachers during the school year.</span></font></a>
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<b><font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;
font-weight:bold'>Questions?</span></font></b><font size=2 face=sans-serif><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'> Contact Kristy Liercke
at lierckkx@pwcs.edu or (800) 609-2680 or Tamberly Conway at tkconway@fs.fed.us
or 202-401-4063. Follow us on Twitter @ PWNet. PollinatorLIVE
is brought to you by the USDA Forest Service and many other sponsors and
partners.</span></font> <br>
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<font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'>Please
help to spread the buzz about PollinatorLIVE! We hope to see you there!</span></font>
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<font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'>Tamberly</span></font>
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<font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'>Tamberly
Conway, M.S. <br>
Conservation Education Coordinator<br>
<st1:country-region w:st="on">U.S.</st1:country-region> <st1:place w:st="on">Forest</st1:place>
Service<br>
National Forests and Grasslands in <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Texas</st1:place></st1:State><br>
tkconway@fs.fed.us<br>
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August 22 - October 1<br>
Washington Office detail<br>
202-401-4063<br>
PollinatorLIVE! <br>
</span></font><a href="http://pollinatorlive.pwnet.org/index.php"><font size=2
face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'>http://pollinatorlive.pwnet.org/index.php<br>
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National Forests and Grasslands in Texas<br>
415 S. First St., Suite 110<br>
Lufkin, TX 75901-3801<br>
Phone: (936) 639-8558<br>
Mobile: (337) 304-5872<br>
Fax: (936) 639-8588<br>
tkconway@fs.fed.us<br>
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