Yet, the need for pollinators in agricultural landscapes has never been greater. In june 2014, president obama issued a presidential memorandum creating a federal strategy to promote the health of honey bees and other pollinators presidential memorandum creating a federal strategy to promote the health of honey bees and other pollinators directing the federal government to use its research, land management, education. Yet scientists have noted that these hardworking insects and other animals are in trouble. Pollinatorfriendly best management practices for federal lands bumble bee foraging on goldenrod, solidago sp. Sep 04, 2015 wpafb responds to president obamas pollinator memorandum. Warminster, pa june 10, 2015 in support of the president s recentlyreleased national strategy to promote the health of honey bees and other pollinators, seed giant w.
In addition to president obamas recent memo see below. Department of agriculture usda and the department of interior doi to help combat rapidly dwindling populations of. Presidential memorandum creating a federal strategy to promote. At about the same time, gene sequence data was used to reevaluate our. Are pollinators experiencing serious decline, and if so, to what degree. Jul 17, 2019 more than 75 percent of the earths flowering plants depend on bees, butterflies, birds, bats, and other pollinators. Pollinatorfriendly best management practices for federal lands. Overview of the 2014 presidential memorandum on pollinators. Furthermore, for producers of insect pollinated crops, pollinator habitat and floral diversity on the farm can also pay dividends by improving crop quality and yield, while also supporting other. About the southeastern blueberry bee habropoda laboriosa is most active from february through april. Blue orchard mason bee employbee shannon groffcarrboro, nc. See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Resources range from books to movies, websites, brochures and curriculum. Bats, butterflies, beetles, bees, hummingbirds, and lemurs, among many other species, are all pollinators.
Thats why last june, president obama issued a presidential memorandum directing an interagency task force to create a strategy to promote the health of honey bees and other pollinators. Brooklyn printmaker hilary lorenz celebrates an overlooked pollinator. Bumble bees specific pollinators of some vegetables buzz pollination cross infectivity with a number of honey bee viruses monarch butterfly iconic migration from mexico across north america, then. Over the past few decades, there has been a significant loss of pollinators, including honey bees, native bees, birds, bats, and butterflies, from the environment. Includes the data portal of the pollinators thematic network of the interamerican biodiversity information network iabin a comprehensive, searchable database of all pollinator publications and research. Pollinator program colorado department of transportation cdot. May 19, 2015 thats why last june, president obama issued a presidential memorandum directing an interagency task force to create a strategy to promote the health of honey bees and other pollinators. These are exciting times for pollination research, worldwide. Obama puts feds behind efforts to save pollinators. The moth migration project gathers inkandpaper insects from all. The presidential memorandum on pollinator health dr. Presidential memorandum blue ribbon commission on americas nuclear future. Learn more about pollinators, why they are important. On june 20, president obama issued a memorandum directing u.
Executive orders are eventually incorporated into the united states code u. By cityhive host on february 8, 2016 in catalyst, ecology, member profile, social impact, social innovation, venture profile amanda rowland has been pursuing a remarkable new venture since she was profiled in 2012 and is a past graduate of catalyst. Plant materials centers are working to select plants and provide recommendations on plants which will enhance pollinator populations throughout the growing season. Preventing continued losses of our countrys pollinators requires immediate national attention, as pollinators play a critical role in maintaining diverse ecosystems and in supporting agricultural production. Organized by plant communities, the book profiles over 65 perennial native plants of the midwest, great lakes region, northeast and southern canada and the pollinators, beneficial insects and flower visitors the plants attract. However, as the book went on i learned all kinds of interesting stuff about native bees. Usda is committed to the collaborative efforts across the executive branch to reduce the impacts of stressors on pollinator health. More than 75 percent of the earths flowering plants depend on bees, butterflies, birds, bats, and other pollinators. Creating a federal strategy to promote the health of honey bees and other pollinators. Pollinators include bees, butterflies, moths, beetles, flies, birds, and bats. Yet, nearly 80% of the worlds crops require pollination, including fruits, vegetables, chocolate, and tequila. Pollinators contribute substantially to the economy of the united states and are vital to keeping fruits, nuts, and vegetables in our diets. Guidance for presidential memorandum on pollinators. Supporting the health of honey bees and other pollinators this october 2014 document is an addendum to the sustainable practices for designed landscapes guidance and includes new information on landscape design and maintenance as part of the national pollinator health strategy.
A new york times 2018 holiday gift selection honey bees get all the press, but the fascinating story of north americas native beesendangered species essential to our ecosystems and food suppliesis just as crucial. In attracting native pollinators, youll find ideas for building nesting structures and creating a welcoming habitat for an array of diverse pollinators that includes not only bees, but butterflies, moths, and more. The angiospermsflowering plants that produce seeds often enclosed within an edible fruitare among the planets most successful life forms. More than 250,000 species of flowering plants have been described, and an equivalent number could await discovery davies et al. Laurie davies adams, president and ceo of the pollinator partnership.
About the author bee and pollinator books by heather holm. You can tell this is a female blueberry bee because shes missing the yellow face patch distinctive of her male counterparts. Pollinator partnership north american pollinator protection campaign. Across the globe, the acreage of insect pollinated crops has more than doubled in the past 50 years. Each of us depends on pollinators in a practical way to provide us with the wide range of foods we eat. But many pollinators are in serious decline in the united states and worldwide. In our superpolarized political environment, heres an issue that should unite republicans, democrats, liberals, conservatives, lefties, wingnuts and all manner of thespians barack obama. The publication manual of the apa, directs writers to reference the executive order by number, followed by its place in title 3 of the code of federal regulations, and where it has been reprinted in the united states code. More than 250,000 species of flowering plants have been described, and an equivalent number could await discovery davies et. Selecting plants for pollinators this guide was funded by the national fish and wildlife foundation, the c. Pollinator habitat restoration for dod land managers. Yesterday, the obama administration released its long awaited national pollinator health strategy, a requirement of a presidential memorandum released last june, which directed federal agencies to establish a pollinator health task force, develop a strategy to protect pollinators and charged the epa with assessing the effects of pesticides, including. Pollinator protection initiative department of energy. Animal pollinators are needed for the reproduction of 90% of flowering plants and one third of human food crops.
Pollinator partnership action plan the white house. This is the first comprehensive book to illustrate the specific relationships between native pollinators and native plants. I was afraid our native bees would cover information i already knew, especially when it started off talking about honey bees. Managing for pollinators on public lands bureau of land. In addition to information on identifying and growing native plants in a variety of environments, the book also this is a model to which all gardening books and nature guides. Presidential memorandumcreating a federal strategy to promote the health of honey bees and. As executive director for 21 years, she presided p2s signature initiatives, the north american pollinator protection campaign nappc, national. Check out hillary sardinass short write up on the presidential memorandum on pollinators. Take action and protect north americas food supply for the future, while at the same time enjoying a happily bustling landscape. They primarily forage on blueberries vaccinium spp.
Her first book, pollinators of native plants, was published in 2014, and her latest book, bees, published in 2017, has won six book awards including the 2018 american horticultural society book award. Only through such coordinated national efforts can we expeditiously expand. Status of wild pollinators longterm population trends for several wild bee species notably bumble bees, and some butterflies, bats and hummingbirds are demonstrably downward. Creating a federal strategy to promote the health of honey bees and other pollinators on june 20, 2014, president obama issued a memorandum calling on federal agencies to increase and coordinate their efforts to improve bee health. Presidential memorandum creating a federal strategy to promote the health of honey bees and other pollinators memorandum for heads of executive departments and agencies. Department of agriculture usda, the task force is releasing its. A plan for pollinators at this federal courthouse in albuquerque, lowering plants create food and habitat for pollinators. Only through such coordinated national efforts can we expeditiously expand pollinatorhealth initiatives to achieve.
Supporting the health of honey bees and other pollinators. Without pollinators, there would be no tomato salads, no strawberry smoothies, no hersheys kisses, and no margaritas. Pollinators are nearly as important as sunlight, soil and water to the reproductive success of over 75% of the worlds flowering plants. To promote the health of honey bees and other pollinators, president obama issued a presidential memorandum last year in june stating that the department of defense shall support habitat restoration projects for pollinators. Heathers expertise includes the interactions between native bees and native plants, and the natural history and biology of native bees occurring. Forest service, and the bureau of land management with oversight by the pollinator partnership. Presidential papers, proclamations, and executive orders are first published in the federal register, and later appear in title 3 of the code of federal regulations c. To address a requirement in the presidential memorandum, creating a. Blueberry bees resemble a small bumble bee, are strong fliers, and do very well in cool weather. The name is taken from the now extinct xerces blue butterfly glaucopsyche. A presidential memorandum issued in june 2014 directing federal agencies to act to pro.
Brooklyn printmaker hilary lorenz celebrates an overlooked. Jun 20, 2014 presidential memorandum creating a federal strategy to promote the health of honey bees and other pollinators. Watch below to see how wrightpatterson air fore base, in partnership with. They are crucial to the production of most fruits, nuts, and berries on which people and wildlife depend. These wildflowers, trees, shrubs, and grasses are an integral part of the conservation practices that landowners, farmers, and ranchers install as part of their. Pollinator habitat plant materials centers are working to select plants and provide recommendations on plants which will enhance pollinator populations throughout the growing season. Jun 23, 2016 other pollinators and monarch butterflies a number of native bees and other pollinators are also in decline, for example. Our native bees is a fascinating book about native american bees. Nov 02, 2015 check out hillary sardinass short write up on the presidential memorandum on pollinators. February 3, 2010 74 presidential memorandum regarding india.
January 29, 2010 73 presidential memorandum a comprehensive federal strategy on carbon capture and storage. To increase awareness of how herbs can be great for pollinators, each day of the week i will post a short article about a culinary herb in my virginia garden whose flowers are known to attract pollinators. The complete genome for the honey bee was recently sequenced and reported in nature, as were the genomes of two major honey bee pathogens, ascosphaera apisand paenibacillus larvae. You can also read the memorandum here, the white house blog post here and the pollinator partnership press release here. The committee on the status of pollinatorsa group of 15 academics, museumbased systematists, and representatives of nongovernmental organizationsconvened in july 2005 and received a set of specific questions to address.
The final presidential memorandum, issued during 2014s pollinator week june 1620, includes many of the key recommendations that scott presented, and directs agencies like the usda to further expand support for bee conservation. For this report we assembled a list of all valid native bee species and their current conservation status as established by state, federal or independent researchers. On june 20, 2014, the white house released a presidential memorandumcreating a federal strategy to promote the health of honey bees and other pollinators pdf, 52 kb. Valuable tools for pollinator conservation from passionate people. Researchers in california have found that when eight or. President barack obama has committed the federal government to an allout effort to save pollinators in a statement issued by the white house on june 20, the president. Pollinatorfriendly best management practices for federal. These wildflowers, trees, shrubs, and grasses are an integral part of the conservation practices that landowners, farmers, and ranchers install as part of their conservation plan. Plants for pollinators in oregon 5 conversely, it is also important to include plants that flower late in the season to ensure that queen bumble bees are strong and numerous going into winter hibernation. Presidential papers, proclamations, and executive orders. List of presidential memoranda by barack obama wikipedia.
Does pollinator protection initiative is based on the presidential memorandum, creating a federal strategy to promote the health of honey bees and other pollinators, which established an interagency pollinator health task force to develop a national strategy to promote the health of bees, butterflies, other pollinating insects, and birds. Warminster, pa june 10, 2015 in support of the presidents recentlyreleased national strategy to promote the health of honey bees and other pollinators, seed giant w. In 2014, a presidential memorandum called for an assessment of the. Resources bee city usa an initiative of the xerces society. Jun 20, 2014 president obama issued a memorandum on june 20 directing us government agencies to take additional steps to protect and restore domestic populations of pollinators, including honey bees, native bees, birds, bats, and butterflies critical contributors to our nations economy, food system, and environmental health. Status of pollinators offers a host of straightforward and complementary recommendations to help prevent crop failures and the collapse of native plant communities. Pollinators contribute substantially to the economy of the united states and. Selecting plants for pollinators pollinator partnership. Presidential memorandum creating a federal strategy to promote the health of honey bees and other pollinators. Private landowners can do a lot to help support these critical pollinators by providing habitat and flowering plants that provide food for pollinators. Oct 20, 2017 by cityhive host on february 8, 2016 in catalyst, ecology, member profile, social impact, social innovation, venture profile amanda rowland has been pursuing a remarkable new venture since she was profiled in 2012 and is a past graduate of catalyst. Over 150 food crops in the united states depend on pollinators. The mite sucks the blood from adult bees, and when it comes into contact with larvae, the mite sucks the nutrients from the larvae and causes the baby bees to be born without wings or legs.
At the direction of president obama in the 2014 presidential memorandum creating a federal strategy to promote the health of honey bees and other pollinators, the federal pollinator. Modeling the status, trends, and impacts of wild bee abundance in. At the direction of president obama in the 2014 presidential memorandum creating a federal strategy to promote the health of honey bees. Jul 31, 2017 guidance for presidential memorandum on pollinators. May 20, 2015 yesterday, the obama administration released its long awaited national pollinator health strategy, a requirement of a presidential memorandum released last june, which directed federal agencies to establish a pollinator health task force, develop a strategy to protect pollinators and charged the epa with assessing the effects of pesticides. A pollinator is any animal that transfers pollen grains from flower to flower.
The book focuses on the interactions between north american native plants and the insects that pollinate them, use them as larval food sources, or as nectar sources. Wpafb responds to president obamas pollinator memorandum. Executive documents presidential papers, proclamations. We know that wildlife and livestock depend largely upon pollinated plants, but also, our. Birds, bees, bats, and other pollinators are in significant decline across the country and around the world. Presidential memorandum creating a federal strategy to. Department of agriculture usda and the department of interior doi to help combat rapidly dwindling. The xerces society guide, protecting north americas bees and butterflies paperback february 26, 2011 by the xerces society author, dr. Educational resources, links, brochures, posters, guides for specialists and laypeople interested in pollinators and their conservation.