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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>There’s a huge overlap between bumble bees and native plant conservation, so I though the folks on this list might like to know that the Xerces Society has just released a new publication:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i>Conserving Bumble Bees: </i></b><i>Guidelines for Creating and Managing Habitat for America’s Declining Pollinators<b><o:p></o:p></b></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i>Conserving Bumble Bees</i></b> outlines the important role bumble bees play in both agricultural and wild plant pollination, details the threats they face, and provides information on how land managers can create, restore, and enhance high quality habitat. Importantly, these guidelines describe how land managers can adapt current practices to be more in sync with the needs and lifecycle of bumble bees. They also include bumble bee identification guides to some common and imperiled species in each region and lists of important bumble bee plants.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>To learn more, or to download a copy of the guidelines please visit: <a href="http://www.xerces.org/bumblebees/guidelines/">http://www.xerces.org/bumblebees/guidelines/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Enjoy!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>________<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Matthew Shepherd<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>Senior Conservation Associate<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>628 NE Broadway, Ste 200, Portland, OR 97232-1324, USA<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#0070C0'><a href="mailto:mdshepherd@xerces.org"><span style='color:#0070C0'>mdshepherd@xerces.org</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tel: (503) 232-6639 ext. 110<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Toll free: 1-855-232 6639 ext. 110<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cell: (503) 807-1577<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fax: (503) 233-6794<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation is an international nonprofit organization that protects wildlife through the conservation of invertebrates and their habitat.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>To join the Society, make a donation, or read about our work, please visit <span style='color:#0070C0'><a href="http://www.xerces.org/"><span style='color:#0070C0'>www.xerces.org</span></a></span>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Do you have a copy of our best selling book?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:#0070C0'><a href="http://www.xerces.org/announcing-the-publication-of-attracting-native-pollinators/"><span style='color:#0070C0'>Attracting Native Pollinators. Protecting North America's Bees and Butterflies</span></a></span></i><span style='color:#0070C0'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>