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<p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://pollinatorlive.pwnet.org/">http://pollinatorlive.pwnet.org/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>PollinatorLIVE: A Distance Learning Adventure<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>While pollinators may come in small sizes,
they play a large and often undervalued role in the production of the food we
eat, the health of flowering plants, and the future of wildlife. A decline in
the numbers and health of pollinators over the last several years poses a
significant threat to biodiversity, global food webs, and human health,
according to scientists.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>PollinatorLIVE</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> is continuing last
year’s distance learning adventure that focused on monarch butterflies.
This year’s FREE distance learning adventure will feature pollinators, citizen
science projects, and gardening. In addition, PollinatorLIVE will keep
you up-to-date with the latest about monarch butterflies. For more
information and to register, go to <a href="http://pollinatorlive.pwnet.org/">http://pollinatorlive.pwnet.org</a>.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Join us for a series of live interactive web
casts, web seminars, and satellite field trips about <br>
pollinators, gardening, and conservation. The web site features resources that
meet National Science Education Standards for the classroom. <b>PollinatorLIVE
</b>is geared toward students in grades 4 – 8, but there are lesson plans and
activities of interest to teachers and students in earlier and later grade
levels.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Register for
<strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>PollinatorLIVE</span></strong>
and participate in the following web casts for your classrooms:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>On
May 12, 2010, join us at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. from 11 a.m.
to 2:30 p.m. ET for <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://pollinatorlive2.pwnet.org/teacher/webcasts.php">PollinatorLIVE:
The Insect Zoo in Your Schoolyard</a></span></strong>. Drop in at
any time during this full day of web casts to learn about pollination,
pollinators, participatory science projects, the latest about monarch
butterflies, and how to attract pollinators to your schoolyard.
Experts will answer your students’ questions.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>In
September 2010 (date TBA), join us for<strong><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'> <a
href="http://pollinatorlive2.pwnet.org/teacher/webcasts.php">PollinatorLIVE:
Honey Bees, Native Bees, and More</a>. </span></strong>Bees are the
champion pollinators and need pollen and nectar from a variety of sources.
That’s a good thing for people since one out of three bites of food is the
result of pollinators. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>On
April 13, 2011, join us at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in
Texas for <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Nature’s
Partners: Pollinators, Plants, and People.</span></strong>
Meet the pollinators and their plants and learn how people benefit.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
<p><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>PollinatorLIVE</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> is also offering web
seminars for teachers and administrators through the National Science Teachers
Association.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>On
March 24 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. ET, learn how to fund, plan, design, maintain,
and use a schoolyard garden during a web seminar. Eliza Russell with
the National Wildlife Federation’s schoolyard habitat program will explain
the “how-tos,” while Cindy Wrenn, a principal in Prince William County,
Virginia, will talk about how the garden at her school is used as an
outdoor classroom and science lab. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>On
April 13 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. ET, learn about the Nature’s Partners
inquiry-based curriculum developed by the North American Pollinator
Protection Campaign and how to contribute to real science projects,
including Bee Hunt, <span style='color:black'>Goldenrod Challenge, and the
Lost Ladybug project</span>. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Additional web
seminars are planned for October 2011 to learn about the benefits of outdoor
education and for February 2011 to learn about schoolyard gardens and good
nutrition.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Stay tuned for more
details. Questions? Contact Kristy Liercke at <a
href="mailto:lierckkx@pwcs.edu">lierckkx@pwcs.edu</a> or by calling (800)
609-2680. PollinatorLIVE is brought to you by the USDA Forest Service – Conservation
Education and many other sponsors and partners.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Sherene Hess, Coordinator<br>
Penn's Corner <a href="http://www.pa.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/RC&D-web.pdf">Resource
Conservation and Development Area</a><br>
724-853-5555 x116 * sherene.hess@pa.usda.gov</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Next Penn's
Corner Conservancy Charitable Trust/Resource Conservation and Development
Council Meeting: </span></i></b><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>March 15, 2010 9:30 am</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>, Donohoe Center, Greensburg, PA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Penn’s Corner Resource
Conservation and Development Council is a 501 c 3 organization whose mission is
to enhance the area’s natural resources and build strong communities by
fostering regional partnerships, securing resources, and delivering needed
services and programs.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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