[Pollinator] Fwd: NPDF wants to hear about beekeeping in "your neck of the woods"

[Kimberley Fellows]

For any interested beekeepers ... please see below. Best regards, Kim
Fellows, Pollination Canada

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*From:* "Michele Colopy" <progdirector at pollinatordefense.org>
*Date:* April 30, 2013, 12:50:18 PM PDT
*Subject:* *NPDF wants to hear about beekeeping in "your neck of the woods"*

Dear Beekeeper Club / Association,

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            The National Pollinator Defense Fund (NPDF) was developed by
the American Honey Producers Association to take the lead in the national
pesticide policy discussion.  *The mission of the NPDF is to defend managed
pollinators vital to a sustainable and affordable food supply from the
adverse impacts of pesticides.* Our goals are to: ****

·         *Ensure that State Lead Agencies and U.S. EPA enforce regulations
to protect pollinators from pesticides, as mandated by FIFRA.*

·         *Use multiple strategies, including litigation and legal
petitions, as well as legal support for managers of pollinators who have
suffered damages to their beekeeping operation caused by pesticides.*

·         *Provide advocacy, guidance, and tools for beekeepers to defend
their bees from the detrimental effects of pesticides.*

·         *Raise awareness about the potential adverse impacts of
pesticides on pollinators important to the supply of food and the
ecosystems that support them.*

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*The NPDF would be pleased to speak with your beekeepers to learn about
their hive health, and beekeeping struggles.  The NPDF would be pleased to
speak to your group in person (where physically feasible) or via Skype.***

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*To keep your members informed of our work, could you please include our
updates in emails to your members.
Also, we would like to link to your group’s website; feel free to link to
ours.*

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We are a new national organization with at least one Board member, and the
Program Director in every time zone in the contiguous U.S. Please contact
me to schedule a presentation to your group today.****

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Sincerely,****

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Michele Colopy****

Program Director****

National Pollinator Defense Fund****

P.O. Box 193****

Danbury, Texas 77534****

832-727-9492****

progdirector at pollinatordefense.org****

www.pollinatordefense.org****

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*The National Pollinator Defense Fund’s mission is to defend managed and
native pollinators vital to a sustainable and affordable food supply from
the adverse impacts of pesticides.*

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