[Pollinator] Fwd: USDA Pollinator Priority Report + USDA Pollinator Week Proclamation

[Kelly Rourke]

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: SM.OSEC.Pollinator <pollinator at usda.gov>
Date: Fri, Jun 17, 2022 at 11:14 AM
Subject: USDA Pollinator Priority Report + USDA Pollinator Week Proclamation
To:


Good afternoon,



Please see the press release
<https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2022/06/17/statement-agriculture-secretary-tom-vilsack-recognizing-national>
below announcing Secretary Vilsack’s recognition of Pollinator Week as well
as the release of USDA’s Annual Strategic Pollinator Priorities Report.



We hope you all have a great weekend and Pollinator Week!


Best,

The USDA Pollinator Team






Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Recognizing National
Pollinator Week



*WASHINGTON, June 17, 2022* – Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack
issued a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) proclamation in
recognition and support of National Pollinator Week (June 20 – 26, 2022).
Pollinator species, such as bees, other insects, birds, and bats play a
critical role in producing more than 100 crops grown in the United States.
Honey bee pollination alone adds more than $18 billion in value to
agricultural crops annually.



USDA recognizes the critical role pollinators play in agriculture and
supports pollinator health through research, data collection, diagnostic
services, monitoring, pollinator habitat enhancement programs and
pollinator health investments. USDA also released today its “Annual
Strategic Pollinator Priorities Report
<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fr20.rs6.net%2Ftn.jsp%3Ff%3D001UCwVQ-Oddejij4YN3bJJWmuyJj3UD88DBIRr00gKgrp4ABX72LXV6fJc14rrNTCBQeXD1iMU3z6IPYoiPmo-Gmg-3BkCT70-6bk3o4cRCgomznnlwOomfarjqQAU-n2hRI2uFU3gJnXFInEDVaR2ZHdY3qy6nrTwvpflKgBFWpKs8Oo7V4o4KnMCfJqgRFn-TR0MuTtgLAohI3bEIIzefeF9-ufy6hvQtKDduw6JqhY%3D%26c%3D7-zOr7VhgpmUXIFlMtKZi-UetKfEXKGZXndEarvrfSB0MliWDzz8Pw%3D%3D%26ch%3DK5qw1-4-nrG93_z28oAXtWTfhjY6nC8Wqaj11ERw3T6p2t2xFLAHYw%3D%3D&data=05%7C01%7C%7Cb799a74d5fed420cc52308da50854447%7Ced5b36e701ee4ebc867ee03cfa0d4697%7C0%7C0%7C637910830560352342%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=hKv8CaRZzm%2FVLUcFqNN%2B%2BRUir1tMiP4lmMad2bn%2Fh9I%3D&reserved=0>
(PDF, 1.8 MB)” that outlines USDA pollinator research and programmatic
priorities for the coming year. Research priorities focus both on managed
and wild pollinators. Identifying pollinator research priorities and
practices enables USDA, our partners, and communities we serve to make
informed decisions when supporting pollinator health in the agricultural
systems, ecosystems and economies that depend on pollinators.



USDA will also be hosting a pollinator exhibits exposition in conjunction
with the USDA Farmers Market on Friday, June 24, 2022 (no rain date
scheduled), from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (EDT) on 12th Street and Jefferson
Drive SW (next to the Smithsonian Metro Station). This event, in
celebration of National Pollinator Week, will feature dozens of vendors and
exhibits for the public to explore and learn about pollinators and
pollinator health.



Read the full proclamation: National Pollinator Week Proclamation
<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fr20.rs6.net%2Ftn.jsp%3Ff%3D001UCwVQ-Oddejij4YN3bJJWmuyJj3UD88DBIRr00gKgrp4ABX72LXV6fJc14rrNTCBQQkQrvRFC0xRe7JLK38QslUDhl5j68OJuQoZ4r8-Xx00ReO54Ed2aES5IwAv_DuLH8yzRq5wCE46Ht_eSgce1GdF69vXFasfILvsWvzWy_zoXk4feQ6EYMDbmjmMJ8kTyLhIad4iZjzSGNmq9yty1_Ms-Q_FBL1mjkZWELRsS5TnpC-9ZvvgZg%3D%3D%26c%3D7-zOr7VhgpmUXIFlMtKZi-UetKfEXKGZXndEarvrfSB0MliWDzz8Pw%3D%3D%26ch%3DK5qw1-4-nrG93_z28oAXtWTfhjY6nC8Wqaj11ERw3T6p2t2xFLAHYw%3D%3D&data=05%7C01%7C%7Cb799a74d5fed420cc52308da50854447%7Ced5b36e701ee4ebc867ee03cfa0d4697%7C0%7C0%7C637910830560352342%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=OoW%2FHXNlAnP1YE1yNw352wbH7kHoe81Lj%2BPnCzMofPM%3D&reserved=0>
(PDF, 244 KB)



Learn more about USDA pollinator work at www.usda.gov/pollinators
<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fr20.rs6.net%2Ftn.jsp%3Ff%3D001UCwVQ-Oddejij4YN3bJJWmuyJj3UD88DBIRr00gKgrp4ABX72LXV6cSI0at42L3zUGxMWo9XkojKYm-AppXfO1N8s03dgCWi_JfCfLyETq0k3YCZ_Cqi2zfXfQR6qpvCRFZGNHFPhz4JKiyDi8V1iZ5yl1be34v3%26c%3D7-zOr7VhgpmUXIFlMtKZi-UetKfEXKGZXndEarvrfSB0MliWDzz8Pw%3D%3D%26ch%3DK5qw1-4-nrG93_z28oAXtWTfhjY6nC8Wqaj11ERw3T6p2t2xFLAHYw%3D%3D&data=05%7C01%7C%7Cb799a74d5fed420cc52308da50854447%7Ced5b36e701ee4ebc867ee03cfa0d4697%7C0%7C0%7C637910830560352342%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=lc79zgmwz4aPtv8fg%2B4DaTLVwlmjSy8mcZtkY4tp7ok%3D&reserved=0>
.



USDA touches the lives of all Americans each day in so many positive ways.
USDA is transforming America’s food system with a greater focus on more
resilient local and regional food production, fairer markets for all
producers, ensuring access to safe, healthy and nutritious food in all
communities, building new markets and streams of income for farmers and
producers using climate smart food and forestry practices, making historic
investments in infrastructure and clean energy capabilities in rural
America, and committing to equity across the Department by removing
systemic barriers and building a workforce more representative of America.
To learn more, visit www.usda.gov
<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fr20.rs6.net%2Ftn.jsp%3Ff%3D001UCwVQ-Oddejij4YN3bJJWmuyJj3UD88DBIRr00gKgrp4ABX72LXV6e7xRxzBbw1CtcmWT22FugOu5MZ2MyQu5HsYPgsWyvj4eJPYaV-UXoBmHXx7vJb-UXVOL62TfVyUaXHpiqwgA40%3D%26c%3D7-zOr7VhgpmUXIFlMtKZi-UetKfEXKGZXndEarvrfSB0MliWDzz8Pw%3D%3D%26ch%3DK5qw1-4-nrG93_z28oAXtWTfhjY6nC8Wqaj11ERw3T6p2t2xFLAHYw%3D%3D&data=05%7C01%7C%7Cb799a74d5fed420cc52308da50854447%7Ced5b36e701ee4ebc867ee03cfa0d4697%7C0%7C0%7C637910830560508560%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=KYFi1bBn%2Bmgmv%2BlAxgDscFhvFigg2SQClt2%2BdcAtu6M%3D&reserved=0>
.



#










This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely
for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message
or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law
and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you
have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete
the email immediately.


-- 

Kelly Rourke (she/her)

Executive Director

Pollinator Partnership

600 Montgomery St. Ste 440

San Francisco, CA 94111

e:  kr at pollinator.org

w:  www.pollinator.org

o:  415-362-1137

c: 585-255-0962

<http://www.pollinator.org>

[image: Diagram Description automatically generated]
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.sonic.net/pipermail/pollinator/attachments/20220620/ca952e48/attachment.htm>