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--></style></head><body bgcolor="whitesmoke" lang="EN-US" link="#FF6600" vlink="#FF6600"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><div align="center"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="650" style="width:487.5pt;background:white;border:solid #fffab3 1.5pt"><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><img width="600" height="172" id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://img-ak.verticalresponse.com/media/f/5/d/f5d70b4803/773edece69/9d997faad7/library/banner.jpg"></p></td></tr><tr><td width="636" valign="top" style="width:477.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><h2 align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="color:darkgreen">Pollinator Week 2015 Unites America in Conservation Action for Pollinators</span></strong><span style="color:darkgreen"><br><strong>All 50 State Governors Sign Proclamations! </strong></span></h2><p class="MsoNormal"><br><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Pollinator Partnership (P2)</span></strong> announced today that its signature initiative, <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?PollinatorPartnershi/773edece69/ea93d08952/34c566994a/utm_content=kr%40pollinator.org&utm_source=VerticalResponse&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=Pollinator%20Week&utm_campaign=Celebrate%20summer%20and%20Pollinator%20Week%21"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Pollinator Week</span></strong></a><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">,</span></strong> has reached significant new milestones in 2015. Established in 2007, Pollinator Week has grown exponentially in scope each year with this year <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and</span></strong> <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell</span></strong>, proclaiming June 15-23 as Pollinator Week. In an unprecedented act of vision and solidarity, <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">ALL 50 state governors </span></strong>have proclaimed Pollinator Week in their states as a time to celebrate and protect the nation’s pollinating animals (<a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?PollinatorPartnershi/773edece69/ea93d08952/8db0b676aa/utm_content=kr%40pollinator.org&utm_source=VerticalResponse&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=here%20is%20a%20complete%20list%20of%20State%20proclamations%20and%20events&utm_campaign=Celebrate%20summer%20and%20Pollinator%20Week%21">here is a complete list of State proclamations and events</a>).<br> <br>Pollinators, such as bees, butterflies, birds and other animals bring us one in every three bites of food, protect our environment. They form the underpinnings of a healthy and sustainable future. From Boulder, CO, where four masters of the classical Japanese bamboo flute “tweeted” the premier of original honey-bee themed music to the Honolulu Zoo’s Pollinator Party to tours of underground geothermally protected honey bee hives in Maine – Americans have put their ingenuity, creativity and drive into supporting pollinator health, an issue that they are doing something about! <br> <br>Joining and supporting this effort are some of the largest businesses and most powerful voices in the country. This year has marked a strong surge in interest in the health of America’s pollinators including <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">First Lady Michelle Obama’s</span></strong> announcement at the White House of <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">the </span></strong><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?PollinatorPartnershi/773edece69/ea93d08952/9e599387b7"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Million Pollinator Garden Challenge</span></strong></a>, an initiative of the newly-formed <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">National Pollinator Garden Network</span></strong>, 22 first class non-profits and organizations representing gardens, pollinators, and plant nurseries. Pollinator Week celebrates a new dawn of wise land management across the country, spearheaded by the May release of the first-ever <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?PollinatorPartnershi/773edece69/ea93d08952/e37bfe7642/utm_content=kr%40pollinator.org&utm_source=VerticalResponse&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=Federal%20Strategy%20for%20the%20Health%20of%20Honey%20Bees%20and%20other%20Pollinators&utm_campaign=Celebrate%20summer%20and%20Pollinator%20Week%21"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Federal Strategy for the Health of Honey Bees and other Pollinators</span></strong></a>. <br> <br>Pollinator Week showcases the brand new pollinator poster of the North American Pollinator Protection Campaign (NAPPC), <em><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Carnivorous Plants of North America and their Pollinators.</span></em> This 2015 poster marks the debut of pollinator artist <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Teri Nye</span></strong>, a self-taught artist, illustrator and photographer specializing in recording nature. The poster is available to order at <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?PollinatorPartnershi/773edece69/ea93d08952/aa9a75e956/utm_content=kr%40pollinator.org&utm_source=VerticalResponse&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=www%2Epollinator%2Eorg&utm_campaign=Celebrate%20summer%20and%20Pollinator%20Week%21">www.pollinator.org</a> where a new web feature illuminates the intricate interactions between carnivorous plants and their pollinators, and features photographs of the artist at work creating the poster.<br> <br>Efforts during Pollinator Week, and indeed year-round, are working to reverse and prevent pollinator declines caused by loss of habitat, disease, pesticides, parasites and other interconnected assaults on pollinator populations. <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Laurie Davies Adams</span></strong>, Executive Director of the <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?PollinatorPartnershi/773edece69/ea93d08952/dfacd23e34/utm_content=kr%40pollinator.org&utm_source=VerticalResponse&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=Pollinator%20Partnership&utm_campaign=Celebrate%20summer%20and%20Pollinator%20Week%21"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Pollinator Partnership</span></strong></a><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">,</span></strong> said, “It’s appropriate to see the highest levels of government as well as grassroots actions by individuals and communities taking action for pollinators. There are over 130 events taking place around the world for Pollinator Week 2015 - We applaud everyone participating. It’s a great starting point for actions, large and small, that support the future of our pollinators, our food supply, and our environment.”<br> <br>The <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Highways BEE Act</span></strong> was introduced in the Congress during the run up to Pollinator Week by the joint leadership of <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-FL) and Rep. Jeff Denham (R-CA), co-chairs of the Congressional Pollinator Protection Caucus (CP2C).</span></strong> Over 250 national, regional, and local organizations and 2,500 American scientists and individuals from all walks of life across the nation have already signed a petition in support of this approach. This pollinator action-opportunity continues for all interested organizations, businesses and individuals at <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?PollinatorPartnershi/773edece69/ea93d08952/ac28535ec6/utm_content=kr%40pollinator.org&utm_source=VerticalResponse&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Epollinator%2Eorg%2FBEEAct%2Ehtm&utm_campaign=Celebrate%20summer%20and%20Pollinator%20Week%21">http://www.pollinator.org/BEEAct.htm</a>.</span><br><br><br><br> </p></td><td style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"></td><td style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="654" style="width:490.5pt"><tr><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><p align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong>Share your love for pollinators. Join us on:</strong></p><p align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?PollinatorPartnershi/773edece69/ea93d08952/1a019d9a5e"><span style="text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="78" height="29" id="_x0000_i1026" src="http://img-ak.verticalresponse.com/media/f/5/d/f5d70b4803/773edece69/9d997faad7/library/twitter-logo.jpg" alt="p2 twitter"></span></a><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?PollinatorPartnershi/773edece69/ea93d08952/f752cc4230"><span style="text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="78" height="29" id="_x0000_i1027" src="http://img-ak.verticalresponse.com/media/f/5/d/f5d70b4803/773edece69/9d997faad7/library/facebook-logo4%203.jpg" alt="p2 facebook"></span></a></p><p align="center" style="text-align:center"><img border="0" width="650" height="120" id="_x0000_i1028" src="http://img-ak.verticalresponse.com/media/f/5/d/f5d70b4803/773edece69/9d997faad7/library/boxbottom%202.jpg" alt="p2 logo"></p><p align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?PollinatorPartnershi/773edece69/ea93d08952/18ff7d1dfd/utm_content=kr%40pollinator.org&utm_source=VerticalResponse&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=Make%20a%20donation%20online%20today%20for%20pollinators%2C%20people%20and%20our%20ecosystems%2E&utm_campaign=Celebrate%20summer%20and%20Pollinator%20Week%21">Make a donation online today for pollinators, people and our ecosystems.</a></strong><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><br><br><span class="style62">Pollinator Partnership - 423 Washington St, 5th Floor - San Francisco, CA 94111-2339 - (415) 362-1137 - <a href="mailto:info@pollinator.org">info@pollinator.org</a></span><br><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?PollinatorPartnershi/773edece69/ea93d08952/99d4f8aa2b/utm_content=kr%40pollinator.org&utm_source=VerticalResponse&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=www%2Epollinator%2Eorg&utm_campaign=Celebrate%20summer%20and%20Pollinator%20Week%21">www.pollinator.org</a><br><br>Please review our <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?PollinatorPartnershi/773edece69/ea93d08952/c1e976788a/utm_content=kr%40pollinator.org&utm_source=VerticalResponse&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=privacy%20policy&utm_campaign=Celebrate%20summer%20and%20Pollinator%20Week%21">privacy policy</a> and <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?PollinatorPartnershi/773edece69/ea93d08952/dc59ed8d99/utm_content=kr%40pollinator.org&utm_source=VerticalResponse&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=terms%20of%20use%2E&utm_campaign=Celebrate%20summer%20and%20Pollinator%20Week%21">terms of use.</a></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div></div><p align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span></p></div></body></html>