[Pollinator] Media Release-Pollinator Week 2014 Mobilizes America for Pollinators

Tue Jun 17 07:12:45 PDT 2014

MEDIA RELEASEPollinator_notag

June 17, 2014

For Immediate Release

NOTE-Go to  <http://pollinator.org/media.htm>
http://pollinator.org/media.htm for copy of release with photos, plus
downloadable images.

Tom Van Arsdall   <mailto:TVA at pollinator.org> TVA at pollinator.org
703.509.4746

Laurie Davies Adams  <mailto:LDA at pollinator.org> LDA at pollinator.org
415.362.1137

Pollinator Week 2014 Mobilizes America for Pollinators  

The Pollinator Partnership (P2) announced today that its signature
initiative, Pollinator Week, has reached significant new milestones in 2014.
Established in 2007, Pollinator Week has grown exponentially in scope each
year with this year June 16-22 being designated by U.S. Secretary of
Agriculture Tom Vilsack and 44 governors as a week to celebrate and protect
the nation's pollinating animals (a complete list of State proclamations and
events is available at  <http://pollinator.org/npw_events.htm>
http://pollinator.org/npw_events.htm). Pollinators, like bees, butterflies,
birds and other animals, bring us one in every three bites of food, protect
our environment. They form the underpinnings of a healthy and sustainable
future. From the Louisville Middle School on Main Street, Louisville, CO to
the Bee Palooza at Michigan State University; from the Unitarian
Universalist Church of Asheville, NC to the 3rd-5th graders at the Citizen
Science Nature Camp in Houston, TX - Americans have made pollinator health
an issue that they are doing something about!   

Joining and supporting this effort are some of the largest businesses and
most powerful voices in the country.  This year has marked a strong surge in
interest in the health of America's pollinators including First Lady
Michelle Obama's first-ever White House pollinator garden. Pollinator Week
marks a new dawn of wise land management across the country and new
initiatives launched during Pollinator Week 2014 will multiply the efforts
to support pollinators. The following items are just a start:

The Highways BEE Act has been introduced in the Congress by the joint
leadership of Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-FL) and Rep. Jeff Denham (R-CA),
co-chairs of the Congressional Pollinator Protection Caucus (CP2C). Over 200
national, regional, and local organizations and 2,000 American scientists
and individuals from all walks of life across the nation have already signed
a petition in support. This pollinator action-opportunity continues for all
interested organizations, businesses and individuals at
<http://www.pollinator.org/BEEAct.htm> http://www.pollinator.org/BEEAct.htm.

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Pollinator Week showcases the brand new pollinator poster of the North
American Pollinator Protection Campaign (NAPPC), Native Orchids Need Their
Pollinators.  This 2014 poster marks the debuts of pollinator artist Emily
Underwood, a scientific illustrator living and working in central
California.  The poster is available at  <http://www.pollinator.org>
www.pollinator.org where a new web feature illuminates the intricate
interactions between wild orchids and their pollinators, including video
footage of orchid pollination.

https://pollinator.org/Images/orchidposter/orchid_postersmall.jpg

To kick off Pollinator Week, the Pollinator Partnership teamed with
Walgreens, Burt's Bees, and the Evanston Ecology Center to plant a
pollinator garden with volunteers from local schools and gardening groups.
The garden, located at the Evanston, Illinois Ecology Center, will be a
learning resource for people and a much-needed habitat for local and
migratory pollinating species.  The nearly quarter acre site will be
completed with a second planting later in the summer.  The garden has been
built with funding from the sales of Burt's Bees lip balm purchased at the
new LEED-certified Walgreens in Evanston which opened in the fall of 2013.
For information contact  <mailto:Mark at pollinator.org> Mark at pollinator.org.  

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Efforts during Pollinator Week, and indeed year-round, are working to
reverse and prevent pollinator declines caused by loss of habitat, disease,
pesticides, parasites and other interconnected assaults on pollinator
populations. Laurie Davies Adams, Executive Director of P2 said, "It's
appropriate to see the highest levels of government as well as the
grassroots individuals and communities taking action for pollinators.  We
applaud everyone participating in Pollinator Week 2014.  It's a great
starting point for actions, large and small, that support the future of our
pollinators, our food supply, and our environment." 

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ABOUT THE POLLINATOR PARTNERSHIP (P2) 

Established in 1997, the Pollinator Partnership is the largest 501(c) 3
non-profit organization dedicated exclusively to the health, protection, and
conservation of all pollinating animals. Pollinator Partnership's actions
for pollinators include education, conservation, restoration, policy, and
research.  P2's financial support comes through grants, gifts, memberships
and donations from any interested party.  P2's policies are science-based,
set by its board of directors, and never influenced by any donor.  To make a
donation or for information on events during Pollinator Week, visit
<http://www.pollinator.org> www.pollinator.org.  

R. Thomas (Tom) Van Arsdall, Director of Public Affairs

  Pollinator Partnership <http://www.pollinator.org/> 

   Cell:  (703) 509-4746

   tva at pollinator.org

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