San Francisco Plants a Victory Garden with Pollinators in Mind
This July folks gathered in downtown San Francisco to plant a garden right in front of city hall. The garden contains organic vegetables, herbs and other native plants. Food grown in the garden will be donated to those with limited access to healthy produce through a partnership with local food banks and meals programs. The Pollinator Partnership happily donated pollinator friendly plants from Annie's Annuals.
Film Highlights Importance of Bees
Each year, the Media That Matters Film Festival features a new collection of socially conscious short films created by independent and youth filmmakers from across the globe. The films are used worldwide via the internet, DVD, broadcast and as part of one of our hundreds of screenings. One of this year's films selected films is Every Third Bite, a doccumentry about CCD and the plight of the bees.
Every Third Bite USA | 8:53 | Documentary | Directed & Produced by The Meerkat Media Collective In the past few years, millions of bees have disappeared from their hives. More than just a honey matter, the lives of bees are connected to us and our ecosystems in more ways than we can count. GOOD FOOD AWARD SUPPORTED BY CLIF BAR FAMILY FOUNDATION & W.K. KELLOGG FOUNDATION
4th Annual NAPPC WHC Pollinator Protection Award presented by NAPPC and Wildlife Habitat Council
American Electric Power Company, Southwestern Electric Power Company won the NAPPC WHC Pollinator Protection Award this year for its pollinator work at its Flint Creek Power Plant in Gentry, AR. Photos coming soon.For more information, visit http://www.wildlifehc.org/pollinatorpractices/award.cfm
Pollen Nation follows one migratory beekeeper and a semi-load full of honeybees from Minnesota to California. It's a science documentary disguised as an American road movie, and also the first film to take a look at the phenomenon of industrialized pollination, and the way it is beginning to unravel with dire consequences for all of us.
Check out the website for more: www.pollennationthemovie.com
A Call for "Pollination" of Farm Bill Conservation Title
Calls for pollinator-beneficial enhancements to the Conservation Title in comments have been filed at the April 19th conservation hearing held by the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research. Click here for more information.
1st NAPPC Satellite Meeting in Mexico was a Big Success
USDA Secretary of Agriculture Signs Proclamation in Support of National Pollinator Week
Secretary Mike Johanns recognized the significance of the services provided by pollinating species and of building awareness of their importance in land and resource management. USDA Pollinator Proclamation
Monarch Waystation Seed Kits from Monarch Watch are designed to enable you to create a beautiful habitat suitable for monarch butterflies within the context of a traditional garden. Kits include seeds for a variety of monarch attractant plants and a detailed guide book. Kits come in "Standard" and "California" varieties.
Visit Monarch Watch for more information.
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