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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Calibri><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:blue'>For Pete Berthelsen in honor or National
Honey Bee Day!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Calibri><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:blue'>Special thanks to Pheasants Forever for
supporting such diverse pollinator habitat throughout the US!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=3 color=blue face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:blue'>Victoria Wojcik,
Ph.D.</span></font></b></strong><font color=blue face=Helvetica><span
style='font-family:Helvetica;color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:blue'>Research</span></font><font
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color:blue'>&nbsp;</span></font><font size=2 color=blue face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:blue'>Program Manager</span></font><font
color=blue face=Helvetica><span style='font-family:Helvetica;color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:blue'>Pollinator
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:gray'>e: vw@pollinator.org</span></font><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Pete Berthelsen
[mailto:pberthelsen@pheasantsforever.org] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, August 12, 2013
10:36 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Peter Berthelsen<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> National Honeybee Day</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial'>Colleagues,</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial'>This
Saturday, August 19<sup>th</sup> has been declared </span></font><b><font
size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
bold'>National Honeybee Day</span></font></b><font size=4 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial'>.</span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>&nbsp; </span></font><font size=4 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial'>What a great time to think about how
our conservation programs can provide great habitat for both honeybees and
native pollinators!</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial'>Attached is
the type of conservation program seeding mixture that contains all the
hallmarks of great pollinator habitat:</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<ul type=disc>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
     mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
     13.5pt;font-family:Arial'>Habitat that will produce flowering plants
     throughout the entire growing season (April to October).</span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
     mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
     13.5pt;font-family:Arial'>Habitat with a high diversity: 7 grass species
     and 66 wildflower species</span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
     mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
     13.5pt;font-family:Arial'>A seeding rate that will encourage some open
     areas on the ground for small pheasant and quail chicks to move around and
     native bees to find nest sites.</span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
     mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
     13.5pt;font-family:Arial'>Habitat that will benefit many, many
     species…….honey bees, pheasants, quail, grassland songbirds and native
     bees.</span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial'>As you get
ready to celebrate <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>National Honeybee Day</span></b>,
remember to think about using a seed mixture that will produce great results
for many years to come.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial'>It all
starts with the seeding mixture you use!</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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font-family:Arial;color:black'>Director of Habitat Partnerships</span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>

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