[Pollinator] NACD Awarded Grant to Further Pollinator Conservation Education

[Kelly Rourke]

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*CONTACT:* Sara Kangas, NACD Director of Communications
(202) 547-6223; sara-kangas at nacdnet.org
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*CONTACT: *Kelly Rourke, Pollinator Partnership Director of Programs and
Operations
(415) 362-1137; kr at pollinator.org <http://mailto:kr@pollinator.org>


*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*

Apr. 8, 2019

*NACD AWARDED GRANT TO FURTHER POLLINATOR CONSERVATION EDUCATION*

*WASHINGTON* – Today, the National Association of Conservation Districts
(NACD) announced it was selected as the recipient of the David Rockefeller
Fund Pollinator Education Initiative Grant through an agreement with the
Pollinator Partnership.

NACD’s project was selected in late February to facilitate the development
of a guide to conduct a pollinator conservation field day. Through this
agreement, NACD will also develop online resources for students to further
learn about and be tested on pollinator conservation, as well as lesson
plans and materials for teachers to engage students in hands-on,
habitat-focused outdoor activities.

“Conservation districts have a unique role in educating their communities,
regularly emphasizing the significance of our hard-working pollinators,” *NACD
President Tim Palmer said.* “Expanding pollinator-related conservation
education will further strengthen on-the-ground work to enhance our
country’s natural resources.”

Through the agreement, NACD will develop outdoor learning experiences for
students in grades K-8, designed to encompass urban, suburban and rural
schools and learning spaces. Pollinator-themed outdoor activities will
bring students in contact with local natural resource professionals to
learn about the sustainability of natural resources and pollinator habitat.

“It’s crucial that we educate students about the pollinators in their
communities and the critical role they play,” *Pollinator Partnership
President Laurie Davies Adams said.* “Through this project, NACD will work
to get our next generations outside and learning about the bees,
butterflies and other pollinator species in their backyards.”

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*About the National Association of Conservation Districts:*

*The National Association of Conservation Districts is the nonprofit
organization that represents the nation's 3,000 conservation districts,
their state and territory associations and the 17,000 men and women who
serve on their governing boards. For more than 70 years, local conservation
districts have worked with cooperating landowners and managers of private
working lands to help them plan and apply effective conservation practices.
For more information about NACD, visit: **www.nacdnet.org*
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*About Pollinator Partnership:*

*Pollinator Partnership
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is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization and the largest in the world dedicated
exclusively to the protection and promotion of pollinators and their
ecosystems. The Pollinator Partnership's mission is to promote the health
of pollinators, critical to food and ecosystems, through conservation,
education, and research. Signature initiatives include the NAPPC (North
American Pollinator Protection Campaign), S.H.A.R.E., National Pollinator
Week, and the Ecoregional Planting Guides.*
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