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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">In celebration of National Pollinator Week, The Bee & Butterfly Habitat Fund (BBHF) is releasing a new
<b><i>Pollinator Habitat Establishment & Management Guide</i></b> that is available for your free download and use through our website (<a href="https://www.beeandbutterflyfund.org/habitat-guide.html">https://www.beeandbutterflyfund.org/habitat-guide.html</a>).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">This guide is designed to provide key guidance about the important considerations of Site Preparation, Seed Mixture Design, Planting Options, Project Maintenance, etc. The new guide will also provide access
to links of videos with additional detailed guidance and access to free pollinator seed mixtures through the BBHF’s Seed A Legacy program (<a href="https://www.beeandbutterflyfund.org/seed-a-legacy-program.html">https://www.beeandbutterflyfund.org/seed-a-legacy-program.html</a>).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Please help promote the availability of this new guide to anyone that may be interested in establishing and managing pollinator habitat projects!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Peter S. Berthelsen</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#FF6600">
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:gray">| </span><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Partnership Director</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Bee & Butterfly Habitat Fund</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> | 1070 18<sup>th</sup> Avenue | St. Paul, NE
68873<br>
p. (308) 390-0848 | </span><a href="mailto:pberthelsen@BeeAndButterflyFund.org"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">pberthelsen@BeeAndButterflyFund.org</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> | </span><a href="http://www.beeandbutterflyfund.org/"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">www.BeeAndButterflyFund.org</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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