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California State Board of Food and Agriculture Laurie Davies Adams Executive Director April 1, 2014
Policies for Native Pollinators in California
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• Conducting research in 7 states • Sponsoring 6 research studies for Honey Bee Health in 2014 alone • Overseeing three research sites in 2 countries re: Corn Dust
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Research Policy Outreach Conservation Monitoring and Restoration Partnerships
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• 2008, 2014 Farm Bill • Transportation Act
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Research Policy Outreach Conservation Monitoring and Restoration Partnerships
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Education at all levels
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Research Policy Outreach Conservation Monitoring and Restoration Partnerships
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• Restoring degraded landscapes • Agricultural buffers, cover crops, and field edges
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Research Policy Outreach Conservation Monitoring and Restoration Partnerships
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• Threatened, rare and endangered plants • Pollinator abundance
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Research Policy Outreach Conservation Monitoring and Restoration Partnerships
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• Three countries • 120 organizations • Inclusive and collaborative
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Research Policy Outreach Conservation Monitoring and Restoration Partnerships
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Some NAPPC Partners
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Pollinator Partnership supports ALL pollinators and their needs
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1. Forage and habitat 2. Information and outreach 3. Partnerships 4. Research 5. Pesticides 6. Climate change and drought 7. Agricultural uses of native bees
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1. Forage and habitat - recommend • Supports for forage for all pollinators on
California state-managed land, roadsides, public land, private land, urban, ROW, fire restoration, and more.
• Register all sites with SHARE or Bee Friendly Farming
• Promote floral resources and nesting sites
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2. Information and outreach - recommend • Continue to and increase support for Extension
and IPM services in CA • Increased training in CA specialty crop and
commodity crop PMB’s in multiple learning modalities and languages
• Integrate pollinator education in farm to table, farmer’s market, gardening, afterschool programs, and more.
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3. Partnerships – recommend • “Conservation diplomacy” that recognizes the
role that agribusiness and other private industry plays in stewardship for pollinators – welcome unlikely partnerships
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4. Research – recommend • Continued research to:
• reduce exposure to pesticides, • understand species interaction, • explore opportunities for increased natives in
agriculture, • understand nutrition specifics that may affect seed
and planting mixes, • and understand disease in natives
• Begin immediate monitoring of populations • Scholarships for graduate students - GCA
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5. Climate change and drought – recommend • Mitigating impact on pollinators (which will face
potentially diminished floral and water resources including range shifts and asynchronous phenology.
• Use bees and butterflies to incent conservation
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6. Pesticides – recommend • Training in pesticide application practices or BMP’s
to support pollinators including IPM. • Study neonicotinoid and all prophylactic impacts –
on both pollinators and on crop yields • Continue CA leadership in pesticide planning and
reporting with applicators and registration (DPR)
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7. Agricultural use of non-honey bees - recommend • Increase incentives to explore managed and
unmanaged natives in agricultural settings – BOB and others
• Keep the needs of honey bees in mind while also considering the needs of native bees
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1. Forage and habitat • Supports for forage for all pollinators on California state-managed
land, roadsides, public land, private land, urban, fire restoration 2. Information sources
• Continue to and increase support for extension and IPM in CA 3. Partnerships
• “Conservation diplomacy” that recognizes the role that agribusiness and other private industry plays in stewardship for pollinators – unlikely partnerships
4. Research • Continued research to reduce exposure to pesticides, understand
species interaction, explore opportunities for increased natives in agriculture
5. Drought • Explore ways to mitigate impact on floral and water resources
6. Pesticides • Train in pesticide application practices to support pollinators. • Understand neonicotinoid impacts – on pollinators and on crop
yields 7. Explore agricultural use of non-honey bees
Policies for Native Pollinators in California –Recommend:
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1. Forage everywhere we live and work and play (S.H.A.R.E.) – multi-use landscapes • Riparian • Grazing • Forests • Timberlands • Utility ROW • Recreation • Agriculture • Landscaping • Transportation
corridors • Schools, religious
institutions • Businesses
General Concepts for California
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2. Promote a “pollinator ethic” in all programs rather than institute new pollinator programs
• Seek a state assessment of impact on pollinators from all departments
• Add pollinator supports as you address other problems
General Concepts for California
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3. Use Pollinator Week to raise awareness and demonstrate action for pollinators
General Concepts for California
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4. Join existing mapping systems across the country to highlight on-the-ground action. • Simply Have Areas Reserved for the Environment -
S.H.A.R.E.
General Concepts for California
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Contact us directly [email protected] Laurie Davies Adams Executive Director
Please visit our websites
Pollinator.org NAPPC.org
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Thank you!