White House Pollinator Task Force unveils national strategic plan |
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Tuesday, June 09, 2015 02:00 PM |
On May 19, 2015, the White House Pollinator Health Task Force released its "National Strategy to Promote the Health of Honeybees & other Pollinators." This strategy was issued along with a science based Pollinator Research Action Plan. Together they identify what needs to be done to understand pollinator losses, underlying causes, and how to support pollinator health. It also details actions that can be taken to achieve these goals. The main goals of the strategy focus on three subjects:
The Task Force encourages everyone to get involved in this effort. Promoting pollinator health is not just a job for scientists:
Everyone--individuals, communities, businesses, and government--can contribute to this endeavor. For this purpose, Pollinator Health Task Force is developing a Partnership Action Plan that will offer ways that we can all respond to the President's call to action. The landscape industry is poised to be a leader in this initiative. As stewards of the local environment, we have an opportunity to help citizens support pollinators in their landscapes. Some of the methods of stewardship include:
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