<div dir="ltr"><div>Please find below information about the final report and the availability of presentations from the Canadian Pollinator Conservation 2013: Next Steps meeting held in Toronto, Ontario on April 10, 2013. Apologies to those who may get this message multiple times.</div>
<div> </div><div>Victoria MacPhail</div><div>Pollinators at Risk Initiative Coordinator, Wildlife Preservation Canada<br></div><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Pollinator Conservation</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:pollinatorconservationcanada@gmail.com">pollinatorconservationcanada@gmail.com</a>></span><br>
Date: Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 4:10 PM<br>Subject: Final Report and Presentations from the April 10, 2013 Next Steps Meeting Now On-Line<br>To: Pollinator Conservation <<a href="mailto:PollinatorConservationCanada@gmail.com">PollinatorConservationCanada@gmail.com</a>><br>
<div dir="ltr"><div>I am pleased to announce that the final report from the Canadian Pollinator Conservation 2013: Next Steps meeting has been completed and can be found attached to this e-mail. It, along with selected presentations from the meeting, can also be found on-line at <a href="http://wildlifepreservation.ca/3284-2/" target="_blank">http://wildlifepreservation.ca/3284-2/</a>. </div>
<div> </div><div>The report encompasses information provided by individuals during registration, meeting breaks, and the follow-up survey. It touches on the varied areas of interest by respondents, problems and roadblocks facing individuals, resources that are available to assist others, examples of on-going projects, requests for assistance, and ideas for next steps in pollinator conservation work in Canada. It also includes two appendices: one featuring a contact list of all meeting registrants and the other reviewing the purposes and outcomes of past Canadian pollination meetings. </div>
<div> </div><div>One of the next steps that was identified is the creation of e-groups to help maintain connections and facilitate communication and "cross-pollination". Pollinator Partnership Canada will be the host of these groups, which will be set-up in July at the same time as an updated web-site. More information will follow at that time.</div>
<div> </div><div>Thanks to everyone who participated in the meeting and discussions. For many, the April 10 meeting was an eye-opener, as there is an incredible amount of work already going on across the Country. Now it is time to continue to build on those efforts so that our pollinators will survive well into the future.</div>
<div> </div><div>Keep up the good work!</div><div> </div><div>Victoria MacPhail, on behalf of the Organizing Committee</div><div>Pollinators at Risk Initiative Coordinator, Wildlife Preservation Canada</div><div><a href="mailto:pollinatorconservationcanada@gmail.com" target="_blank">pollinatorconservationcanada@gmail.com</a></div>
<div> </div><div>PS. Do you know of any one who is an advocate for pollinators in their communities? Someone who has created pollinator habitat on their farm or ranch? <strong>The deadline for nominations for the 2013 Pollinator Advocate Award and the 2013 Canadian Farmer-Rancher Pollinator Conservation Award is Thursday, July 18, 2013.</strong> Visit <a href="http://www.pollinatorpartnership.ca/awards.htm" target="_blank">http://www.pollinatorpartnership.ca/awards.htm</a> for more information and for nomination forms. To ensure that our pollinator champions do not go unrecognized, please give this some thought and send in your nominations soon!</div>
<div> </div><div>---</div><div><div dir="ltr"><div>The Canadian Pollinator Conservation 2013:Next Steps Meeting was organized by Wildlife Preservation Canada, with support from Pollinator Partnership Canada and the Society for Conservation Biologists - Toronto Chapter. Presentations and a final report from the meeting can be found at <a href="http://wildlifepreservation.ca/3284-2/.The" target="_blank">http://wildlifepreservation.ca/3284-2/.</a></div>
<div><em></em> </div><div><em>For more information on the work Wildlife Preservation Canada is doing on insect pollinators, please visit <a href="http://wildlifepreservation.ca/insect-pollinators/" target="_blank">http://wildlifepreservation.ca/insect-pollinators/</a>.</em></div>
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