<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:10pt"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Hi all: We are pleased to announce that the updated version of </span><i style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Using Farm Bill Programs for Pollinator Conservation </i><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">has just been released.</span><i style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> </i><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Authored by multiple staff at both the Xerces Society and NRCS these guidelines provide a concise summary of how Farm Bill conservation programs, such as the Environmental Quality Incentive Program or the Conservation Reserve Program, can be used to restore or enhance habitat for pollinators on working farms and private lands.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:blue"><a href="http://www.xerces.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/using-farmbill-programs-for-pollinator-conservation-2ndEd.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.xerces.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/using-farmbill-programs-for-pollinator-conservation-2ndEd.pdf</a></span></font></p><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><font face="georgia, serif" color="#666666"><b>Margo Conner</b><br><i>Web Manager and Communications Specialist</i><br><br><b>The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation</b><br>An international non-profit that protects wildlife through<br>The conservation of invertebrates and their habitat.<br> </font><div><font face="georgia, serif" color="#666666"><u><a href="mailto:margo@xerces.org" target="_blank">margo@xerces.org</a></u><br>Phone: 503.232.6639 ext. 104<br>Office: 628 NE Broadway Suite 200<br>Portland, OR 97232<br><a href="http://www.xerces.org" target="_blank">www.xerces.org</a></font></div></div></div>
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