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size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Vicki
Wojcik [mailto:vw@pollinator.org] <br>
</span></font><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> SFI Newsroom
<<a href="mailto:info@sfiprogram.org">info@sfiprogram.org</a>><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Date:</span></b> September 18, 2013, 12:37:37
PM PDT<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <a
href="mailto:vw@pollinator.org">vw@pollinator.org</a><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on"><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Honey</span></b></st1:PlaceName><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Bee</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Forest</st1:PlaceType></span></b></st1:place><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'> Habitat Research Garners SFI Conservation Leadership
Award</span></b><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Reply-To:</span></b> <a
href="mailto:info@sfiprogram.org">info@sfiprogram.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
center'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><strong><b><font
size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Honey</span></font></b></strong></st1:PlaceName><strong><b><font
size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana;color:black'> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Bee</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Forest</st1:PlaceType></span></font></b></strong></st1:place><strong><b><font
size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana;color:black'> Habitat Research Garners SFI®
Conservation Leadership Award for Soterra, LLC and Pollinator
Partnership </span></font></b></strong><font size=2 color=black
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><st1:City w:st="on"><strong><b><font
size=1 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Verdana;color:black'>SAN ANTONIO</span></font></b></strong></st1:City><strong><b><font
size=1 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Verdana;color:black'>, <st1:State w:st="on">TEXAS</st1:State>
</span></font></b></strong><font size=1 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>- Honey bees
are in sharp decline in North America and Europe, jeopardizing their
crucial role in pollinating crops that in the <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">United States</st1:place></st1:country-region>
amount to about one-third of the nation's domestic food supply.
Today, new research led by SFI program participant <a
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style='color:#0067CE'>Soterra LLC</span></font></a> and the <a
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style='color:#0067CE'>Pollinator Partnership</span></font></a> on the
habitat of honey bees and other native pollinators in forested
ecosystems was recognized by the Sustainable Forestry Initiative®
(SFI®), earning the annual SFI Leadership in Conservation Award at
the nonprofit's annual conference this week in San Antonio.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Verdana><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=1 color=black
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black'>"When we think of bees, we think of their role in
our backyards or on farms - this innovative study shows that bees are
also vital to other ecosystems, including forests," said SFI
President and CEO Kathy Abusow. "The leadership
demonstrated, the quality of the forest bee research conducted and
the range of partners engaged makes Soterra and the Pollinator
Partnership wholly deserving of the 2013 SFI Leadership in
Conservation Award."<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=1 color=black
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=1 color=black
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black'>"Our study found that managed forests are good for
bees and bees are good for managed forests," said Matt Bonham,
Vice President of Soterra LLC. "Bee colonies were healthier in
managed forests than in the other forests we studied, and the bees
help create more fruit in managed forests, which means more food for
deer and other wildlife. At a time when beekeepers face the
challenges of colony collapse disorder it is valuable to encourage
the expanded use of timberlands for healthy bee habitat."<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=1 color=black
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=1 color=black
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black'>Soterra LLC and the Pollinator Partnership were
recognized for the <a
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target="_blank" track=on shape=rect linktype=1><font color="#0067ce"><span
style='color:#0067CE'>Tiger Swamp Pollination Study</span></font></a>
and their overall commitment to the Pollinator Habitat Improvement
project, which found that bees thrive in managed forests while
helping local wildlife and plant populations. Portions of Soterra's
more than 250,000 acres in three U.S. Southeastern states were
involved in this study that explored different forest management
techniques and their potential to improve pollinator habitat. Other
project partners included the U.S. Forest Service, <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Mississippi</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType>, NASA, the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">New Orleans</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>, Sandhill Crane
Refuge and Allen Farms and Hines Honey.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=1 color=black
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=1 color=black
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black'>According to Soterra's mission for the Tiger Swamp
Pollination Study, honey bees provide more than $15 billion in
agricultural pollination services, yet these bees are also
struggling. One factor is that beekeepers are having difficulty
finding appropriate feeding and resting sites for their colonies
outside of pollination contracts. The study showed privately managed
forest systems are an ideal solution, as they can provide understory
plants for bees to feed on and, in turn, pollinating bees increase
production of blueberries, blackberries, and other fruit-bearing
plants such as holly, gallberry and leatherwood.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Verdana><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black'>SFI Inc. introduced its conservation research leadership
award in 2007 to recognize program participants involved in strong
partnership activities achieving ongoing and far-reaching
benefits. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Verdana><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black'>SFI Inc. is an independent, nonprofit 501(c)3
organization that is solely responsible for maintaining, overseeing
and improving the internationally recognized Sustainable Forestry
Initiative® (SFI®) program. Across the <st1:country-region
w:st="on">United States</st1:country-region> and <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region>,
240 million acres (nearly 100 million hectares) are certified to the
SFI forest management standard. In addition, the SFI program's unique
fiber sourcing requirements promote responsible forest management on
all suppliers' lands. SFI chain-of-custody (COC) certification tracks
the percentage of fiber from certified forests, certified sourcing
and post-consumer recycled content. SFI on-product labels identify
both certified sourcing and COC claims to help consumers make
responsible purchasing decisions. SFI Inc. is governed by a
three-chamber board of directors representing environmental, social
and economic sectors equally. Learn more at <a
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