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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>The Xerces Society is pleased to announce a new publication:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i>Conserving Bumble Bees: </i></b><i>Guidelines for Creating and Managing Habitat for America’s Declining Pollinators<b><o:p></o:p></b></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i>Conserving Bumble Bees</i></b> outlines the important role bumble bees play in both agricultural and wild plant pollination, details the threats they face, and provides information on how land managers can create, restore, and enhance high quality habitat. Importantly, these guidelines describe how land managers can adapt current practices to be more in sync with the needs and lifecycle of bumble bees. They also include bumble bee identification guides to some common and imperiled species in each region and lists of important bumble bee plants.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>To learn more, or to download a copy of the guidelines please visit: <a href="http://www.xerces.org/bumblebees/guidelines/">http://www.xerces.org/bumblebees/guidelines/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Enjoy!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>_____________________________________________________________________ <br><b>Rich Hatfield</b> <br>Endangered Species Conservation Associate<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.xerces.org/bumblebees"><span style='color:blue'>Bumble bee Conservation Initiative</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:rich@xerces.org"><span style='color:blue'>rich@xerces.org</span></a><br><br><b>The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation</b> <br>1971 – 2011: Forty Years of Conservation! <br><br><b>We have moved!</b> <br>628 NE Broadway, Suite 200, Portland, OR 97232, USA <br>Tel: (503) 232-6639, ext. 115 <br>Toll free: 1-855-232-6639, ext. 115 <br>Fax: (503) 233-6794 <br>Cell: (503) 468-8405 <br>The Xerces Society is an international, nonprofit organization that protects wildlife <br>through the conservation of invertebrates and their habitat. <br><br>To join the Society, make a contribution, or read about our work, please visit <a href="http://www.xerces.org/"><span style='color:blue'>www.xerces.org</span></a> <br><br>NEW BOOK NOW AVAILABLE: <br><a href="http://www.xerces.org/announcing-the-publication-of-attracting-native-pollinators/"><i><span style='color:blue;text-decoration:none'>Attracting Native Pollinators. Protecting North America’s Bees and Butterflies</span></i></a> <br>_____________________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>