[Pollinator] FW: Honey Bee Forest Habitat Research Garners SFI Conservation Leadership Award

Wed Sep 18 15:11:29 PDT 2013

From: Vicki Wojcik [mailto:vw at pollinator.org] 
From: SFI Newsroom <info at sfiprogram.org>
Date: September 18, 2013, 12:37:37 PM PDT
To: vw at pollinator.org
Subject: Honey Bee Forest Habitat Research Garners SFI Conservation
Leadership Award
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

September 18, 2013

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Honey Bee Forest Habitat Research Garners SFIR Conservation Leadership Award
for Soterra, LLC and Pollinator Partnership 

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - Honey bees are in sharp decline in North America and
Europe, jeopardizing their crucial role in pollinating crops that in the
United States amount to about one-third of the nation's domestic food
supply. Today, new research led by SFI program participant
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6kFRDRK-> Pollinator Partnership on the habitat of honey bees and other
native pollinators in forested ecosystems was recognized by the Sustainable
Forestry InitiativeR (SFIR), earning the annual SFI Leadership in
Conservation Award at the nonprofit's annual conference this week in San
Antonio.

"When we think of bees, we think of their role in our backyards or on farms
- this innovative study shows that bees are also vital to other ecosystems,
including forests," said SFI President and CEO Kathy Abusow.  "The
leadership demonstrated, the quality of the forest bee research conducted
and the range of partners engaged makes Soterra and the Pollinator
Partnership wholly deserving of the 2013 SFI Leadership in Conservation
Award."

"Our study found that managed forests are good for bees and bees are good
for managed forests," said Matt Bonham, Vice President of Soterra LLC. "Bee
colonies were healthier in managed forests than in the other forests we
studied, and the bees help create more fruit in managed forests, which means
more food for deer and other wildlife. At a time when beekeepers face the
challenges of colony collapse disorder it is valuable to encourage the
expanded use of timberlands for healthy bee habitat."

Soterra LLC and the Pollinator Partnership were recognized for the
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TL1Izew=> Tiger Swamp Pollination Study and their overall commitment to the
Pollinator Habitat Improvement project, which found that bees thrive in
managed forests while helping local wildlife and plant populations. Portions
of Soterra's more than 250,000 acres in three U.S. Southeastern states were
involved in this study that explored different forest management techniques
and their potential to improve pollinator habitat. Other project partners
included the U.S. Forest Service, Mississippi State University, NASA, the
University of New Orleans, Sandhill Crane Refuge and Allen Farms and Hines
Honey.

According to Soterra's mission for the Tiger Swamp Pollination Study, honey
bees provide more than $15 billion in agricultural pollination services, yet
these bees are also struggling. One factor is that beekeepers are having
difficulty finding appropriate feeding and resting sites for their colonies
outside of pollination contracts. The study showed privately managed forest
systems are an ideal solution, as they can provide understory plants for
bees to feed on and, in turn, pollinating bees increase production of
blueberries, blackberries, and other fruit-bearing plants such as holly,
gallberry and leatherwood.

SFI Inc. introduced its conservation research leadership award in 2007 to
recognize program participants involved in strong partnership activities
achieving ongoing and far-reaching benefits. 

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