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San Francisco Plants a Victory Garden with Pollinators in MindThis 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 BeesEach 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
Hot off the presses! - recent pollinator articlesSan Francisco Chronicle, June 27, 2008 National Wildlife Magazine, June/July 2008 Homestead Magazine, Spring 2008 Martha Stewart LIVING, June 2008 June 26, 2008 - Congressional Hearing on PollinatorsPollinator Week 2008 Archive4th Annual NAPPC WHC Pollinator Protection Award presented by NAPPC and Wildlife Habitat CouncilAmerican 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 NationPollen 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 Scientists Discover A Potential Cause of CCDClick here to learn more about the recent discoveries about Colony Collapse Disorder and what you can do to help. A Call for "Pollination" of Farm Bill Conservation TitleCalls 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 SuccessNAPPC-Mexico Meeting AgendaParticipant Abstracts Go to the NAPPC website to join the discussion group (in Spanish) The National Academy of Sciences Study on the Status of Pollinators in North America is now availablePress Release U.S. Senate passes a Resolution to protect pollinators and designates June 24-30, 2007 National Pollinator WeekRecognizing the importance of pollinators to ecosystem health and agriculture in the United States and the value of partnership efforts to increase awareness about pollinators and support. USDA Secretary of Agriculture Signs Proclamation in Support of National Pollinator WeekSecretary Mike Johanns recognized the significance of the services provided by pollinating species and of building awareness of their importance in land and resource management. U.S. Postal Service introduces a "Pollination" stamp series for release in June 2007USPS Press Release, "Pollination"
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