<html><head><title>Feeding the bee population, one sunflower at a time</title><style>*{font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;font-size:11px;}</style></head><body>This article link was mailed to you by: <b><a href="mailto:LadAdams@aol.com">LadAdams@aol.com</a> *</b><br><p><b>I thought you might find this article of interest.</b><hr size=1><p align='center'> <a href="http://www.chicoer.com/lifestyle/ci_17934055?source=email">Feeding the bee population, one sunflower at a time - <p class="bylinejb">By Sue McAllister<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation"><a href='mailto:smcallister@mercurynews.com'>smcallister@mercurynews.com</a></a></p> <p>Gretchen LeBuhn, associate professor of biology at San Francisco State University, says the project's first goal is to identify where bees are plentiful and scarce in the United States and Canada. Eventually, she'll be able to detect whether there are differences in urban, suburban and rural bee populations, which could help conservationists know where to direct their efforts to sustain healthy bee populations. <a href="http://www.chicoer.com/lifestyle/ci_17934055?source=email">View Full Story</a></p><hr size=1><p><?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><div xmlns:mngi="http://www.medianewsgroup.com" class="mostViewedBox mostWidth"><h2>Most E-Mailed</h2><div id="mostTab1Body" class="mostTabBody"><div class="mostHeader"><span class="mostNote">(From the last 12 hours)</span></div><ol><li><a href="http://www.chicoer.com/ci_17964202?source=most_emailed">Staff join faculty in 2011 Hall of Honor</a></li></ol></div></div></p><hr size=1><a href="http://www.chicoer.com/lifestyle/ci_17934055?source=email">http://www.chicoer.com/lifestyle/ci_17934055</a><br><a href='http://www.chicoer.com'>http://www.chicoer.com</a><br><p>This e-mail was delivered by machines from the following IP addresses [64.12.117.75],[149.174.249.151].</p><p>* Please note, the sender's email address has not been verified.</font></p></body></html>