[Sdpg] Pollinator Conservation Handbook

[Santa Barbara Permaculture Network]

hi 
        I think would be a great book for Permaculture and gardening  folks 
                
Pollinator Conservation Handbook
                              by The Xerces Society and The Bee Works 
http://www.xerces.org/

                              The Pollinator Conservation Handbook is a new 
publication by the Xerces Society
                              and the Bee Works. It is the first 
comprehensive book on the conservation of native
                              bees, butterflies, and other native 
pollinator insects and is an indispensable resource for
                              gardeners, farmers, and managers of parks, 
recreational areas, and wild lands. The
                              Handbook guides the reader through the steps 
needed to create and enhance habitat for
                              insect pollinators and contains information 
on selecting and planting forage flowers,
                              providing nesting and egg-laying sites for 
bees, butterflies, and other insects, and caring
                              for your pollinator habitat over time. The 
Handbook also contains an extensive,
                              up-to-date resource section and ideas for 
educational activities.

                              Pollinators are an essential component of all 
environments. Without pollinators, at least
                              80 percent of our flowering plants could not 
reproduce. Despite their importance
                              pollinators are declining in many areas as 
their habitat is converted to other land uses.
                              The good news is that pollinators can 
survive, even thrive, in small patches of habitat and
                              we can all contribute to their conservation 
by following the steps laid out in the
                              Pollinator Conservation Handbook.

                              The Pollinator Conservation Handbook comes 
from two of the leading organizations
                              engaged in pollinator conservation:

                                   The Xerces Society is a nonprofit 
conservation organization that for over
                                   thirty years has worked to protect bees, 
butterflies, other invertebrates, and
                                   their habitats through advocacy, public 
outreach, and research. For the last
                                   six years, our Pollinator Conservation 
Program has focused on educating
                                   the public about the important 
environmental role of pollinators.

                                   The Bee Works is an environmental 
consultancy founded by Stephen
                                   Buchmann, coauthor of The Forgotten 
Pollinators. The Bee Works
                                   conducts pollinator surveys and research 
on native bees, and is developing
                                   insect-identification software.

                              Beautifully produced, the Pollinator 
Conservation Handbook features the spectacular
                              photography of Edward S. Ross, whose work 
frequently appears in our popular
                              membership magazine, Wings. To order a copy 
of the Handbook, click on the link
                              below to download and print the order form. 
145 pages; soft cover; 57 color
                              photographs.

                              Cost (includes shipping and handling): 
Members: $18.45 per copy; Non-members:
                              $22.45 per copy.

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