[Pollinator] Celebrate summer and Pollinator Week!

[Kelly Rourke]

Celebrate summer and Pollinator Week!



*Pollinator Week 2015 Unites America in Conservation Action for Pollinators*
*All 50 State Governors Sign Proclamations!  *


The *Pollinator Partnership (P2)* announced today that its signature
initiative, *Pollinator Week*
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*,* has reached significant new milestones in 2015.  Established in 2007,
Pollinator Week has grown exponentially in scope each year with this year *U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and* *U.S. Secretary of the Interior
Sally Jewell*, proclaiming June 15-23 as Pollinator Week.  In an
unprecedented act of vision and solidarity, *ALL 50 state governors *have
proclaimed Pollinator Week in their states as a time to celebrate and
protect the nation’s pollinating animals (here is a complete list of State
proclamations and events
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).

Pollinators, such as 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 Boulder, CO, where
four masters of the classical Japanese bamboo flute “tweeted” the premier
of original honey-bee themed music to the Honolulu Zoo’s Pollinator Party
to tours of underground geothermally protected honey bee hives in Maine –
Americans have put their ingenuity, creativity and drive into supporting
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* announcement at the White House of *the **Million
Pollinator Garden Challenge*
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an initiative of the newly-formed *National Pollinator Garden Network*, 22
first class non-profits and organizations representing gardens,
pollinators, and plant nurseries.  Pollinator Week celebrates a new dawn of
wise land management across the country, spearheaded by the May release of
the first-ever *Federal Strategy for the Health of Honey Bees and other
Pollinators*
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Pollinator Week showcases the brand new pollinator poster of the North
American Pollinator Protection Campaign (NAPPC), *Carnivorous Plants of
North America and their Pollinators.*  This 2015 poster marks the debut of
pollinator artist *Teri Nye*, a self-taught artist, illustrator and
photographer specializing in recording nature.   The poster is available to
order at www.pollinator.org
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where a new web feature illuminates the intricate interactions between
carnivorous plants and their pollinators, and features photographs of the
artist at work creating the poster.

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 the *Pollinator
Partnership*
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*,* said, “It’s appropriate to see the highest levels of government as well
as grassroots actions by individuals and communities taking action for
pollinators.  There are over 130 events taking place around the world for
Pollinator Week 2015 - We applaud everyone participating. It’s a great
starting point for actions, large and small, that support the future of our
pollinators, our food supply, and our environment.”

The *Highways BEE Act* was introduced in the Congress during the run up to
Pollinator Week 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 250 national, regional, and local
organizations and 2,500 American scientists and individuals from all walks
of life across the nation have already signed a petition in support of this
approach. This pollinator action-opportunity continues for all interested
organizations, businesses and individuals at
http://www.pollinator.org/BEEAct.htm
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