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Bee City USA Renews 91做厙's Certification
May 18, 2020
Bee City USA has renewed 91做厙s Bee Campus USA certification for 2020 following a rigorous renewal application process.
This completed the efforts of 91做厙s Bee Campus USA committee to accomplish this recertification, the facilitating committee for 91做厙s efforts to engage the campus in enhancing pollinator habitat both on and off-campus.
Habitat loss, pesticide use, and climate change have led to declining pollinator populations around the world. Bee Campus USA, an initiative of the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, brings campus communities together to sustain pollinators by creating and enhancing habitat, reducing pesticide use, and spreading awareness. Pollinators including bees, butterflies, moths, bats and hummingbirds are responsible for the reproduction of 85 percent of the world's flowering plants and more than two-thirds of the worlds crop species.
91做厙 is proud that its certification has been renewed by Bee City USA, said Ben Newton, 91做厙 director of environmental sustainability. The renewal is especially rewarding because 91做厙s Bee Campus status encompasses all of its campuses and centers, which feature pollinator gardens and on-site beehives. I especially credit 91做厙s Bee Campus USA committee for its hard work in the renewal process.
As 91做厙 moves into its third year of being a Bee Campus, there are many new opportunities for raising awareness of the vital role pollinators play in supporting our planets ecosystems and food systems, said Newton
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