2009 zaagkii project #1: northern michigan

2009 Zaagkii Project #1: Northern Michigan...

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2010 Pollinator Week:

The Fourth Annual National Pollinator Week can be June 21-27, 2010

Photos by Erika Niebler and Greg Peterson

(Negaunee, Michigan) Ã¢EUR" Surrounded by way of a swarm associated with 150,000 loudlybuzzing bees on a hot summer day, an organization associated with Marquette County teenagersturned nervous faces and trepidation directly into smiles plus a education they heard loud anddistinct Ã¢EUR" for you to protect instead of concern pollinators.

At first only a pair of teens wearing protective beekeeping gear entered your apiary at your rear ofyour Negaunee township house involving Jim and Martha Hayward. The Particular others wearingonly shorts along with t-shirts soon approached after they discovered that honeybees usually tend tobe not aggressive.

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Suited regarding Pollinators:

Beekeeper Jim Hayward, any Marquette dentist, fits a new protective suit in Zaagkii Projectvolunteer Elliott Burdick, 17, a Marquette Senior Senior high School (MSHS) senior and also TaylorDianich, 16, MSHS junior (left behind Hayward),

as the actual Zaagkii group associated with teenagers prepare to check out the honeybee hives onJune 25, 2009 in the back again yard involving Hayward's house in Negaunee Township, MI. (Photoby Greg Peterson) Bees and also butterflies "are a new a part of the internet regarding life simplybecause these people pollinate all the flowers and fruit trees that provide us using food," said Dr. JimHayward, any Marquette dentist that has 4 honeybee hives on a shaded hillside.

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Plethora involving Pollinators:

Beekeeper Jim Hayward (right) involving Negaunee Township, MI explains how a person canmanage a smoker to become able to Taylor Dianich, 16, the Marquette Senior Senior high School(MSHS) junior (center) and

Elliott Burdick (left), 17, MSHS senior about June 25, 2009. Hayward explained the actual smokercalms bees simply because these people protect their particular honey by gorging on his or her ownwith it fearing there exists a fire plus they could must flee using the useful sticky gold to produce abrand new nest. Zaagkii Project teenagers visited Hayward's hives in 2008 along with 2009. (Photoby simply Greg Peterson)

The young adults literally got in close proximity along with personal with the honeybees throughinspecting honeycomb trays each covered with regarding 3,000 busy bees and also handled thedrone that Hayward explained do not have got access to stingers such as the remaining portioninvolving the colony and are effortlessly identified by way of a larger round abdomen as well asbigger eyes.

"It doesn't use a stinger? Tend To Be an individual positive?," questioned apprehensive teenagerKeith Gelsinger regarding Marquette.

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Your Queen's Servant:

Zaagkii Project adolescent volunteer Anatoly Nelson holds a honeybee drone, it doesn't have astinger and can't even feed itself yet has got the important duty of mating with the queen. TheParticular teens had been amazed which drones could not necessarily sting. (Photo through GregPeterson)

"I am positive," Hayward said confidently while carefully handing the actual struggling drone to beable to Gelsinger. "You may get upon to it Ã¢EUR" it will not sting you."

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Honey Farming Dentist:

Beekeeper as well as Marquette Dentist Dr. Jim Hayward has been hosting Zaagkii adolescents sincethe particular project began - providing the students a new hands-on, up-close and personalexpertise along using his 150,000 honeybees near Negaunee, MI.

Hayward and the wife Martha love the taste involving honey and in which he says his beekeepinghobby features absolutely nothing to accomplish using attempting to keep youth coming fromconsuming sugar and steer obvious of dental problems - it's really a pleasant coincidence. (Photosthrough Erika Niebler)

In his soft-spoken, relaxed demeanor that will relaxed the actual young adults as well as the bees,Hayward said "you can stand a excellent deal closer in the wedding you want, you will not findstung."

"The sole purpose of the drone is often to mate with the queen. otherwise it has no function. Thatcan't even feed itself. The other worker bees have to secure your drones."

The teens let out an audible yet soft gasp when Hayward got out a new tray that was dripping alongwith honey as well as packed together with bees.

"Oooohh," several of the actual astonished youths said with once.

Pointing to the fringe of your honey-oozing tray in the bright sun, Hayward stated "you can see the

glistening associated with honey there."

"It's awesome,' said 13-year-old eighth grader Tanya Nelson involving Ishpeming. "Look with it, it'shoney, it's dripping."

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Sweet Honey:

Zaagkii Project volunteer 17-year-old Elliott Burdick of Marquette, MI inspects any honeycomboozing together with honey and covered using 1000s of honeybees that's becoming held throughveteran beekeeper Dr. Jim Hayward. (Photo by Greg Peterson)

The teens in addition visited a bee farm across the Dead River operated simply by Dr. Lisa Extendedand also Lee Ossenheimer inside Negaunee Township along with heard from beekeeper Jon Kniskerninvolving Marquette.

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Beekeeper Jon Kniskern:

Zaagkii Project adolescents learned with regards to honeybees coming from three northernMichigan beekeepers including Jon Kniskern of Marquette which brought hive frames and otherequipment in the trade like a smoker in order to his session with just about all the students nexttowards the tranquil Marquette Lower Harbor upon Lake Superior in the summer of 2009.

The adolescents furthermore visited the beekeeping operations regarding beekepers Jim Hayward aswell as Lee Ossenheimer of Gather'n Greens. (Photos simply by Erika Niebler)

The Zaagkii Project is sponsored through the nonprofit Cedar Tree Institute (CTI), Keweenaw BayIndian community (KBIC) and furthermore the United States Associated With America Forest service(USFS).

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We're Family:

Dozens of northern Michigan adolescents have participated in the Zaagkii Wings and Seeds Project(Photos by simply Greg Peterson)

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2008 Zaagkii Tasks Teens:

In July 2008 at the nonprofit Cedar Tree Institute annual Mid-Summer Festival, Zaagkii Projectyoung adults advised supporters what these folks were learning about pollinators and indigenousplants as well as wildflowers.

During the very first summer (2008) with the Zaagkii Wings as well as Seeds Project, teens built,painted and handed out butterfly houses - that any slimmer and also more than bird houses usingentries with regard to butterflies using folded wings along along with a slab regarding bark withregard to rest and also reproduction. A Few of the students returned within 2009 to participate inthe second summer of the Zaagkii Project during which in turn mason bee houses had been built,painted and also distributed. Each a long time your teens planted as well as dispersed thousands of

native species plants. (Photos simply by Greg Peterson)

Teen Anatoly Nelson ended up being impressed he had been in the position to stand within the largeswarm and never acquire stung.

"Holy cow, which can be a lot of bees," mentioned Nelson, who also handled any honeybee dronethat doesn't possess a stinger.

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Getting the Grip:

Beekeeper Jim Hayward involving Negaunee, MI uses a gripper to show certainly 1 of yourhoneycomb trays in order to Zaagkii teens throughout a June 25, 2009 visit simply by Zaagkii Projectmembers. (Photo by simply Greg Peterson)

Student Anatoly Nelson also stood inside a thick warm regarding bees and watched with amazementbecause they buzzed around his physique and even bumped him with out stinging or even turninginto alarmed.

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Unbee-lievable Buzz:

Anatoly Nelson (left) calmly freezes, and can't aid smiling, as a swarm associated with honeybeesbounced off his body but were not upset by his presence in the Hayward apiary. Watching tend to be16-year old Jake Gentz (center), the Marquette Senior high School senior; as well as Jim Rule (right),a youthful child care counselor with Marquette County Youth Home. (Photo simply by GregPeterson)

Honeybees usually have "sacks of yellow or orange pollen about its legs," Hayward said. "They areusually busy bringing their particular nectar as well as pollen back to the hive."

"You can easily learn a lot concerning the wellness in the hive through just looking at your flow ofthe bees arriving along with out of the hive," Hayward mentioned because the hefty bees bounced infor landings.

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Golden Combs:

Beekeeper Jim Hayward (left) holds a tray together with thousands of honey bees as Zaagkii Projecteighth grader Tanya Nelson (second coming from left), 13, involving Ishpeming, MI watches insideamazement along with Cedar Tree Institute volunteer Amanda Emerson (second through right)regarding Cary, Ill., the actual 21-year-old event coordinator for the Northern Michigan university(NMU) Student Team plus an NMU Senior Majoring throughout International Scientific studies(emphasis on Latin America) along with Earth Science (emphasis on rocks and minerals). makingany point is Zaagkii Project volunteer Tom Reed (right) regarding Marquette, which includes abachelors degree inside social function and it has worked on numerous Cedar Tree Instituteenvironment projects. (Photo through Greg Peterson)

In its second summer, the particular three-year Zaagkii Wings along with Seeds Project protectspollinators through habitat creation which includes teenagers constructing dozens associated withbee and also butterfly houses although helping native plants flourish through distributing along withplanting tens regarding thousands indigenous seeds.

Billions regarding bees regarding possess died worldwide inside an ongoing syndrome dubbedColony Collapse Disorder (CCD). Suspected brings about regarding CCD include pollution,pesticides, climate adjust and habitat destruction.

Bees get always been killed with a wide-range involving predators.

Natural bee killers consist of black bears in which raid hives with regard to honey, bald-facedhornets that eliminating the queen along with feast about the colony, birds in which pick all of themoff in mid-air as well as skunks that scratch around the hive having an insatiable taste pertaining toguard bees.

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Zaagkii Project Teens:

Zaagkii Project adolescents at the Dance Crane Farm within Skandia, MI in the summer involving2009 (Photo simply by Erika Niebler)

Feral and commercial hives are attacked through viruses, bacteria as well as parasites being atracheal mite that infests honeybee airways along with blood-sucking mites which infect and alsofeed on adult as well as larval bees causing wings deformities.

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Pollinator Pleasure:

Beekeeper Jim Hayward explains the difference in the visual appeal regarding members in thehoneybee family members similar to worker bees and drones as Zaagkii Project volunteer KeithGelsinger regarding Marquette, MI smiles. (Photo simply by Greg Peterson)

Hayward uses electric fences to protect bees through persistent bears along with elevates hivesupon cinder blocks to end up being able to discourage skunks.

"That makes the skunks have got to face up, so their particular bellies are usually exposed and the

bees could sting these people much more easily," Hayward said.

Experts say bee colonies have declined 70 in order to 90 % within the past quarter century. AlbertEinstein predicted humans would die inside 4 many years if bees disappeared.

"People enter into beekeeping would end up being to offer his or her pollination solutions to be ableto orchards around the country" including "apple and also cherry orchards throughout Michigan,"Hayward said.

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Youthful Green Thumbs:

Joining Forces: Your force regarding Mother Nature's Native Species Plants and furthermore thepowerful hungry pertaining to knowledge Zaagkii Project teenagers are generally unstoppable....

Zaagkii Project students operate in certainly one of your vast fields along with native species plantswithin the summer involving 2009 in the Bouncing Crane Farm in Skandia, MI (Photo by ErikaNiebler)

"I got straight into raising bees following neighborhood bee populations died out since associatedwith a few disease and we did not have got everything to pollinate" our fruits and vegetables,Hayward said.

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Bodacious Honeybees:

About 3,000 honeybees cling for you to each tray that most ooze along with honey at the apiaryoperate by beekeeper Dr. Jim Hayward within Negaunee, MI. (Photo by Greg Peterson)

The young adults learned with regards to beekeeper equipment such as honeycomb trays, framegrippers, a new hive device plus a bee brush.

"You can brush all of them off an region with this particular gentle brush and it won't damage theparticular bees," Hayward said.

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Happy and also Unafraid:

(Photo simply by Greg Peterson)

While reassuring the particular teenagers in which "honeybees tend to be docile," Hayward donnedhimself and a couple youths in protective gear including a bee veil as well as gloves.

"If I produce a false step as well as jar your hive or transfer for you to rapidly it keeps me fromgetting stung," he said. "Honeybees die if they sting you, so they usually tend to be not anxious tobecome able to sting unless they are protecting themselves or maybe the hive."

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Nature's Greatest Friends:

Zaagkii Project young adults gather across the edges in the apiary throughout Negaunee, MI whichincludes numerous honeybee hives although playing Dr. Jim Hayward's honeybee facts. (Photo bysimply Greg Peterson)

"The queen excluder keeps your queen via receiving up in to become able to the honey chambersalong with laying eggs therefore you do not get larval bees in for you to the honey," he said. "These acouple of chambers are the brood chambers, in which the hive raises its new bees."

During the actual summer, your queen "lays near a thousand eggs any day," Hayward said. "Itrequires a three week period for a bee to be able to develop."

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Smoking Sumac:

Zaagkii Project tens learned several utilizes pertaining to bitter dried sumac, any plant indigenousfor you to northern Michigan, which includes making a lemonade-flavored tea as well as for use in abee smoker. Beekeeper Jim Hayward (left) demonstrates how to light the particular dried sumac tobecome able to Zaagkii Project volunteer Elliott Burdick (center), 17, any Marquette SeniorSecondary School (MSHS) senior and Taylor Dianich, 16, MSHS junior (right). (Photo by Greg

Peterson)

Using any smoker that burns dried sumac, Hayward stated the actual smoke "simulates any forestfire" triggering a new protective instinct that triggers the particular bees "to gorge themselves alongwith honey inside preparation with regard to leaving the actual hive."

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2009 Zaagkii Project Teens:

Zaagkii Project teens learned respect pertaining to nature and themselves throughout the summerinvolving 2009. (Photo by simply Erika Niebler)

Hayward explained that the bitter sumac burning within his bee smoker tends for you to make anexcellent tea in which tastes just like lemon.

Later your adolescents created sumac iced tea, add any drop involving Hayward's honey and alsoserved it for you to Zaagkii Project supporters in the annual CTI Midsummer Festival with PresqueIsle inside Marquette. the youths created some other organic hors d'oeuvres similar to honey andalso wild mint inside a tiny appetizer cup.

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Lake Superior Safe Harbor:

Sitting on the Dock with the Bay with Zaagkii Students:

Marquette adolescents listen to Zaagkii Project founder Rev. Jon Magnuson while sitting on the edgeof the bike path which parallels the particular Marquette Upper Harbor next the that old iron oredocks when utilized by giant ships for you to haul ore in order to steels mills around the lowerFantastic Lakes - ships such as the Edmund Fitzgerald (Photos simply by Erika Niebler)

The smoker causes the bees to be able to quickly consume honey regarding possible transport foryou to a fresh hive as well as the honey relaxes the bees so they won't sting whilst being handled.

"When they may be gorged using honey that they are more docile," he said. "The key will berelocating gradually and seeking being a gentle as you could be Ã¢EUR" and so the bees avoidgetting also excited."

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Zaagkii Coverup:

Nettin' to be Reluctant of:

Dr. Jim Hayward adjusts a new protective bee net along with hat worn simply by Zaagkii Projectvolunteers (Photo simply by Greg Peterson)

"Drones develop via unfertilized eggs, worker bees are generally developed via fertilized eggs,"Hayward said.

"If they need to make a new queen that they just take worker larva and feed it a particular extractfrom their own heads known as Royal Jelly along with which larva grows right in to a queen insteadof a worker."

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check it out:

Zaagkii Project teenagers visit Gather'n Greens in June 24, 2009, the bee farm over the Dead Rivermanaged through Dr. Lisa Lengthy as well as Lee Ossenheimer within Negaunee Township, MI.

Their seven-year-old son, Jesse Ossenheimer, will be pictured showing Zaagkii project students some

of the frames utilized by bees for you to create honey. Your couple additionally grow mushrooms.

Zaagkii Project teens went swimming within Dead River Basin right after tasting honey and alsobrowsing with beekeeper Lee Ossenheimer. It's a household affair because the couple's kids taughtthe actual students about the art of beekeeping. (Photo through Greg Peterson)

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Exact Extracting:

Beekeeper

Lee Ossenheimer regarding Negaune Township, MI and also his

seven-year-old son, Jesse Ossenheimer

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show Zaagkii Project young adults your honeyextractor that spins along with uses centrifugalforce to remove the honey from the frames inhoneycombs. Ossenheimer and the wife Dr. LisaLong, own an organic farm that includes a newbeekeeping, mushroom along with vegetableseedling company named Gather'n Greens within Negaunee Township, MI. (Photo by Greg Peterson)

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Long Term Beekeeper:

Seven-year-old Jesse Ossenheimer

shows a new honeycomb frame in order to Zaagkii Project volunteer Taylor Dianich, 16, the MSHSJunior. Jesse offers discovered a complete lot about his mothers as well as fathers beekeepingoperations at their particular company Gather'n Greens within Negaunee, Township, MI. (Photo byGreg Peterson) The Particular teenagers have likely "never been which near to any bee hive before,"stated Jim Rule, a child treatment counselor in Marquette County Youth Home. "Even the kids thatwill did not possess any protective gear had been proper close up too," Rule said. "I was amazed athow brave they were."

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Yummy Tummy Honey:

Above, Zaagkii Tasks teenagers Anatoly Nelson (second coming from right) and Brandon Maki(right) enjoy clean honey supplied by beekeeper Dr. Lisa Extended (left) in Negaunee Township, MI.(Photo by simply Greg Peterson)

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Sticky Licking

Zaagkii Project eighth grader Tanya Nelson (left), 13, of Ishpeming, MI utilizes a fork to just takepleasure from your refreshing honey given by Dr. Lisa Long. (Photo through Greg Peterson)

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Honey Heaven:

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Hayward Honey:

Beekeeper Dr. Jim Hayward speaks inside July 2009 in order to Zaagkii Project supporters in theannual Mid-Summer Festival hosted by the nonprofit Cedar Tree Institute within the pavilion aboutMarquette's Presque Isle that's surrounded upon three attributes through Lake Superior. (Photos

through Greg Peterson)

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Gather'n Greens

Holding his three-year-old son Alex Ossenheimer,

Beekeeper

Lee Ossenheimer associated with Negaune Township, MI talks using Zaagkii Project young adults inJune 24, 2009 prior to end up being able to taking all of them on a tour of his apiary as well asmushroom expanding operations named Gather'n Greens. (Photo simply by Greg Peterson)

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Sunny Honeycomb:

Zaagkii Project teen Devon Myers checks out the particular sunlit honeycomb frames utilized bybeekeepers in addition to their bees to create honey. (Photo by simply Greg Peterson)

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Pass the Comb:

Zaagkii Project eighth grader Tanya Nelson (left), 13, regarding Ishpeming, MI holds any frameutilized by beekeepers to get bees generate honeycombs. Below, adolescent Brandon Maki sniffs theactual wax smell of the particular honeycomb tray after the honey is removed. (Photo simply by GregPeterson)

The teenagers sniffed honeycomb trays and also checked these out making use of your sun.Honeycombs trays possess a unique, waxy smell that the young adults will invariably don't forget(Photo simply by Greg Peterson)

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Mother of Monarchs:

"The Butterfly Lady" Susan Payant of Marquette reads any short story with regards to Monarchsentitled: "Waiting regarding Wings" by simply author/poet Lois Ehlert within July 2009 at the annualnonprofit Cedar Tree Institute Mi-Summer Festival throughout Marquette. (Photos through GregPeterson) Regarding a 2nd year, Susan Payant associated with Marquette, nicknamed "The ButterflyLady," taught Zaagkii Project teens concerning the importance regarding Monarch butterflies aswell as native plants. at the actual nonprofit Cedar Tree Institute 2009 Mid-Summer Festival inPresque Isle Pavilion throughout Marquette during July, Payant reads any childrens brief story/poementitled: "Waiting with regard to Wings" simply by Lois Ehlert, author, poet, designer, illustrator.

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The Butterfly Lady:

For the 2nd year, Susan Payant regarding Marquette taught Zaagkii Project teenagers aboutMonarchs as well as other butterflies and why they are 2nd simply to bees in the event it arrives inorder to pollination.

The popular, pleasant and also passionate Payant can be well-known about northern Michigan and islovingly referred to become able to as "The Butterfly Lady" because involving the woman's enjoy forbutterflies as well as their life-cycle. (Photos simply by Erika Niebler)

Hundreds of a big amount of Monarchs pass via the particular U.P. each year enroute into a famousgathering spot throughout Mexico exactly where millions of Monarchs converge coming from acrossthe world.

The teens visited Laughing White Fish Falls within Alger County, the actual organic Bouncing CraneFarm run through Natasha along with David Gill throughout Skandia, and also planted nativespecies plants in the Borealis Seed company owned simply by Sue Rabitaille in Huge Bay.

Meeting 3 times weekly with regard to five weeks, the particular adolescents walked dozens of milesduring numerous hikes, climbed Sugar Loaf, as well as swam in Lake Superior as well as the DeadRiver.

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Cedar Tree Fans:

Zaagkii Project supporters enjoy on their particular own in the July 2009 Mid-Summer Festival in thepavilion at Presque Isle throughout Marquette. (Photos by Greg Peterson)

The teenagers built an enormous beehive using help through Jim Edwards in the U.P. Children'sMuseum, whom produced a big butterfly for your Zaagkii Project within 2008.

Using hoops, apply paint, as well as other tricks, Edwards showed your adolescents that numerousthings can be built out of everyday goods including your beehive, bees and the butterfly.

(Photo by Greg Peterson)

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Rockin' Rick:

Soothing Thai Chi from expert Rick Pietila can be sought by famous bands regarding his techieexpertise:

Relaxation techniques similar to Tai Chi have become section of the particular Zaagkii teenagersrepertoire thanks in order to martial artist Rick Pietila regarding Marquette, MI that gave a quantityof demonstrations which includes Tai Chi fundamentals. (Above Photo through Greg Peterson)

The students learned Tai Chi along the calming Lower Harbor within Marquette, MI having a cleanLake Superior breeze a significant section of the particular June 23, 2009 experience.

Rick Pietila's various other ongoing amazing adventures contain vacationing with a range oflegendary Rock along with Roll groups such as getting a guitar tech for that band Boston and alsotraveled straight into Latin America with the band Stryper as well as may be a highway techie for agreat deal of other iconic bands. (Photos by Erika Niebler)

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Native Senses:

The students learned with regards to distinct species involving native plants and also insects duringa quantity of outings with an Ojibwa brother and also sister Ã¢EUR" Levi as well as Leora Tadgerson- that are Zaagkii Project interns in the NMU Department of Native American Studies. (Above andunder pictures by simply Greg Peterson)

The students learned "different uses the Ojibwa had for edible as well as medicinal plants" just like"the saps of various trees as well as the roots," stated Levi Tadgerson, 22, involving Marquette, anNMU senior.

"We explained this plant will be good for maintaining bugs far from a person and this plant is goodto find a breath mint," Tadgerson said.

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Native American Heritage:

The Tadgersons had been impressed with the teens' power to grasp Chippewa language since "wewould tell these the actual distinct native names pertaining to plants and any couple times later onthese people would remember it," mentioned Leora Tadgerson regarding Negaunee.

"I consider the planet earth will be suffering," your woman said. "Indicator plants just like wild ricethat do not develop the maximum quantity of any longer simply because regarding the means bywhich we've abused the actual earth."

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Heritage and Culture:

Zaagkii Project instructors Levi Tadgerson and also Leora Tadgerson involving Negaunee, MI aregenerally interns in the Northern Michigan College middle with regard to Native American Researchin Marquette. Leora will be pictured teaching the teenagers how to recognized different plantsindigenous towards the central Upper Peninsula involving Michigan near Lake Superior. (Photo byGreg Peterson)

The pair taught the particular adolescents in order to seek the "symbiotic relationship" using theearth because "nowadays we possess been a lot more of a parasite for the planet," Levi Tadgersonsaid. "We need to respect the particular gift we have been offered by simply Mother Earth."

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The Actual

Anishinaabemowin Way

Northern Michigan School center for Native American Scientific studies AnishinaabemowinProfessor Kenneth Pitawanakwat explained why and the particular way Native Americans displayrespect for that earth then led the particular closing prayer at the CTI Mid-Summer Festival insideJuly 2009. (Photo by simply Greg Peterson)

"There tend to be ways to heal simply by just getting to the woods along with learning knowledgecoming from elders," he said. "There are gifts along with teachings each and every day that anyonesimply are particular to get from the earth."

Both passed on respect for the earth inherited via elders as well as knowledge with regards to nativeplants discovered from NMU Anishinaabemowin Professor Kenneth Pitawanakwat, who offered theactual closing prayer in the CTI midsummer festival.

"We greet every day as well as end every day using a thanks prayer," Pitawanakwat said.

"In Native America, almost all events start and also end together with prayer. It's the spiritualcomponent that's all done with prayer. Right now there isn't any such factor like a separationinvolving church and also state."

Martial arts coaching as well as Tai Chi lessons, techniques with regard to relaxation, were offeredtowards the young adults through Rick Pietila of Marquette. they performed his or her new abilitiesartwork at the CTI Mid-Summer Festival in Marquette.

Noting the Tai Chi performance from the Zaagkii Project teens, Pitawanakwat said:

"The sounds in the soft fluttering moves of Tai Chi were extremely beneficial to all involving us."

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nature Moves:

Zaagkii Project instructor Rick Pietila regarding Marquette taught the young adults many relaxationtechniques including Tai Chi that the group performed in the Cedar Tree Institute 2009 Mid-SummerFestival. (Photo by Greg Peterson)

Turning towards the band, Terracotta half-life (pictured below) regarding Marquette, Pitawanakwatsaid "megwich for the inspirational songs."

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A few weeks earlier, your sounds regarding hammers and saws filled the Grace United MethodistChurch inside Marquette with regard to a few days since the teenagers built along with painted 36mason bee houses with aid from carpenter/retired teacher Bruce Ventura and also artist DianaMagnuson, each associated with Marquette.

In 2008, other Zaagkii Project teens built and also painted 17 butterfly houses in the church.

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Carpentry skills:

Former university teacher Bruce Ventura (pictured within over collage) regarding Marquette taughtyour Zaagkii Project students to construct mason bee houses during the summer involving 2009 inthe Grace United Methodist Church in Marquette.(Photos simply by Greg Peterson)

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Mason Bee Houses:

Shaped like a birdhouse, the actual mason bee houses have five bits of wood under the roof using 33holes which are each as well as every turned into a private nursery. (Photo by Greg Peterson)

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Inventive Teens:

Zaagkii Project students paint your mason bee houses in July 8, 2009 that they built a few daysearlier in the Grace United Methodist Church in Marquette, MI. (Photos by simply Greg Peterson)

Mason bees "are very particular" and "want the five-sixteenths inch diameter hole," Ventura said. "Ifthe actual holes are generally too huge other insects get into them, and when the holes are generallyas well tiny the particular mason bees can't obtain in."

After laying any single egg into each along with every hole, the particular mason bees "depositseveral pollen along with mud that will hole closed hence the identify mason bee," Ventura said.

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Mason Bee Motivation

Zaagkii Project students paint the mason bee houses on July 8, 2009 that they built a few timesearlier in the Grace United Methodist Church in Marquette, MI. (Photos simply by Greg Peterson)

Mason bees "make these holes three in order to six inches deep depending about the sized the tree,"he said. "Mason bees are usually solitary bees, they aren't colonial like honey bees."

While mason bees do not make honey, Ventura mentioned "they're fantastic pollinators just likehoneybees."

Ventura will be impressed with almost all the teen's carpentry and also artistic skills.

"The small individuals are terrific," he said. "They does a great task putting the mason bee housestogether and decorating. These People do any great offer of sawing as well as nailing as well asscrewed inside the tops."

Lessons in protecting pollinators wasn't lost on the Zaagkii Project teens.

"I discovered in which you can find 4,000 various species involving bees," Bobbie Weymouth, 14,regarding Beaver Grove told project supporters at the CTI Midsummer Festival.

Earlier, Weymouth explained what he'd learned concerning mason bees as he nailed as well assanded mason bee houses.

"The bees tend to be going to put pollen it these holes and set mud within after which that theyhatch an egg," mentioned Weymouth, whose brother Daniel participated inside the ManoominProject, the CTI environment initiative that will paired Marquette adolescents using Native Americanelders to deliver back wild rice in order to seven remote rivers and lakes throughout the U.P.

While screwing on the mason bee house roof and also sanding the actual edges, Elliott Burdick, 17,involving Marquette said "pollinators tend to be important to virtually any or all existence on earthsince they pollinate all the fruits and vegetables we eat."

"I am screwing within the roof to the base with the bees houses proper now," Burdick said. "Then Iam sanding it down and therefore the edges usually are not sharp and making everything flush. TheActual mason bees will most likely be likely inside these holes."

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Seeking Sharp:

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Artistic Appreciation:

Zaagkii Project adolescents gave presents to become able to children's guide illustrator DianaMagnuson (center) associated with Marquette along with artist Sherri Bohjanen-Hutter (right), anyMarquette native through Anchorage, Alaska. Your artists assisted the actual Zaagkii teenagersdiscovered about different kids involving paint and also techniques while they used colorful designsabout his or her mason bee houses. (Photo by Greg Peterson)

Zaagkii Project founder Rev. Jon Magnuson talks in order to Cedar Tree Institute supporters insideJuly 2009 because the Zaagkii students cook about the pavilion grill upon Presque Isle withinMarquette, MI in the annual CTI Mid-Summer Festival. (Photo by simply Greg Peterson)

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A Great Sign:

Zaagkii Project teenagers maintain indicators concerning the pollinator initiative during a summer2009 group discussion about protecting pollinators. (Photo simply by Greg Peterson)

The students learned that will butterflies are only as important pollinators as bees.

"I discovered in which Monarch butterflies just eat and also lay their particular eggs in milkweed,"mentioned Jake Gentz, 16, who is likely to be a new senior this fall with Marquette Senior highSchools

Student Brandon Maki of Marquette said he "learned we can help make natural teas out of sprucetrees along with pine trees."

The mason bee houses have become in yards across Marquette County. the mason bee houses alongwith final summer's butterfly houses were set up round the Keweenaw Bay Indian Neighborhood andalso one of each were placed from the USFS within the "The People's Garden" in U.S. Departmentregarding Agriculture Headquarters about the National Mall in Washington D.C.

Teen Devon Myers regarding Marquette advised Zaagkii Project supporters at the CTI MidsummerFestival the students "made 36 mason bee houses along with we have got been giving several ofthese away tonight."

USFS officials stated the actual Zaagkii Project is actually successfully spreading the phraseconcerning the significance associated with native plants and the adolescent mason bee andbutterfly houses use a positive impact on the survival of pollinators.

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The Particular U.S. Forest service (USFS):

The USFS is section of the actual United States Involving America Department involving Agriculture(USDA)

U.S. Forest Support official Jan Schultz gives an update around the Zaagkii Project as well as theforest support extensive efforts to protect pollinators as well as market native species plantsthroughout July 2008 in the annual Cedar Tree Institute Summer Festival throughout Marquette, MI.Schultz is the USFS botany along with non-native species program leader in Milwaukee, WI. (Photosby simply Greg Peterson)

"In point regarding fact, the actual mason bee houses are extremely useful," mentioned Jan Schultz,USFS botany and also non-native species plan leader within Milwaukee, WI. "The mason bee housesare generally employed by mason bees as well as other kinds of solitary bees. These People reallysimilar to these people plus they will have customers."

"The insect pollinators within north America evolved with indigenous plants and so they may beactually well-suited for you to pollinate them," Schultz stated following watching your teens makethe houses within Marquette.

Schultz said that "native plants and also the native insects which pollinate these people represent asymbiotic relationship" and cannot survive without having each other.

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Native Species Plants:

Zaagkii Project teams invested countless hours inside the deep northwoods understandingconcerning native species plants such as understanding concerning the different benefits of theplants such as medicinal via Native American teachings thanks in order to NMU center pertaining toNative American Research Zaagkii project interns Leora and also Levi Tadgerson. (Photos by ErikaNiebler)

"In several instances that they use a mutualistic relationship, exactly where they may be pollinatedby 1 insect and something plant species, so it can be truly specific," the lady said.

Vegetable and also flower garden production raises when "native plants have been in shutproximity," your woman said, "because the particular pollinators that people want to pollinate theirown squash or perhaps tomatoes have to possess food all summer long."

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Life-Giving Water:

The significance involving northern Michigan's huge drinking water sources to the health insuranceand vitality regarding indigenous plants, pollinators as well as humans had been absorbed byZaagkii Project teens which also took the particular time to swim and also relax in frigid howeverpristine Lake Superior along with numerous rivers/streams in Marquette along with Alger countiesin the summers of 2008 and also 2009 (Photos by Erika Niebler)

Pollinators "are certainly not going to magically seem in front of any tomato flower with anappropriate time," Schultz said. "So planting with native plants inside proximity to their gardenhelps make for any much more productive garden plus more produce."

"Milkweeds as well as monarchs really are generally a stunning illustration ," the lady said. "Themonarch larva favor to consume a variety of milkweed species."

"The more of the milkweed that will monarchs eat, the less palatable that they are to predators sinceapparently these people taste truly horrible," Schultz said. "So that's beneficial to the monarchbutterfly and they furthermore pollinate the particular milkweed flower."

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Protecting Pollinators:

Working Together: Native Americans, non-natives, youthful and also old, adolescents as well as

university students ...

During the particular CTI Midsummer festival, KBIC Tribal President Chris Swartz Jr. (bottom leftphoto in collage) announced the building of your native plants greenhouse in which scheduled to bebuilt in 2010 about tribal property near Baraga. (Photos by simply Greg Peterson)

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Native Understanding:

In 2010, the particular Keweenaw Bay Indian community will construct the initial native speciesplants greenhouse on a Native American reservation that will be similar to the Hiawatha NationalForest Greenhouse (Upper left photo inside collage) throughout Marquette, MI.

Zaagkii students (upper proper photo) plants seeds inside the summer associated with 2008 and inaddition have have planted/distributed tens associated with 1000s of native species plants as well asseeds.

The plants had been later on planted across the KBIC Sand Point beach within Baraga County whichwas once polluted through copper mining operations. two photos about bottom right show the actualSand Point beach following the copper tailings were covered and also before the native plants hadbeen planted.

Cedar Tree Institute/Zaagkii project organizers meet along with officials with just about all the KBICAll-natural Useful Resource Department (bottom center photo) within the summer associated with2008 in order to program your Sand Point native plants project.

(Photos through Greg Peterson)

KBIC "is happy to be partnering using the Cedar Tree Institute and the U.S. Forest Support in tryingto protect native plants and convey rid regarding it home," Swartz said.

"One day we hope (KBIC) will probably be regarded as pioneers to deliver these native plants againhere," he said. "So it's only fitted the (KBIC) turn out to become able to be involved in helping savethese native plants."

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A New History of Cooperation:

The

Keweenaw Bay Indian community (KBIC), the

United States Forest Support (USFS) and in addition the nonprofit Cedar Tree Institute

in Marquette, MI

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Hiawatha National Forest Greenhouse:

Using spades, wheelbarrows and gardener's gloves, Zaagkii Project young adults planted/distributedtens of thousands of native species plant seeds and harvested seedlings at the Hiawatha NationalForest Greenhouse in Marquette, MI. (Photos by Erika Niebler)

"We happen in order to be working with just about all the Cedar Tree Institute for a quantity of yearsand consequently they are wonderful for you to function with," mentioned Swartz, noting your

Manoomin Project to revive wild rice and native plants restoration project at the KBIC Sand Pointbeach about Lake Superior.

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Honoring Mother Earth:

Teaching respect for Native American culture as well as the planet are objectives your CTI plans tocarry on for yet another decade, CTI officials said throughout the festival.

Nonprofit Cedar Tree Institute board member Steve Mattson speaks for you to supports inside July2009 at the annual CTI Mid-Summer Festival inside Marquette, MI

(Photo Simply By Greg Peterson)

"We honor the existence of the Native Americans," mentioned Marquette banker as well as CTIboard member Steve Mattson.

"It's tremendous the (KBIC) have got shown the actual leadership and also the vision to become ableto possess the 1st greenhouse with regard to native species plants within the U.S. upon their nativeland," Mattson said.

Working "behind your scenes," the actual CTI will continue efforts such as the Zaagkii along withManoomin projects because "they are usually important," Mattson said.

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Philanthropic Mattson Family:

Steve Mattson and his loved ones (and friends) have a lengthy good popularity for supporting theUpper Peninsula enterprise community, nonprofit initiatives the ones ...

"We're the particular quiet people so we such as to keep it that will way"

"We're the actual quiet individuals so we similar to to keep it which way," Mattson said. "We similarto to complete big things and also we can merely do huge items through all of you."

The Zaagkii Project contributors are the Marquette Neighborhood Foundation, Marquette CountyJuvenile Court, the M.E. Davenport Foundation, the actual Kaufman foundation as well as the Phyllisand Max Reynolds Foundation.

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Peter White Library :

Pollinating the actual Minds in our Youth about the importance of bees, butterflies and otherpollinators

Zaagkii Project young adults visited the particular Peter White Public Library in Marquette, MIduring the summer regarding 2009to understand facts concerning pollinators, native species plantsand furthermore the effect associated with each on the meals these people eat. The Particular youngadults discovered concerning the a variety of species involving indigenous plants throughoutnorthern Michigan and also Midwest - along with spread their knowledge to other people such as theparticular proven fact that pollinators are generally keystone for the survival of most lifestyle aboutthis planet since the service provided by bees, butterflies as well as other pollinators are the reasonwhy plants, trees, greens along with fruit develop - as well as which your meals are vital to all oreven any forms of life. (Photos simply by Erika Niebler)

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Native Plants Northern Light:

The Borealis Seed Organization within Large Bay, MI actually brought Zaagkii projects students totheir knees because the young adults helped the actual owners manage the operation that isexperienced in native species plants and also seeds.

Borealis Seed company is run through the mother-daughter team regarding Judy Keast as well asSuzanne Rabitaille on the 20-acre spread three miles south regarding big Bay involving whichusually about 5 acres will be cultivated. (Photos simply by Erika Niebler)

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Organic Farm:

Turkeys, Goats, Pigs ...

Butterflies, Bees, Cranes and also Things...

The Zaagkii students were astonished by all involving the animals that will roam the actual organicdancing Crane Farm run by simply Natasha along with David Gill, who understand the significanceof protecting pollinators.

With a plethora of wildlife, Bouncing Crane Farm inside Skandia, MI features naturally grown aswell as raised vegetables, flowers plus more upon twenty acres together with practically 5 acrescultivated. (Photos by Erika Niebler)

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Zaagkii Project Fellowship:

Teens, university students along with older adults ...

When these were not really building butterfly houses, mason bee houses as well asdistributing/planting native species plants, your Zaagkii Project students had time as well as energyto grow to become able to be friends, reflect upon their own function and also enhance socialabilities during lunches, outdoor bar-b-ques and other occasion pertaining to bonding as well as fun.(Photos by Erika Niebler)

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Nature Naturally:

Zaagkii project young adults discovered any deep appreciation pertaining to nature in the actualcourse of their particular several hours spent within the majestic northwoods involving Michigan'sUpper Peninsula together breath-taking waterfalls and winding streams using the pungent odor ofpollination along with bees wafting through the warm air. (Photos through Erika Niebler)

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Healthy Lunch thanks in order to Pollinators:

Zaagkii Project Northern Michigan School volunteer as well as student leader Erika Nieblerprepared healthy lunches for that students including a big salad throughout July 2009. the ZaagkiiProject students said their own salad with a wide selection of veggies wouldn't have been achievablewithout having pollinators to produce the lettuce, tomatoes, as well as other vegetables grow. (Photoby Greg Peterson)

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Transplanting Native Species:

Herbs/Veggies/Mushrooms ...

Getting their own hands inside the soil with at Gather'n Greens inside Negaunee Township, MI,Zaagkii Project students discovered concerning organic vegetables, indigenous herbs - andfurthermore the transplanting regarding veggie and also herb seedlings. Beekeeper LeeOssenheimer as well as wife Dr. Lisa Lengthy very own your organic farm Gather'n Greens over theDead River throughout northern Michigan. (Photos by simply Erika Niebler)

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Organic Mushrooms:

Zaagkii Project teenagers learned concerning the challenges of expanding mushrooms during thechilly, windy as well as rainy "summer in which wasn't" in Michigan's Upper Peninsula together anew Lake Superior tributary.

An organic Mushroom developing operation will be a component of Gather'n Greens, an organicfarm near Negaunee, MI owned simply by Lee Ossenheimer and wife Dr. Lisa Long.

The students discovered that the mushrooms are usually grown through drilling holes within logsthat are filled with mushroom spawn. (Photos through Erika Niebler)

Zaagkii Wings and Seeds Project Contacts along with Links:

Larry Stritch

National Botanist USDA U.S. Forest Service

1400 Independence Ave., SW

Mail quit 1103

Washington, D.C.

20090-6090

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1-202-205-1279 (Office)

email USFS National Botanist Larry Stritch

Larry Stritch honored for USFS Celebrating Wildflowers website

Above Photo regarding Larry Stritch in the Arizona Native Plant Society publication entitled "ThePlant Press"

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USFS wildflowers page

Wildflowers inside the Eastern Region

Jan Schultz, USFS

Botany, Non-native Invasive Species

Special Forest products program Leader

USDA Forest service Eastern Region

626 Wisconsin Avenue, 7th Floor

Milwaukee, WI

53203

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1-414-297-1189 (wk)

1-414-944-3963 (fax)

email Jan Schultz

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USFS back links and data page about plants, botany, the Zaagkii Project as well as other efforts foryou to protect pollinators as well as the importance involving native species plants

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Rev. Jon Magnuson

Founder of the three-year (2008-2010) Zaagkii Project

Executive Director of the Nonprofit Cedar Tree Institute

402 E. Michigan St.

Marquette, MI

49855

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email Rev. Jon Magnuson

906-228-5494 (hm)

906-360-5072 (cell)

Cedar Tree Institute (CTI) Winter 2009 Newsletter

Illustrator Diana Magnuson

Diana Magnuson biography

email Diana Magnuson

Kids book site in illustrator Diana Magnuson of Marquette, MI

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NMU Students Leaders and also volunteers for the Cedar Tree Institute and the Zaagkii Wings andalso Seeds Project:

Erika Niebler

Erika is really a Northern Michigan College (NMU) student and also volunteers pertaining tonumerous Nonprofit Cedar Tree Institute initiatives including your Zaagkii Project, Zaagkii Projectphotographer, NMU Lutheran Campus Ministry student leader and also photographer

1-763-670-0611

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Sarah Swanson

Sarah can end up being a NMU student leader, volunteers for numerous nonprofit Cedar TreeInstitute Tasks such as the Zaagkii Project, Northern Michigan School (NMU) Student leader,Lutheran Campus Ministry leader such as visited Nicaragua and educated Americans in importanceassociated with fair trade along with Nicaraguan coffee farmers and also others, served as NMUEarthKeeper (NMU EK) Student Team project director.

1-906-399-7113

email NMU Lutheran Campus Ministry

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Amanda Emerson

Amanda is actually a NMU student leader, as well as volunteers with regard to numerous nonprofitCedar Tree Institute projects including the particular Zaagkii Project along with serves as projectcoordinator for the NMU EarthKeeper Student team

847-791-5693

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Keweenaw Bay Indian Neighborhood (KBIC)

KBIC Tribal Council President Warren C. "Chris" Swartz Jr.

KBIC Vice Chair Susan LaFernier

906-353-6623

Todd Warner, Director of KBIC Organic resource Department (NRD)

906-524-5757

Evelyn Ravindran, KBIC NRD natural resources Specialist

KBIC NRD employees help build butterfly houses inside 2008:

Katie Kruse, NRD Environment specialist

Char Beesley, Environment Specialist

Kit Laux, NRD water quality Specialist

Kim Klopstein, certainly one of summer time youth supervisors for that KBIC Summer YouthProgram

906-201-0020

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Northern Michigan university Middle pertaining to Native American Studies (CNAS)

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April Lindala, Director

112F Whitman Hall

906-227-1397 (office)

906-227-1396 (fax)

NMU Zaagkii Project Brochure:

http://webb.nmu.edu/Centers/NativeAmericanStudies/SiteSections/AboutUs/CommunityOutreach/zaagkii_brochure_inside_pages.pdf

NMU Anishinaabemowin Professor Kenneth Pitawanakwat

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NMU CNAS Zaagkii Project interns: Levi Tadgerson regarding Negaunee and sister, LeoraTadgerson involving Marquette, members regarding Bay Mills Indian Community

906-360-0451 (Levi)

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USFS Zaagkii Project contacts:

Jane Cliff, USFS Advertising within Milwaukee

414-297-3664

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Angie Lucas, contractor, Hiawatha National Forest Greenhouse Manager

906-228-8491

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Terry Miller, forest botanist in the Hiawatha National Forest Workplace within Escanaba, MI

Botanist Terry Miller is pictured planting plugs on this USFS photo

USDA USFS Hiawatha Forest District

2727 North Lincoln Road

Escanaba, MI

49825

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906-786-4062

906-789-3319

Hiawatha National Forest website

Hiawatha National Forest service offices

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Deb Le Blanc, WestSide Plant Ecologist in the Hiawatha National Forest office inside Munising, MI

(Does Monarch Workshops)

Hiawatha National Forest hosted the National Monarch Butterfly Workshop during June 2008 inMarquette, MI

Deb Le Blanc, USDA

400 Munising Ave.

Munising, MI

49862

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email Deb Le Blanc

906-387-2512 ext. 19

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Martial artist Rick Pietila

of Marquette, MI

Pietilla is surely an instructor of San Shou, Tai Chi along together with other martial arts.

Rick Pietila's various other ongoing amazing adventures contain vacationing with several legendaryRock and also Roll groups such as being an acoustic guitar tech for the band Boston as well astraveled directly into South Usa with the band Stryper.

Nonprofit Cedar Tree Institute Winter 2008 newsletter in which mentions Rick Pietila

Nonprofit Cedar Tree Institute Winter 2009 newsletter that will mentions Rick Pietila

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Zaagkii Project story inside Sept. 2009 Marquette Monthly

Zaagkii Project videos in youtube

Zaagkii Project videos in bliptv

Zaagkii Project wordpress blog

United State Forest Support (USFS) Celebrating Wildflowers along with Pollinators websites

Nonprofit Cedar Tree Institute in Marquette, MI

Keweenaw Bay Indian community (KBIC)

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Marquette County Juvenile Court

Marquette County Juvenile Court and also Project WEAVE

Jim Rule, a small child treatment counselor with Marquette County Youth Home, will be pictured onJune 25, 2009 on a Zaagkii Project outing to the apiary owned by simply beekeeper Jim Hayward

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Borealis Seed Company

Big Bay, Michigan

Run simply by mother-daughter team involving Judy Keast and Suzanne Rabitaille cultivating withregards to 5 Townhomes Vs Apartments Mount Pleasant DC acres of the 20-acre spread three milessouth associated with Large Bay, Michigan.

http://www.ltbbodawa-nsn.gov/index.html

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Dancing Crane Farm

Owned through Natasha and David Gill

Dancing Crane Farm provides naturally grown and also raised vegetables, flowers and more about20 acres with practically 5 acres cultvated

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http://getyourwashingtondcdreamhome.com/new-townhomes/Mount-Pleasant-DC-Townhomes-Vs-Homes/88/most-recommended-help-and-pick-the-reviews.html

Natasha and also David Gill

Dancing Crane Farm

348 Lawson Road

Skandia, MI 49885

906-942-7975

[email protected]

http://www.dancingcranefarm.com

http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/internships/farmdetails.php?FarmName=&City=&State=MI&Keyword=&allDate=0&page=1&FarmID=1957

Assorted vegetables, herbs,flowers,and seedlings

Custom workshops, ongoing classes, farm tours, apprenticeships, volunteer opportunities, plus anannual Harvest Party open up to the public.

Produce could be bought in the Marquette, Gwinn, along with Munising Farmers Markets at yourDance Crane Farm.

Open June-October.

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Beekeepers:

Dr. Jim Hayward

Dr. Jim and also Martha Hayward

103A Buffalo Rd.

Negaunee, MI

49866

906-475-7582

email Negaunee, MI beekeeper Dr. Jim Hayward

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Beekeepers:

Gather'n Greens

Negaunee Township, Michigan

906-475-9338

(no site yet)

Owned through Lee Ossenheimer and his wife, Dr. Lisa Lengthy inside Negaunee Township, MI overthe Dead River.

The couple raise bees, create honey, develop mushrooms as well as develop seedlings with regard totransplanting just like peppers, tomatoes and with regards to numerous herbs for example basil.

The couple has 3 kids active inside their nature-oriented, organic business:

Jesse Ossenheimer, 8; Lauren Ossenheimer, 5; and also Alex Ossenheimer, 4.

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Beekeeper:

Jon Kniskern

Marquette, MI

Beekeeper Jon Kniskern is actually quoted in a March 3, 2009 article on a School regardingMinnesota annual "Short Course" entitled Ã¢EURoeBeekeeping within Northern ClimatesÃ¢EURÂ�with Borlaug Hall on the St. Paul campus

The story was published inside the Minnesota daily newspaper within Minneapolis/St. Paul

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Jim Edwards at the Upper Peninsula Children's Museum whom is within cost of "GeneralProgramming as well as Explainers Director"

Edwards teamed using the Zaagkii Project students to build a large monarch butterfly throughout2008 along with a large bee hive inside 2009 utilizing art-related objects in the museum throughoutMarquette, MI

Upper Peninsula Children's Museum

123 W. Baraga Avenue

Marquette, MI

49855

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1-906-226-3911 (office)

1-906- 226-7065 (fax)

email Nheena Weyer Ittner, director in the U.P. Children's Museum

email Jim Edwards, museum General Programming as well as Explainers Director

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Nativevillage.org main Zaagkii Page:

http://www.nativevillage.org/Messages%20from%20the%20People/KBIC%20Tribal%20Youth%20Zaagkii%20Project/Zaagkii%20Wings%20and%20Seeds%20Home.htm

NativeVillage.org 2009 Zaagkii Story and photos:

http://www.nativevillage.org/Messages%20from%20the%20People/KBIC%20Tribal%20Youth%20Zaagkii%20Project/Teens%20Help%20with%20Sweet%20Nature%20Project.htm

NativeVillage.org 2008 Zaagkii Story and also photos:

http://www.nativevillage.org/Messages%20from%20the%20People/KBIC%20Tribal%20Youth%20Zaagkii%20Project/kbic_tribal_youth_protect_pollin1.htm

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Video Credit:

Music courtesy associated with Chicago area band Dragon Fire Parade, which usually providesUpper Peninsula roots.

Dragon Fire Parade:

Andy Wicklund, Guitar

Tim Obert, Guitar

Peter Nemanich, Bass

Chris Hammond, Drums

email Dragon Fire Parade:

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Photo caption:

Members in the Chicago location band Dragon Fire Parade pictured tend to be Andy Wicklund(upper left), Chris Hammond (upper right), Peter Nemanich (lower left) and also Tim Obert (lowerright).

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Official band with the Cedar Tree Institute/Zaagkii Project annual Midsummer Festival:

Terracotta half-life

Terracotta half-life biography

Bio with regards to the primary one in assistance of Obadiah Metivier, a new band member, allround techie genious and also Zaagkii Project volunteer webmaster and also technical guru

Jerry Kippola, Guitar

Aaron Kippola, Alto Saxophone, Percussion

Obadiah Metivier, Bass Guitar, Vocals, Percussion

Jennie Peano, Vocals, Percussion

Steve Leuthold, Baritone and also Tenor Saxophone, Flute

Dan Schaefer, Drums

Emmanuel Kawedi, Congas, Percussion, Vocals

Alumni - Keyboards, Guitars, Drums, Sax, Trumpet, Congas, Timbales, etc.

Upcoming Shows:

Wed 2/10/2010: Upfront

Fri 2/26/2010: Harley's Lounge

Fri 3/12/2010: Marquette Meals Co-op Meeting associated with Owners

Wed 3/24/2010: Upfront

Tue 7/13/2010: Menominee Summer Concert Series

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Marquette Mining Journal feature story #2 on Zaagkii Project about 12-13-08 about the initial yr ofprotecting pollinators

Marquette Mining Journal feature story #1 in Zaagkii Project on 7-14-08 concerning 208 annualCedar Tree Institute annual Mid-Summer Festival in Marquette, MI

News Via Indian country (NFIC) feature story about Zaagkii Project

Indian Nation These Days feature stories on Zaagkii Project:

Part 1: Pollinator Preservation

Part 2: Sand Point Restoration

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Zaakii Project intern Leora Tadgerson to participate in the roundtable in the Native American andalso Indigenous Research Association (NAISA) 2010 National Conference about Might 20-22, 2010inside Tuscon, AZ

Zaagkii Project along with Northern Michigan center pertaining to Native American Scientificstudies (NMU CNAS) participants:

NMU CNAS Conference info:

SATURDAY, MAY 22, 2010

12:00-1:45 p.m.

118 ROUNDTABLE:

"Engaging Students by means of community Motion and Service"

Organizer & Chair:

Adriana Greci Green, Northern Michigan University

Participants include:

Leora Tadgerson, Zaagkii Project intern via Northern Michigan College Middle regarding NativeAmerican Studies

Damien Lee, Trent University, Canada

Nicholas Estes, School regarding South Dakota

Karla Tait, College regarding South Dakota

Leya Hale, College involving South Dakota

Linc Kesler, College involving British Columbia, Canada

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NAISA 2010 Conference Plan details

Preliminary daily Schedule

The NAISA 2010 Conference can be sponsored by the American Indian Scientific studies at TheParticular School of Arizona

NAISA staff photo

Robert Warrior, NAISA President 2009-2010

email organizers with the NAISA 2010 Conference

Contact information:

Sunny Lybarger

1-520-626-7695

Tsianina Lomawaima

1-520-621-5083

Hotel registration info and the deadline pertaining to NAISA Team Space Price April 18, 2010

1-520-742-6000

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Westin La Paloma

3800 East Sunrise Drive

Tucson, AZ

85718

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Native times Zaagkii pollinators story:

http://nativetimes.bizweb5.tulsaconnect.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=439&Itemid=0

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Turtle Island News:

http://www.turtleisland.org/discussion/viewtopic.php?p=9683#9683

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Marquette Month to Month Nov. 2008 (scroll down):

http://www.mmnow.com/z_current_a/b/c/city_notes.html

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Tree Hugger: (This article appeared in more than 1,000 websites)

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/10/zaagkii--wings-seeds-project.php

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Zaagkii KBIC newsletter (scroll as the outcome of page 4):

http://www.kbic-nsn.gov/files/newsletter/Sept_2008.pdf

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Sault Ste. Marie Band associated with Chippewa Story in Zaagkii Project (Scroll as a outcome ofpage 7)

http://www.saulttribe.com/index2.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_view&gid=959&Itemid=266

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Great Story in Native Villge Web:

http://www.nativevillage.org/Messages%20from%20the%20People/MesPeo%20KBIC%20Tribal%20Youth%20Zaagkii%20Project/kbic_tribal_youth_protect_pollin1.htm

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Earth times - London:

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/michigan-teens-native-american-youth,593342.shtml

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Good news Network National Newspaper:

http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org

To discover story - subscribe to free associated with charge one month trial through click aboutheadline regarding story

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Monarch Watch:

Monarch Author Lynn M. Rosenblatt that wrote the book MONARCH MAGIC!

Numerous Monarch associated links:

http://www.kidsgardening.com/pollinator/curriculum/resources.php

http://www.insecta-inspecta.com/butterflies/monarch/index.html

http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/monarch.htm

http://www.learner.org/jnorth/monarch

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Wikipedia about Monarch butterflies and also Lepidotera migration, a phenomenon exactly wherebutterflies or perhaps moths migrate over long mileage to places where they cannot settle for longdurations associated with time.

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Photo through Mila Zinkova involving Monarch butterflies migration along with cluster about Nov.25, 2007 inside Santa Cruz to spend a new winter through Wikipedia Inventive Commons.Throughout migration Monarch butterflies journey approximately three thousand miles.

email Mila Zinkova

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Photograph simply by Wikipedia user Bfpage regarding a quantity of the overwintering monarchbutterflies throughout Feb. 2000 in a preserve outside involving Angangueo, Mexico. 1 tree is verycovered in butterflies.

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Artwork regarding Migrating butterflies aka Lepidoptera migration art

Artistic picture by simply Pilar Murillo involving Spain

Wikipedia username: Pilar

flickr username: izarbeltza

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Wikipedia upon Goldenrod

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Goldenrod photo through Kurt Stueber aka Kurt StÃ�Â¼ber through Wikipedia creative commons

email Kurt Stueber

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Goldenrod Photo simply by Huw Williams - Wikipedia username Huwmanbeing

Goldenrod flowers photographed in western Fountain County, Indiana about September 15, 207

through Wikipedia creative commons

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Goldenrod and also visiting Cerceris wasp by Wiki user Hardyplants by approach of Wikipediaimaginative commons

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Goldenrod Photo by Georg Slickers taken about August 15, 2005 inside Berlin, Germany throughWikipedia inventive commons

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Pollinator Partnership

Pollinator Week is June 21-27, 2010

The fourth annual National Pollinator Week will be held through June 21-27th. Feel about an eventat your school, garden, church, store, etc.

Pollinators positively effect all of our lives- let's SAVE these and also CELEBRATE them!

Pollinator Partnership Movie

Pollinator Information through Pollinator Partnership

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North American Pollinator Protection campaign working for you to protect the actual pollinators inthe North American continent

North American Pollinator Protection Marketing Campaign #2 (NAPPC)

emails:

[email protected]; [email protected]

Laurie Davies Adams

Executive Director

Pollinator Partnership

423 Washington Street

5th floor

San Francisco, CA

94111

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415-362-1137(wk)

415-362-3070 (fax)

Lots of different handouts & ideas regarding National Pollinator Week

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Wikipedia in Monarchs:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarch_Butterfly

Female Monarch photo:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/63/Monarch_In_May.jpg

Wiki Could 2007 Photograph of a Monarch Butterfly by Kenneth Dwain Harrelson

Male Monarch Photo by Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man) in the Tyler Arboretum

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/73/Monarch_Butterfly_Danaus_plexippus_Male_2664px.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Ram-Man

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Bees disappearing round the world:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollinator_decline

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bees_and_toxic_chemicals

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colony_Collapse_Disorder

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pesticide_toxicity_to_bees

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imidacloprid_effects_on_bee_population

http://www.burtsbees.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ContentView?contentPageId=531&catalogId=10051&storeId=10001&langId=-1

http://www.polinator.org

http://www.vanishingbees.com

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diseases_of_the_honey_bee

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endangered_arthropod

Wikipedia Honeybee photos by simply BjÃ�Â¶rn Appel, Wikipedia Username Warden.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Warden

Edit simply by Waugsberg (cropped)

A honeybee by making use of an apiary, cooling simply by flapping its wings throughoutTÃ�Â¼bingen-Hagelloch.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c5/Honeybee-cooling_cropped.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/df/Honeybee-cooling.jpg

Wiki Bee pictures by simply Waugsberg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Waugsberg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/Biene_88a.jpg

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Biene_88a.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/Bienen_im_Flug_52e.jpg

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Bumblebees: Area for nature Garden biodiversity forum

http://www.wildlife-gardening.org.uk/default.asp?gallery=Galleries\Animals\Insects\Bumblebees\bombus-pascuorum-040616.xml

Bumblebee Photo Copyright Richard Burkmar 2004. Permission is actually hereby granted withregard to that you use this image with regard to non-commercial purposes that are involvingadvantage towards the organic environment.

Richard Burkmar (editor involving Room for Nature) graduated in the School University involvingCardiff twenty 6 years ago using a degree inside zoology and a PhD in avian ecology within 1989. He

presently works pertaining to Merseyside Environmental Advisory Support where he manages theparticular North Merseyside Biodiversity action plan (Liverpool, St. Helens, Knowsley as well asSefton Boroughs).

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Bumblebees: Buckingham Nurseries along with Garden Centre

http://www.buckingham-nurseries.co.uk/acatalog/bumblebees.html

Bumblebee photo simply by Oxford Bee Company/Buckingham Nurseries along with Garden Centre

Bumblebees simply by Christopher O'Toole

http://www.buckingham-nurseries.co.uk/acatalog/Index_Pollination_Bees_27.html#33171

Chris O'Toole is the director of Bee Systematics as well as Biology Unit at the Oxford University OrCollege Museum associated with natural History.

He has written many textbooks on insect all-natural history which includes Bees of the Globe andalso Alien Empire.

Pictures and data provided by the Oxford Bee Business & Buckingham Nurseries and also GardenCentre website

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Wind Pollinated plants such as Rye are crucial yet usually are usually not food resources with regardto pollinators:

Wind Pollinated Rye photo simply by Paul Billiet and also Shirley Burchill

http://www.saburchill.com/chapters/chap0044.html

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Wikipedia about Pollination:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollination

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Photo simply by by Debi Vort (Wikipedia Username Debivort) regarding an Andrena bee collectspollen one regarding the stamens of your rose. Your female carpel construction appears rough andalso globular towards the left. Your bee's stash regarding pollen is about its hind leg.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Bee_pollenating_a_rose.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Debivort

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A European honey bee collects nectar, whilst pollen collects about its body.

A European honey bee (Apis mellifera) extracts nectar through an Aster flower using its proboscis.Tiny hairs covering your bee's physique conserve a slight electrostatic charge, causing pollen in theflower's anthers to stick for the bee, enabling pollination once the bee moves onto an additionalflower.

Photo by John Severns (Wikipedia username Severnjc)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:European_honey_bee_extracts_nectar.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Severnjc

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Blueberries being pollinated simply by bumblebees. Bumblebee hives want being bought each yearsince the queens must hibernate (unlike honey bees). These People are employed nonethelessbecause they supply benefits using specific fruits as blueberries (such as the fact that they tend tobe active even in colder outdoor ambient temperature) Any picture showing blueberry pollination bysimply bumblebees, aswell since the system associated with furrow irrigation utilizing siphon tubes.Photos had been taken with "blueberry fields", Koersel, Belgium.

A picture showing blueberry pollination through bumblebees, also as the system involving furrowirrigation utilizing siphon tubes. Photos were taken in July 2008 at "blueberry fields", Koersel,Belgium.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:BlueberryPollinationByBumblebees.jpg

Photo by simply Kristof Van der Poorten Wikipedia username KVDP

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:KVDP

http://kvdp.blogspot.com

http://healingweb.blogspot.com

Environmental health Science involving Columbia University

60 Haven Ave.

Room 100

New York, NY

10032

http://www.mailman.hs.columbia.edu/ehs/index.html

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Wikipedia on Cultivars & Hybrids:

A cultivar can become a certain selection of your plant species or hybrid that's being cultivatedand/or can be recognised as a cultivar beneath the particular ICNCP. The Particular concept ofcultivar will be driven by pragmatism, and also serves the actual practical needs associated withhorticulture, agriculture, forestry, etc.

The plant chosen like a cultivar might have been bred deliberately, selected through plants insidecultivation, or discovered within the wild. Cultivars can be asexual clones or seed-raised. Clonestend to be genetically identical and can seem therefore when grown under the same conditions.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultivar

Viola 'Clear Crystals Apricot', the hybrid cross viola (Viola x hybrida), Victoria, Australia. Wikipediaphoto through John O'Neill (Wikipedia username Jjron)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Jjron

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EmailUser/Jjron

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Bee Movie:

http://www.beemovie.com

Created throughout 2007 by Jerry Seinfeld along with DreamWorks Animation

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Keweenaw Peninsula: Michigan's Copper Country:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper_mining_in_Michigan

http://www.unr.edu/sb204/geology/westernh.html

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West Virginia White Butterfly & killer Garlic Mustard Seed plants:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Virginia_White

http://www.cbgarden.org/blog/index.php/tag/west-virginia-white-butterfly

http://leapbio.org/west_virginia_white.php

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5a/3402_white_WV_ws.jpg

West Virginia White, Pieris virginiensis on wild mustard Photo by simply Randy L Emmitt

http://www.rlephoto.com/butterflies/white_wv01.htm

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Butterflies/Moths:

The Butterfly Site:

http://www.thebutterflysite.com

Children's butterfly links:

http://www.monarchbutterflyusa.com/Links.htm

Butterfly Encounters:

http://www.butterflyencounters.com

Butterflys along with Moths regarding North America:

http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org

Opler, Paul A., Harry Pavulaan, Ray E. Stanford, Michael Pogue, coordinators. 2006. Butterflies andMoths involving North America. Bozeman, MT: NBII Mountain Prairie Details Node.http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org

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Deciduous forests:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deciduous

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Viceroys:

Viceroy Butterfly mimics Monarchs

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viceroy_butterfly

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/55/Viceroy_Butterfly.jpg

Wikipedia Viceroy photo by Piccolo "Pic" Namek

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:PiccoloNamek

Viceroy:

http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/viceroy.htm

Photo through William T. Hark

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Butterfly as well as endangered species hibernacula:

http://www.fws.gov/midwest/Endangered/lists/michigan-cty.html

http://www.naturenorth.com/summer/bgarden/bttgrdF.html

http://entweb.clemson.edu/museum/buttrfly/local/bfly12.htm

http://actazool.nhmus.hu/48/konvicka.pdf

http://earthcaretaker.com/naturalization/llamb.html

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Mourning Cloaks aka Morning Cloaks:

http://www.sierrapotomac.org/W_Needham/MourningCloak_060319.htm

http://www.bentler.us/eastern-washington/insects/mourning-cloak.aspx

http://www.ivyhall.district96.k12.il.us/4th/kkhp/1insects/mourningcloak.html

http://www.naturenorth.com/spring/bug/mcloak/Fmcloak.html

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Mason bees - bee houses in wood:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mason_bee

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/Osmia_rufa_couple_(aka).jpg

Photo of an Red Mason Bee couple (osmia rufa) simply by AndrÃ�Â© Karwath associated withGerman Wikipedia furthermore referred for you to as AKA (AndrÃ�Â© Karwath):

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Aka

Mason Bees:

http://www.farminfo.org/bees/mason-bees.htm

http://www.everythingabout.net/articles/biology/animals/arthropods/insects/bees/mason_bee

Photo by simply Kim Taylor of Bruce Coleman Inc.

http://www.masonbeehomes.com/bee_houses.php

http://www.pollinator.com/mason_homes.htm

http://www.insectpix.net/Homes_for_bees.htm

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Brownfield sites:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownfields

http://ncrs.fs.fed.us/4902/focus/restoration/brownfield

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Mass Mill - copper processing waste (stamp sands) cleanup:

(search for KBIC throughout subsequent document)

http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/tribalgov/ImprovingPartnerships.pdf

http://www.uprcd.org/projects.asp

http://www.upea.com/filesfordownloading/Baragadraft.pdf

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Manoomin Project:

Manoomin Project: Restoring wild rice for you to seven remote Upper Peninusla lakes, stream asstudents planted more than one ton associated with wild rice seeds together with help from elderswith most the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community

Another collaboration involving the nonprofit Cedar Tree Institute and the Keweenaw bay IndianCommunity

http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096416108

http://www.cedartreeinstitute.org/wildrice2007.html

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/news_press_release,215966.%20shtml

http://blog.americanfeast.com/indigenous_food

http://www.goodnewsdaily.com/show_story.php?ID=3500

Manoomin Project Videos:

http://blip.tv/file/549632

http://blip.tv/file/341528

Manoomin Project counselor Dave Anthony, whom belongs towards the little Traverse Bay Bandsassociated with Odawa (Ottawa) Indian, along with Northern Michigan College center with regard toNative American studies:

http://webb.nmu.edu/Centers/NativeAmericanStudies/SiteSections/Calendar/IEDSHighlights.shtml

http://webb.nmu.edu/Centers/NativeAmericanStudies/SiteSections/AboutUs/AboutUs.shtml

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Dreamcatcher:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreamcatcher_(Native_American)

http://www.dreamcatcher.com/home.php

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Northern white cedar:

http://forestry.about.com/library/tree/blntwh.htm

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More about honeybee decline:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollinator_decline

http://www.masterbeekeeper.org/pdf/pollination.pdf

The Worth of Honey Bees Since Pollinators regarding U.S. Crops throughout 2000 by simply Drs.Roger Morse and also Nicholas Calderone regarding Cornell College (2000) :

Colony Collapse Disorder (or CCD) is a poorly understood phenomenon in which worker bees fromthe beehive as well as Western honey bee colony abruptly disappear. while such disappearanceshave occurred all through a history of apiculture, the term Colony Collapse Disorder ended up beingfirst applied into a drastic rise in the quantity of disappearances associated with Western honey beecolonies within America inside late 2006.

European beekeepers observed a comparable phenomenon inside Belgium, France, the particularNetherlands, Greece, Italy, Portugal, as well as Spain, and also first reports possess in addition comein via Switzerland and Germany, albeit for you to a smaller degree. possible cases of CCD have gotalso been reported in Taiwan since April 2007.

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NASA, Kids and the Environment:

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2010-033&cid=release_2010-033&msource=a20100128&tr=y&auid=5868619

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U.S. Forest Services Celebrating Wildflowers web page:

Two Native American supporters in the Zaagkii Project, participating in the July 2009 nonprofitCedar Tree Institute Mid-Summer Festival at Presque Isle inside Marquette, stand subsequenttowards the beehive made by students with help from your director of the U.P. Childrens Museum.(Photo through Greg Peterson)

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Smoking Allowed:

Being calmed with a smoker within the hands involving beekeeper Dr. Jim Hayward, 1000s ofhoneybees cling for the hive frame in June 2009 that's used by the bees to create honeycombs.(Photo by Erika Niebler)

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learning from the Master:

Zaagkii Project students watch beekeeper Dr. Jim Hayward use a gripper for you to remove framesfrom the hives at the actual rear of his residence inside Negaunee, MI throughout June 2009. (Photoby Erika Niebler)

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teen Beekeepers:

Zaagkii Project volunteers Elliott Burdick (left), 17, the Marquette Senior Senior Higher School(MSHS) senior and Taylor Dianich, 16, MSHS junior (right) stand next to honeybee hives in June2009. (Photo by Erika Niebler)

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2008 Zaagkii Tasks Teens:

In July 2008 at the nonprofit Cedar Tree Institute annual Mid-Summer Festival, Zaagkii Projectteenagers told supporters what they were studying concerning pollinators and also indigenousplants and wildflowers.

During the first summer (2008) with the Zaagkii Wings and also Seeds Project, adolescents built,painted and also handed out butterfly houses - which a new slimmer as well as over bird houses withentries regarding butterflies with folded wings and a slab associated with bark pertaining to restalong with reproduction. (Photo through Greg Peterson)

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Youth Protecting Pollinators:

In July 2008 , Zaagkii Project adolescents as well as project founder Rev. Jon Magnuson tellsupporters at the nonprofit Cedar Tree Institute Mid-Summer Festival about what the particularstudents are heading in order to do during the initial summer involving your time and effort for youto protect pollinators. Magnuson is the executive director of the nonprofit Cedar Tree Institute inMarquette, MI close to Lake Superior. (Photo by Greg Peterson)

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Cooking on all Burners:

Zaagkii Project teens assist prepare the foodstuff in the annual Cedar Tree Institute Mid-SummerFestival in your program of July 2008 throughout Marquette, MI.

During the really first summer (2008) with the Zaagkii Wings along with Seeds Project, teenagersbuilt, painted and handed out butterfly houses - that will a new slimmer along with over bird housesalong with entries for butterflies using folded wings along together with a slab of bark regardingrest and also reproduction.

Some with the students returned throughout 2009 to participate in in the 2nd summer in the ZaagkiiProject during which usually mason bee houses had been built, painted and distributed.

Both years your teenagers planted as well as dispersed 1000s of native species plants. (Photo byGreg Peterson)

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Just Like Look Class:

Zaagkii Project teens use a assortment regarding resources to construct mason bee housesthroughout the summer involving 2009 in Marquette, MI using help via former shop teacher BruceVentura of Marquette. (Above photographs through Greg Peterson)

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Organic Farm Wildlife:

Zaagkii Project teens verify out any turkey in the Bouncing Crane Farm throughout Skandia, MIexactly where they helped using the native species plants. (Photo simply by Erika Niebler)

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Organic Farms:

Learning significance associated with Native Species Plants to always be able to Pollinators ...

Zaagkii Project students function together with native species plants in the summer of 2009 at theGrooving Crane Farm throughout Skandia, MI (above two photos) at the Borealis Seed Business(below a pair of photos) in Huge bay, MI through the summer associated with 2009. (Photos throughErika Niebler)

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Native Species Plants:

The organic Gather'n Greens Farm throughout Negaunee Township, MI had been another chance foruniversity students to cultivate native species plants during summer of 2009. (Photo by simply ErikaNiebler)

Zaagkii Project adolescent Jacob Feliciano regarding Skandia, a Gwinn Center Institution seventhgrader, holds any kitten in the dancing Crane Farm in Skandia, MI. The Actual farm offers lotdsregarding exotic species of ildlife and additionally the students learned respect for almost all ofnature's beings. (Photo by simply Erika Niebler)

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Outstanding throughout their Field:

(Photo through Erika Niebler)

Zaagkii projects students which includes 13-year-old Tanya Nelson associated with ishpeming, MIcreating pals having a Turkey (above) along together with a goat (below) at the Dance Crane Farminside Skanida, MI. (Photos by Erika Niebler)

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Tea Time:

Herbal Tea from Native plants in northern Michigan ...

During summer involving 2009, Zaagkii Project teens learned how to make a number of herbal teasmaking use of indigenous plants/herbs within Michigan's Upper Peninsula

(Photo simply by Erika Niebler)

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Food, food Food:

Energizing the Zaagkii Project adolescents ...

Zaagkii Project teenagers had been often ready the nutritional lunch whilst on many outings duringthe summer 2009. the young adults discovered in which all the food they are would not be around ifnbot with regard to pollinators which create plants along with veggies grow with regard to saladsalso to provide feed with regard to animals.

(Above photos courtesy Erika Niebler and Greg Peterson)

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Youth, KBIC employees:

Learning how you can respect environmental surroundings from Native American elders and alsoyouth ...

(Photos by simply Greg Peterson)

The Zaagkii Project thanks KBIC official Todd Warner, Director involving KBIC Organic SourceDepartment (NRD)

KBIC NRD employees aid develop butterfly houses inside 2008

Those helping were tribal members Evelyn Ravindran, KBIC NRD Organic resources Specialist;Katie Kruse, NRD Environment specialist; Char Beesley, Environment Specialist; Kit Laux, NRDwater Top Quality Specialist; and Kim Klopstein, among the summer youth supervisors for your KBICSummer Youth Program

For a lot more info call 906-201-0020

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KBIC Pow-wow:

Zaagkii Project students as well as the tribe's summer youth had been honored the particular 2008Pow-wow in the Keweenaw Bay Indian Neighborhood throughout Baraga, MI. (Photo by simply GregPeterson)

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Hearty Greens:

Big leafy greens not really feasible without having pollinators ...

Behind some gigantic heads regarding greens, Zaagkii students learned in which nothing growswithout having pollinators. Photo through Erika Niebler)

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An Excellent Lake:

Zaagkii Project teenagers had been taught an appreciation regarding all organic issues along withenjoyed this respite throughout 2009 within the chilly summer waters associated with Lake Superiorin Marquette, MI - the actual world's largest freshwater lake.

(Photo through Erika Niebler)

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Hanging throughout Nature:

(Next five photographs through Erika Niebler)

(Above five photographs through Erika Niebler)

2009 zaagkii project #1: northern michigan

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