AWARDS

Pollinator Advocate Award Farmer - Rancher Award NAPPC/WHC Pollinator Advocate Award Cynthia Pratt Laughlin Medal by The Garden Club of America Paul Growald Media Award

North American Pollinator Protection Campaign Pollinator Advocate Award Winners

2010

Sabrina Malach - Canada Press Release for Sabrina Malach Ms. Malach was the driving force behind the first ever Canadian Pollinator Week celebrated July 21 to July 26, 2010 across the city of Toronto. Pollinator Week activities included public lectures by Dr. Lawrence Parker, a global expert on bees; artistic instillations highlighting pollinator species; and guided pollinator safari tours in the Brickworks park lands. Visitors to the event took away more then just an appreciation for pollinators in the city – the learnt how they could become partners in a growing effort to conserve pollinating species in landscapes across North America. Ms. Malach is already working on plans for Pollinator Week 2011. Musée de l’abeille - Canada Press Release for Musee Abeille other press releases: www.musee-abeille.com For the past 20 years, the Musée de l’abeille has been delighting and educating visitors on the importance of honey bees in our daily lives, in the livelihoods of our farmers, and in our local economies.  This local institution has developed exhibits and tours that reach every age group. A unique element of the Musée de l’abeille is the focus on the economy of honey and honey products that lets visitors know just how connected they are to the work of bees.  With over 25,000 visits a year, the Musée de l’abeille is making an impression on young and old. Tammy Horn, Ph.D. – USA Press Release for Tammy Horn Dr. Horn has worked for years with honey bees and has been a true advocate of their conservation and protection. Her recent efforts in Appalachian coal country with apiforestation has gained her this recognition. Dr. Horn has been able to work across disciplines and has brought together multiple stakeholders that often have divergent interests, all for the sake of honey bees. The practice of reclaiming coal mine lands by planting trees, shrubs and other vegetation and establishing healthy working “beeyards” is now in place and strong partnerships have been developed between unlikely parties. Humberto Berlanga – Mexico Press Release for Humberto Berlanga Mr. Berlanga has achieved ineradicable results in avian conservation within Mexico and for the first time has coordination national and international efforts for the conservation of important avian species and their habitats. Migratory pollinators that travel between Mexico and the United States and Canada have been a big focus of Mr. Berlanga. His work has set up monitoring and observation station along important migratory routes that will collect valuable data for future conservation and habitat protection Alcee L. Hasting, U.S. House of Representatives – USA Press Release for Alcee Hastings other press releases: www.alceehastings.house.gov Representative Hastings has been a strong pollinator advocate and a true conservation leader, achieving the first-ever pollinator-specific provisions in the 2008 Farm Bill, which led to pollinator-beneficial initiatives in major conservation programs and research funding. In addition, Hastings has increased baseline funding for USDA, ARS pollinator research and for ongoing pollinator initiatives and funding in the USDA, NIFA competitive grants program. A lead voice in increasing pollinator awareness, Hastings co-chaired and co-founded the first-ever bipartisan Congressional Pollinator Protection Caucus (CP2C) in 2010, and has been a strong supporter of local Pollinator Week activities in his home state of Florida.  Representative Hastings has worked to provide researchers and land managers with the tools to protect and promote a valuable and irreplaceable natural resource.

2008
José Sarakhan, Ph. D. UNAM, Mexico
Kevin Carver, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Dave White, NRCS – Montana State Conservationist

2007
José Ignacio Cuadriello Aguilar, Universidad de Guadalajara
Vicki Beard, City of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Jim Wiker, Illinois Natural History Survey

2006
Jim Dyer, Environment Canada
Francisco Molina, Ph.D., National University of Mexico
Betsy Croker, Ph.D., Senate Committee on Agriculture
Vincent J. Tepedino, Ph.D., USDA

2005
Dale Bosworth, U.S. Forest Service
Bruce Knight, USDA NRCS
Ron Krystynak, Canadian Embassy
Don Pedro Cahun Uh, Tihosuco, Mexico

National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) - NAPPC Farmer Rancher Pollinator Conservation Award Winners

2009
James Anthony “Tony” Thompson

2008
Chuck Hurd, Lister Acres

2007
Mike Omeg, Omeg Orchards

2006
John Keeley

NAPPC/WHC Pollinator Advocate Award Winners

2011
Frances Jansen
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc
Georgetown Site-Toyota of Georgetown were avid participants in National Pollinator Week. They showcased their 62 acres of land managed appropriately for pollinators by hosting a full week of educational pollinator-themed events for all ages.


2010
Lori Caso
Model City Facility
Waste Management, Inc.
Waste Management of Model City, New York planted their own pollinator garden on a Hazardous Waste Transfer Storage Disposal Facility. Along with hosting an open house to showcase the importance of pollinators to their local community, Waste Management is also engaging in citizen science through monitoring their garden for different pollinator species and working with local beekeepers. After seeing the success of the first pollinator garden, another was planted at a local nursing home.    
WHC Pollinator Friendly Practices Award PowerPoint
Changing the Corporate Aesthetic PowerPoint

2009
Joseph W. Eades
Creve Coeur World Headquarters
Monsanto Company
Monsanto Company’s Wildlife Habitat Committee has shown stewardship and foresight through actively managing ten acres at their headquarter site for native prairie habitat, including a “Native Wildflower Garden.” This prairie habitat includes many high nectar and pollen yielding forbs beneficial to pollinators.  They have also added “bee blocks” to provide nesting sites for bees, eradicated the invasive bush honeysuckle plant, and undertaken controlled burns in order to naturally encourage native plant diversity and overall prairie health. They have also undertaken monitoring of the area by conducting season surveys of insects, including pollinators and not applied any pesticides.


2008
Brad Eisenhart
Twin Bridges Landfill, Indiana
Waste Management, Inc.
Waste Management manages a 340 acre property, some of it situated on top of a landfill, as migration and breeding habitat for more than 20 endangered, threatened, special concern bird species. Through these practices, Waste Management has created beneficial pollinator habitat as well. The establishment of an apiary program in 2001 has served to enhance the ecological value of the site, and now produces more than 200 lbs of honey annually.  Eradication of invasive and re-establishment of native coastal plant species have contributed to considerable presence of pollinators on the site. Waste Management has also reached out to local schools who visit the site to learn about wildlife habitat and the importance of pollinators.


2007
Flint Creek Power Plant
Southwestern Electric Power Company
American Electric Power
Gentry, Arkansas-Flint Creek Power plant manages 200 acres for pollinators, and works with local 4H clubs and grades schools to plant Paw Paws to attract Zebra Swallowtails, as well as monitor the insects seen.

2006
Jonesboro Rice Mill
Busch Agricultural Resources, Inc.
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.
Jonesboro, Arkansas- The Jonesboro Rice Mill manages 12 acres for pollinators.  They also introduced Monarch eggs to the site, along with a pollinator program for 2nd grade and preschool classes. During Pollinator Week, they educated the community by setting up display at the local post office to coincide with the release of the pollination stamp series.


2005
Freedom Plant
LaFarge North America, Inc.
Delevan, New York-Lafarge manages 41 acres of wildlife habitat at their Freedom Plant site. Their habitat enhancement projects have reclaimed areas that were once mined but now consist of northern hardwood forests and emergent wetlands. These restoration projects have contributed greatly to the population of pollinators at the site.


2004
General Motors Corporation
Saginaw Malleable Iron Plant
Saginaw, Michigan


2003
Monroeville Technical Center
Monroeville, Pennsylvania
PPG Industries, Inc.

Cynthia Pratt Laughlin Medal by The Garden Club of America

2011



The Pollinator Partnership (P2) was presented the prestigious Cynthia Pratt Laughlin Medal by The Garden Club of America at its annual awards ceremony on April 30 in Indianapolis, Indiana. P2 is the twenty-second recipient of this national medal, awarded for “outstanding achievement in environmental protection and the maintenance of the quality of life.”
Learn more about the award here.

Paul J. Growald Pollinator Media Award Winners

2009
E.O. Wilson

The first ever recipient of the Paul J. Growald Pollinator Media Award.