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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pollinator Partnership is excited to announce that six new research projects related to honey bee health issues have been funded by a combination of a USDA APHIS grant and donations from Pollinator Partnership’s generous supporters. Each project will conduct a valuable investigation into an identified priority area that will expound on the issues faced by honey bees in North America.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Read the full press release and list of award winners at <a href="https://pollinator.org/assets/globals/Press-Release-HBH-2019_FINAL.pdf">https://pollinator.org/assets/globals/Press-Release-HBH-2019_FINAL.pdf</a>.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For more information about the Honey Bee Health Improvement Project, visit <a href="https://pollinator.org/honeybee-health">https://pollinator.org/honeybee-health</a>.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Isaac Lisle</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Program Associate</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pollinator Partnership</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">423 Washington St. 5<sup>th</sup> FL</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">San Francisco, CA 94111</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">p: 415-362-1137</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">e: <a href="mailto:Isaac@pollinator.org">Isaac@pollinator.org</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/ThePollinatorPartnership"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155cc;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="40" height="40" style="width:.4166in;height:.4166in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D4EFB4.BF036710" alt="cid:image001.jpg@01D15E89.826C9660"></span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/Pollinators"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155cc;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="40" height="40" style="width:.4166in;height:.4166in" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D4EFB4.BF036710" alt="cid:image002.jpg@01D15E89.826C9660"></span></a><a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/+PollinatorOrg/about"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155cc;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="40" height="40" style="width:.4166in;height:.4166in" id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D4EFB4.BF036710" alt="cid:image003.jpg@01D15E89.826C9660"></span></a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/PollinatorPartners"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155cc;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="40" height="40" style="width:.4166in;height:.4166in" id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image004.jpg@01D4EFB4.BF036710" alt="cid:image004.jpg@01D15E89.826C9660"></span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://pollinator.org/index.html"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155cc;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="117" height="52" style="width:1.2187in;height:.5416in" id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image005.jpg@01D4EFB4.BF036710" alt="cid:image005.jpg@01D15E89.826C9660"></span></a><a href="http://pollinator.org/million-pollinator-garden-challenge.htm"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155cc;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="60" height="60" style="width:.625in;height:.625in" id="Picture_x0020_6" src="cid:image006.jpg@01D4EFB4.BF036710" alt="cid:image006.jpg@01D15E89.826C9660"></span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div></body></html>