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<H2><A title="Permanent Link to Buzz Over to the #PollinatorWeek Festival" href="http://blogs.usda.gov/2013/06/14/buzz-over-to-the-pollinatorweek-festival/" rel=bookmark>Buzz Over to the #PollinatorWeek Festival</A></H2>
<DIV class=authormetadata><!--New time date format-->Posted by <A title="Posts by Annie Ceccarini, Outreach and Education Specialist, The People s Garden Initiative" href="http://blogs.usda.gov/author/bfrank/">Annie Ceccarini, Outreach and
Education Specialist, The People’s Garden Initiative</A>, on June 14, 2013 at
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<DIV style="WIDTH: 390px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><IMG class=" " alt="Celebrate at the Pollinator Week Festival on June 21 at USDA Headquarters. (Photo credit: 2013 Pollinator Week logo courtesy of Pollinator Partnership)" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7389/9041471041_f1264973df.jpg" width=380 height=405>
<P class=wp-caption-text>Celebrate at the Pollinator Week Festival on June 21 at
USDA Headquarters. (Photo credit: 2013 Pollinator Week logo courtesy of
Pollinator Partnership)</P></DIV>
<P>How do pollinators affect your life? Well, if you’ve ever eaten a blueberry,
chocolate bar or tomato, then you owe a big thank you to a small pollinator.
Pollinators are birds, bats, butterflies, moths, flies, beetles, wasps, small
mammals, and most importantly, bees. They are responsible for pollinating one
out of every three bites of food we eat. But these invaluable creatures are
facing declines. That’s why USDA agencies, other federal departments and
partners share knowledge and collaborate on efforts to help increase awareness
and tackle challenges facing pollinators. <SPAN id=more-46099></SPAN></P>
<P>As part of National Pollinator Week, June 17 – 23, you and your family can
learn how to support and protect pollinators of all kinds. Come celebrate during
the fourth annual Pollinator Week Festival at USDA on Friday, June 21 from 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. at USDA’s Farmers Market in Washington, DC along 12<SUP>th</SUP>
Street between Jefferson Drive and Independence Avenue, SW. Buzz on over to
learn from experts, watch live bees, participate in pollinator-friendly
activities, and see what efforts, big and small, you can take in your own
backyard to help pollinators.</P>
<P><A href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Pollinator-Partnership/48680445464">USDA’s
People’s Garden Initiative</A> is pleased to host the Pollinator Week Festival
with <A href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Pollinator-Partnership/48680445464">Pollinator
Partnership</A>. To celebrate, you can also find or register a Pollinator Week
event happening in your <A href="http://pollinator.org/npw_events.htm">local
community</A>. To share your pollinator stories or ask questions, connect with
@PeoplesGarden on Twitter using #PollinatorWeek.</P></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 size=2 face=Arial FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">Laurie Davies
Adams<BR>Executive Director<BR>Pollinator Partnership<BR>4</FONT><FONT lang=0 color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">23 Washington St.
5th Fl.<BR>San Francisco, CA 94111<BR>T: 415.362.1137<BR>F: 415.362.0176<BR><IMG SRC="cid:X.MA1.1371407481@aol.com" border=0 width=319 height=173 DATASIZE="27063" ID="MA1.1371407481" ></FONT><FONT lang=0 color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"><BR>Follow up on <A href="http://twitter.com/#!/Pollinators">Twitter</A> and <A href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Pollinator-Partnership/48680445464">Facebook</A>!</FONT></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>