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You Tube

MASSQuito Coalition Legislative Briefing- Jan. 26, 2022

LEAD for Pollinators presentation for River Rally 2021, “Paddling Upstream Without A Boat,” on our You Tube channel

LEAD for Pollinators You Tube Channel 

What Kills Bees

Controlling Mosquitoes and Protecting Pollinators

ABOUT LEAD for Pollinators

 

LEAD Blog

Print Media

American Bee Journal- March 2021- “The Value of a Good Event Speaker”

BEEKeeping for the First Three Years– Summer 2020, “Pesticides Inside the Hive”

American Beekeeping Federation- Quarterly Magazine, Nov. 2021- “Why Beekeepers Need To Protect Bees From Pesticides”

 

News Releases

Log In To Learn Webinars and Creating Pollinator Habitat webinar series

Becoming  21st Century Leaders

Catalyst, Facilitator, and Collaborator for Pollinators

 

Previous Publications on Beekeeping, Member Association Management, Impact of Pesticides to Pollinators, Agriculture by Michele Colopy

Developmental Stages of Nonprofit Bee Clubs

How to be a professional bee club  http://www.beeculture.com/pollinator-stewardship-council/   how to be a pro bee club

How to Start a Nonprofit Bee Club-Part 1

How to start a nonprofit bee club- Part 2

Board member roles and responsibilities

How to break a bee club

Financial literacy for Beekeepers

Grant Management for Bee Clubs  

2016 Bee Culture articles

2015 Bee Culture magazine articles– The Beekeeper’s Voice; We Work to Protect Your Honey Bees; Pesticides Wintering In Your Hives; Research Shows Impact of Pesticides on Pollinators; Jim Fraser Retires; Federal Agencies Could Help Ensure Pollinator Health; Forage Needs to Be Toxin Free;  California’s Go-To Bee Expert Retires; Working to Protect Pollinators;  Costs & Risks Not Considered;  Report Bee Kills; Tank Mix Troubles

2017-August-American Bee Journal- Australia 

2017 ABJ- Treasurers Are Key to the Reputation of Any Organization

2017- ABJ- What Makes A Good Bee Club Leader

2017-ABJ- Soil Conservation and Honey Bees Circa 1948

2017- ABJ- Strategic Planning: Where does you bee club want to go, and how are you getting there?   

2017- ABJ- Beekeepers and Museum Collaborate for Honey Harvest 

2018 ABJ- Envisioning the Future of Beekeeping parts 1 & 2 (Potter and Colopy) 

2018 ABJ – Envisioning the Future of Beekeeping part 3 (Potter and Colopy)

2018- AHPA magazine– Directions for Use Shift Responsibility- page 7 

Women in Beekeeping – published in Bee Culture magazine- 2015

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  • Home
  • Leadership
    • Team Members
    • Board of Directors
    • Collaborators
      • Bee Heroic Project
  • Education
    • Blog
    • Educational Presentations
    • Log-In To Learn Recorded Webinars
    • Event Planning
    • Publications
    • Videos, Handouts, etc.
    • K-12 Student Resources
  • Action
    • Akron, Ohio Environmental Justice Coalition
      • Save White Pond Wetlands (Akron, Ohio)
        • Wetlands- Take Action Through Education & Advocacy
        • SAMPLE Letters and Topic Area (updated often)
        • Wetlands Information
        • Development Guidance To Sustain Wetlands
        • White Pond Wetlands News Stories
        • White Pond Wetlands Background Documents
        • Photos of Activity To White Pond Wetlands
    • Mosquitoes and Pollinators
    • Reporting Damage or Loss From Pesticides
  • Development
    • Pollinator Habitat
  • Contact Us Today
  • Donate
    • Donation Affiliations