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		<title>Southeastern Prairie Symposium</title>
		<link>http://practicalconservation.org/2011/11/22/southeastern-prairie-symposium/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:39:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[May 14-17, 2012 Starkville, Mississippi &#160;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=practicalconservation.org&amp;blog=3470355&amp;post=410&amp;subd=practicalconservation&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bee pastures</title>
		<link>http://practicalconservation.org/2010/08/04/bee-pastures/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 22:08:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Riffell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Beautiful wildflowers, perhaps as alluring to bees as they are to people, might someday be planted in “bee pastures.” These floral havens would be created to help propagate larger generations of healthy, hard-working bees.&#8221;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=practicalconservation.org&amp;blog=3470355&amp;post=373&amp;subd=practicalconservation&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Urban Agriculture</title>
		<link>http://practicalconservation.org/2009/08/10/urban-agriculture/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:55:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Riffell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lands around airports represent valuable land that can be managed to support agriculture and/or conservation.  Two examples below: The &#8220;Garden Boys&#8221; farm plots around a major airport &#8211; from CNN. Butterflies protected and thriving at LAX &#8211; from the Epoch Times.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=practicalconservation.org&amp;blog=3470355&amp;post=291&amp;subd=practicalconservation&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>National Pollinator Week</title>
		<link>http://practicalconservation.org/2009/06/23/national-pollinator-week/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:10:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Riffell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[June 22-27, 2009 is National Pollinator Week to recognize the importance of pollinators to our food system.  The Pollinator Partnership and US Fish &#38; Wildlife Service both have lots of resources about pollinators in recognition of this week. Here are two videos for this week. One about the problems pollinators face: And one about what [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=practicalconservation.org&amp;blog=3470355&amp;post=261&amp;subd=practicalconservation&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Native Pollinators in Agriculture Video</title>
		<link>http://practicalconservation.org/2009/03/05/native-pollinators-in-agriculture-video/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:40:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Riffell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Native Pollinators in Agriculture Project.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=practicalconservation.org&amp;blog=3470355&amp;post=223&amp;subd=practicalconservation&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pollinator Habitat &#8211; Updates</title>
		<link>http://practicalconservation.org/2008/12/10/pollinator-habitat-updates/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:21:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Riffell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More pollinator resources from the Xerces Society have been added to the Pollinator Manuals page.   The updates are listed below. Pollinators in Natural Areas: A Primer on Habitat Management. Pollinator-friendly Parks. How to enhance parks, gardens and other greenspaces for native pollinator insects. Making Room for Native Pollinators: How to Create Habitat for Pollinator Insects [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=practicalconservation.org&amp;blog=3470355&amp;post=153&amp;subd=practicalconservation&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Landscaping with Native Plants</title>
		<link>http://practicalconservation.org/2008/11/17/landscaping-with-native-plants/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:32:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Riffell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[EPA has resources for landscaping with native plants in the Great Lakes states.  Good resources for attracting bees and butterfiles to your yard.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=practicalconservation.org&amp;blog=3470355&amp;post=107&amp;subd=practicalconservation&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Plants for Pollinators</title>
		<link>http://practicalconservation.org/2008/10/22/plants-for-pollinators/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:49:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Riffell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Pollinator Partnership is creating detailed guides for planting and landscaping to support pollinators (bees, butterflies, etc.) in agricultural lands, gardens and backyards.  Download a detailed book for each ecological region of the US HERE.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=practicalconservation.org&amp;blog=3470355&amp;post=100&amp;subd=practicalconservation&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Habitat for Pollinators</title>
		<link>http://practicalconservation.org/2008/07/28/habitat-for-pollinators/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:09:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Riffell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service has catalouged (and linked!) a myriad of resources for managing pollinators in agricultural landscapes.  Includes job sheets and fact sheets..many are state specific.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=practicalconservation.org&amp;blog=3470355&amp;post=70&amp;subd=practicalconservation&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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