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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>The Bee and Butterfly Habitat Fund announces new Solar Synergy program designed to produce pollinator health and habitat benefits:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>A first of its kind, the Solar Synergy program is an innovative, pollinator-friendly solution that provides multiple benefits to utility-scale solar projects. The program works directly with solar developers to strategically design and monitor high-quality pollinator habitats within utility-scale renewable energy projects. The program consists of unique outcomes that deliver four key benefits to renewable energy projects: planting of NextGen Conservation seed mixtures, documenting <span class=contentpasted3><span style='background:white'>pollinator health and habitat, connecting the projects to commercial beekeepers and monitoring the amount of </span></span>carbon sequestered. "By combining our expertise with pollinators and working collaboratively with the renewable energy industry, we can make a huge difference in generating clean energy while documenting pollinator health and habitat success," says Pete Berthelsen, Executive Director at The Bee & Butterfly Habitat Fund. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=contentpasted4><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Learn more about the Solar Synergy program here: <a href="https://www.beeandbutterflyfund.org/solar.html">https://www.beeandbutterflyfund.org/solar.html</a></span></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:11.05pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Peter S. Berthelsen</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#FF6600'> </span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:gray'>| </span><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>President</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="mailto:peter@conservationblueprint.com"><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0070C0'>peter@conservationblueprint.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:11.05pt'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#595959'>Conservation Blueprint, 1070 18<sup>th</sup> Avenue, St. Paul, NE 68873</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:11.05pt'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#595959'>(308) 390-0848</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>