It’s National Pollinator Week
Pollinators positively effect all our lives – let’s SAVE them and CELEBRATE them.
How do pollinators affect your life? Well, if you’ve ever eaten a blueberry, chocolate bar or tomato, then you owe a big thank you to a small pollinator. Pollinators are birds, bats, butterflies, moths, flies, beetles, wasps, small mammals, and most importantly, bees. They are responsible for pollinating one out of every three bites of food we eat. But these invaluable creatures are facing declines. That’s why we are all collaborating together on efforts to help increase awareness and tackle challenges facing pollinators.
Seven years ago, the U.S. Senate approved and designated a week in June as National Pollinator Week. This was a necessary step toward addressing the urgent issue of declining pollinator populations. Pollinator Week has now grown to be an international celebration of the valuable ecosystem services provided by bees, birds, butterflies, bats and beetles. The growing concern for pollinators is a sign of progress, but it is vital that we continue to maximize our collective effort. The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture signs the proclamation every year.
Pollinating animals, including bees, birds, butterflies, bats, beetles and others, are vital to our delicate ecosystem, supporting terrestrial wildlife, providing healthy watershed, and more. Therefore, Pollinator Week is a week to get the importance of pollinators’ message out to as many people as possible. Pollinators positively effect all our lives – let’s SAVE them and CELEBRATE them!
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Pollinator Week was initiated and is managed by the Pollinator Partnership.
