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Our Future Flies on the Wings of Pollinators

The purpose of the posters is to build awareness of the importance of pollinators to our survival and to provide information for access to additional information concerning pollinators. These posters will be particularly useful for special activities in which we and/or our partners might be involved during National Pollinator Week, June 24-30, 2007. (The latest poster includes the cooperator logos: USDA, FS, NRCS, FWLS, DOI, US Botanic Garden, North American Pollinator Protection Campaign (NAPPC), and Plant Conservation Alliance.)

Additional copies will be available through LANDCARE, 1-888-LANDCARE, landcare@usda.gov, http://landcare.nrcs.usda.gov.

Background: NRCS has been an active participant in partnership with a number of other Federal agencies and non-governmental parties in the North American Pollinator Protection Campaign (NAPPC) (http://www.nappc.org/ or http://www.pollinator.org/). This involvement has provided NRCS the opportunity to become more informed about issues related to pollinator population declines being faced by Federal land management agencies and to discuss actions we may take, in a collaborative manner, to reduce any negative impacts of our activities upon pollinator populations.

In October 2006, NRCS and Forest Service hosted a one-day Pollinator Symposium followed by the two-day annual international meeting of the NAPPC membership. The Pollinator Symposium featured the release of a National Academy of Sciences report on the "Status of Pollinators in North America" (http://dels.nas.edu/dels/rpt_briefs/pollinators_brief_final.pdf), the unveiling of a new pollinator stamp series that will be available in June 2007, and the signing of a proclamation by USDA Secretary Johanns in support of National Pollinator Week, June 24-30, 2007.

Contact: For further information, contact Doug Holy, National Invasive Species Specialist, (202)720-9096, doug.holy@wdc.usda.gov. 

U.S. Postal Service Unveils Pollinator Stamp
one of four US post office pollination stamps
U.S. Postal Service Unveils Pollinator Stamp
The U.S. Postal Service recently unveiled four Pollination stamps at the North American Pollinator Protection Campaign Symposium.  The stamps, which will be released in summer, consist of four images arranged in two alternate and interlocking patterns.

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