<div dir="ltr"><div><div style="color:rgb(64,63,66);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-size:14px;color:rgb(45,46,47)">This past month Bee City USA encouraged it’s over 250 affiliates to participate in No Mow May, a conservation initiative that encourages people to stop mowing for the month of May in order to create habitat and provide resources for bees and other pollinators. </span></div><div style="color:rgb(64,63,66);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(64,63,66);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-size:14px;color:rgb(45,46,47)">We were delighted by the response to No Mow May as well as the many questions and conversations it spurred. Inspired by conversations we’ve had throughout the month we compiled a list of your questions related to No Mow May and collaborated with a range of staff from across Xerces’ program areas to respond to them. </span></div><div style="color:rgb(64,63,66);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(64,63,66);font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://beecityusa.org/no-mow-may-qa/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(45,46,47);font-weight:bold;font-size:14px">Read our No Mow May Q&A blog</a><span style="font-size:14px;color:rgb(45,46,47)">. </span></div></div><div><br></div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Molly Martin</b><b><span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Bee City USA Coordinator</b></p><p class="MsoNormal">she/her/hers<br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p>
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