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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=162 height=162 src="cid:image006.png@01CF8709.59F11160" align=left v:shapes="Picture_x0020_3"><![endif]><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:14.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:14.0pt;margin-left:.5in'>Help protect North America's premier pollinators by learning how to create habitat for them in your own backyard! The newly released “Wild Bee Gardens” app lets you discover the dazzling diversity of North America's native bees and the flowers they visit. With <span style='color:#1F497D'>o</span>ver 300 <span style='font-size:11.0pt'>BEE-UTIFUL</span> R<span style='color:#1F497D'>e</span>tina<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span>quality photographs and 100 pages of guides, Wild Bee Gardens offers a delightful and informative introduction to the essential world of native bees<span style='color:#1F497D'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:14.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:14.0pt;margin-left:.5in'>Written by Celeste Ets-Hokin, this app was designed to inspire an appreciation for the importance and diversity of<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span>North America’s native bees. Featuring first-ever electronic links between native bees and many of their favorite flowers, Wild Bee Gardens also provides gardeners with a unique tool for actively participating in their conservation. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:14.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:14.0pt;margin-left:.5in'>In addition to detailed native bee and plant profile pages, Wild Bee Gardens contains extensive background and educational material in the form of guides; these include a comprehensive introduction to North American native bees and practical advice about how to create habitat for these vital pollinators in our residential gardens. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:14.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:14.0pt;margin-left:0in'>Topics covered in the guides include:<o:p></o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:14.0pt;margin-bottom:14.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'>the role of native bees in our natural ecosystems<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:14.0pt;margin-bottom:14.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'>the ecology and life cycles of native bees<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:14.0pt;margin-bottom:14.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'>how to create a successful bee garden<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:14.0pt;margin-bottom:14.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'>how to identify the native bee visitors that will appear in these gardens<o:p></o:p></li></ul><p>All of the guides are illustrated with spectacular images of native bees and their habitat, making the Wild Bee Gardens app an excellent educational tool for students of all ages. <o:p></o:p></p><p>The easy to navigate and beautiful look of the app were made possible by the design and development team of Arlo and Rebecca Armstrong. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>The iPad version of Wild Bee Gardens is available now on the Apple App Store, with an iPhone version coming soon. Purchasing the Wild Bee Gardens app for iPad entitles you to also receive the upcoming iPhone version, as well as download of all future enhancements to the Wild Bee Gardens app, at no additional cost. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:14.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:14.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The Wild Bee Gardens app is available at: </span><a href="http://www.appstore.com/wildbeegardens"><span class=InternetLink><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>http://www.appstore.com/wildbeegardens</span></span></a><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>. Alternatively, search the Apple App Store for Wild Bee Gardens.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>