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Photos by Erika Niebler and Greg Peterson(Negaunee, Michigan) – Surrounded by a swarm of 150,000 loudly buzzing bees on a hot summer day, a group of Marquette County teens turned nervous faces and trepidation into smiles and a education that they heard loud and clear – to protect rather than fear pollinators.At first only two teens wearing protective beekeeping gear entered the apiary behind the Negaunee township home of Jim and Martha Hayward. The others wearing only shorts and t-shirts soon approached when they discovered that honeybees are not aggressive.Beekeeper Jim Hayward, a Marquette dentist, fits a protective suit on Zaagkii Project volunteer Elliott Burdick, 17, a Marquette Senior High School (MSHS) senior and Taylor Dianich, 16, MSHS junior (left behind Hayward), as the Zaagkii group of teens prepare to check out the honeybee hives on June 25, 2009 in the back yard of Hayward's home in Negaunee Township, MI. (Photo by Greg Peterson)Bees and butterflies "are a part of the web of life because they pollinate all the flowers and fruit trees that provide us with food," said Dr. Jim Hayward, a Marquette dentist who has four honeybee hives on a shaded hillside.Beekeeper Jim Hayward (right) of Negaunee Township, MI explains how to operate a smoker to Taylor Dianich, 16, MSHS junior (center) and Elliott Burdick (left), 17, a Marquette Senior High School (MSHS) senior on June 25, 2009. Hayward explained the smoker calms bees because they protect their honey by gorging themselves with it fearing there is a fire and they may need to flee with the valuable sticky gold to make a new nest. Zaagkii Project teens visited Hayward's hives in 2008 and 2009. (Photo by Greg Peterson)The teens literally got up close and personal with the honeybees by inspecting honeycomb trays each covered with about 3,000 busy bees and even handled a drone that Hayward explained do not have stingers like the rest of the colony and are easily identified by a larger round abdomen and bigger eyes."It doesn't have a stinger? Are you positive?," asked apprehensive teen Keith Gelsinger of Marquette.Zaagkii Project teen volunteer Anatoly Nelson holds a honeybee drone, that doesn't have a stinger and can't even feed itself but has the vital duty of mating with the queen. The teens were amazed that drones can not sting. (Photo by Greg Peterson)"I am positive," Hayward said confidently while carefully handing the struggling drone to Gelsinger. "You can grab on to it – it won't sting you."Honey Farming Dentist:Beekeeper and Marquette Dentist Dr. Jim Hayward has been hosting Zaagkii teens since the project began - giving the students a hands-on, up-close and personal experience with his 150,000 honeybees near Negaunee, MI.Hayward and his wife Martha love the taste of honey and he says his beekeeping hobby has nothing to do with trying to keep youth from eating sugar and avoid dental problems - it's a pleasant coincidence. (Photos by Erika Niebler)In his soft-spoken, calm demeanor that relaxed the teens and the bees, Hayward said "you can stand a lot closer if you want, you won't get stung.""The sole purpose of the drone is to mate with the queen. Otherwise it has no function. It can't even feed itself. The other worker bees have to feed the drones."The teens let out an audible but soft gasp when Hayward pulled out a tray that was dripping with honey and packed with bees."Oooohh," several of the astonished youths said at once.Pointing to the edge of the honey-oozing tray in the bright sun, Hayward said "you can see the glistening of honey there.""It's awesome,' said 13-year-old eighth grader Tanya Nelson of Ishpeming. "Look at it, it's honey, it's dripping."Zaagkii Project volunteer 17-year-old Elliott Burdick of Marquette, MI inspects a honeycomb oozing with honey and covered with thousands of honeybees that is being held by veteran beekeeper Dr. Jim Hayward. (Photo by Greg Peterson)The teens also visited a bee farm along the Dead River operated by Dr. Lisa Long and Lee Ossenheimer in Negaunee Township and heard from beekeeper Jon Kniskern of Marquette. Beekeeper Jon Kniskern: Zaagkii Project teens learned about honeybees from three northern Michigan beekeepers including Jon Kniskern of Marquette who brought hive frames and other tools of the trade like a smoker to his session with the students next to the peaceful Marquette Lower Harbor on Lake Superior in the summer of 2009.The teens also visited the beekeeping operations of beekepers Jim Hayward and Lee Ossenheimer of Gather'n Greens. (Photos by Erika Niebler)The Zaagkii Project is sponsored by the nonprofit Cedar Tree Institute (CTI), Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC) and the United States Forest Service (USFS). Dozens of northern Michigan teens have participated in the Zaagkii Wings and Seeds Project (Photos by Greg Peterson)Teen Anatoly Nelson was impressed that he was able to stand in the huge swarm and not get stung. "Holy cow, that's a lot of bees," said Nelson, who also handled a honeybee drone that doesn't have a stinger. Beekeeper Jim Hayward of Negaunee, MI uses a gripper to show one of the honeycomb trays to Zaagkii teens during a June 25, 2009 visit by Zaagkii Project members. (Photo by Greg Peterson)Student Anatoly Nelson also stood in a thick warm of bees and watched with amazement as they buzzed around his body and even bumped him without stinging or becoming alarmed. Anatoly Nelson calmly freezes, and can't help smiling, as a swarm of honeybees bounced off his body but were not upset by his presence at the Hayward apiary. (Photo by Greg Peterson)Honeybees often have "sacks of yellow or orange pollen on its legs," Hayward said. "They are busy bringing their nectar and pollen back to the hive." "You can learn a lot about the health of the hive by just looking at the flow of the bees coming in and out of the hive," Hayward said as the heavy bees bounced in for landings. Beekeeper Jim Hayward (left) holds a tray with thousands of honey bees as Zaagkii Project eighth grader Tanya Nelson (second from left), 13, of Ishpeming, MI watches in amazement along with Cedar Tree Institute volunteer Amanda Emerson (second from right) of Cary, Ill., the 21-year-old event coordinator for the Northern Michigan University (NMU) Student Team and an NMU Senior Majoring in International Studies (emphasis on Latin America) and Earth Science (emphasis on rocks and minerals). Making a point is Zaagkii Project volunteer Tom Reed (right) of Marquette, who has a bachelors degree in social work and has worked on several Cedar Tree Institute environment projects. (Photo by Greg Peterson)In its second summer, the three-year Zaagkii Wings and Seeds Project protects pollinators through habitat creation that includes teenagers constructing dozens of bee and butterfly houses while helping native plants flourish by distributing and planting tens of thousands indigenous seeds. Billions of bees of have died worldwide in an ongoing syndrome dubbed Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). Suspected causes for CCD include pollution, pesticides, climate change and habitat destruction. Bees have always been killed by a wide-range of predators. Natural bee killers include black bears that raid hives for honey, bald-faced hornets who kill the queen and feast on the colony, birds that pick them off in mid-air and skunks who scratch on the hive with an insatiable taste for guard bees. Feral and commercial hives are attacked by viruses, bacteria and parasites like a tracheal mite that infests honeybee airways and blood-sucking mites that infect and feed on adult and larval bees causing wings deformities. Beekeeper Jim Hayward explains the difference in the appearance of members of the honeybee family like worker bees and drones as Zaagkii Project volunteer Keith Gelsinger of Marquette,MI smiles. (Photo by Greg Peterson)Hayward uses electric fences to protect bees from persistent bears and elevates hives on cinder blocks to discourage skunks. "That makes the skunks have to stand up, so their bellies are exposed and the bees can sting them more easily," Hayward said. Experts say bee colonies have declined 70 to 90 percent in the past quarter century. Albert Einstein predicted humans would die within four years if bees disappeared. "People get into beekeeping is to sell their pollination services to orchards around the country" including "apple and cherry orchards in Michigan," Hayward said. "I got into raising bees after local bee populations died out because of some disease and we did not have anything to pollinate" our fruits and vegetables, Hayward said. About 3,000 honeybees cling to every tray that all ooze with honey at the apiary run by beekeeper Dr. Jim Hayward in Negaunee, MI. (Photo by Greg Peterson)The teens learned about beekeeper tools like honeycomb trays, frame grippers, a hive tool and a bee brush. "You can brush them off an area with this gentle brush and it won't damage the bees," Hayward said. (Photo by Greg Peterson)While reassuring the teens that "honeybees tend to be docile," Hayward donned himself and two youths in protective gear including a bee veil and gloves. "If I make a false step and jar the hive or move to quickly it keeps me from being stung," he said. "Honeybees die if they sting you, so they are not anxious to sting unless they are protecting themselves or the hive." Zaagkii Project teens gather along the edges of the apiary in Negaunee, MI that has numerous honeybee hives while listening to Dr. Jim Hayward's honeybee facts. (Photo by Greg Peterson)"The queen excluder keeps the queen from getting up into the honey chambers and laying eggs so you don't get larval bees into the honey," he said. "These two chambers are the brood chambers, where the hive raises its new bees." During the summer, the queen "lays close to a thousand eggs a day," Hayward said. "It takes 21 days for a bee to develop." Zaagkii Project tens learned several uses for bitter dried sumac, a plant indigenous to northern Michigan, including making a lemonade-flavored tea and for use in a bee smoker. Beekeeper Jim Hayward (left) demonstrates how to light the dried sumac to Zaagkii Project volunteer Elliott Burdick (center), 17, a Marquette Senior High School (MSHS) senior and Taylor Dianich, 16, MSHS junior (right). (Photo by Greg Peterson)Using a smoker that burns dried sumac, Hayward said the smoke "simulates a forest fire" triggering a protective instinct that causes the bees "to gorge themselves with honey in preparation for leaving the hive." Hayward explained that the bitter sumac burning in his bee smoker makes a great tea that tastes like lemon. Later the teens made sumac iced tea, add a drop of Hayward's honey and served it to Zaagkii Project supporters at the annual CTI Midsummer Festival at Presque Isle in Marquette. The youths made other natural hors d'oeuvres like honey and wild mint in a tiny appetizer cup. The smoker causes the bees to quickly consume honey for possible transport to a new hive and the honey relaxes the bees so they won't sting while being handled. "When they are gorged with honey they are more docile," he said. "The key is moving slowly and trying to be a gentle as you can be – so the bees don't get too excited." Dr. Jim Hayward adjusts a protective bee net and hat worn by Zaagkii Project volunteers (Photo by Greg Peterson)"Drones develop from unfertilized eggs, worker bees are developed from fertilized eggs," Hayward said. "If they need to make a queen they take worker larva and feed it a special extract from their heads called Royal Jelly and that larva grows into a queen instead of a worker." Zaagkii Project teens visit Gather'n Greens on June 24, 2009, a bee farm along the Dead River operated by Dr. Lisa Long and Lee Ossenheimer in Negaunee Township, MI.Their seven-year-old son, Jesse Ossenheimer, is pictured showing Zaagkii project students some of the frames used by bees to produce honey. The couple also grow mushrooms.Zaagkii Project teens went swimming in Dead River Basin after tasting honey and visiting with beekeeper Lee Ossenheimer. It's a family affair as the couple's children taught the students about the art of beekeeping. (Photo by Greg Peterson) Beekeeper Lee Ossenheimer of Negaune Township, MI and his seven-year-old son, Jesse Ossenheimer show Zaagkii Project teens the honey extractor that spins and uses centrifugal force to remove the honey from the frames on honeycombs. Ossenheimer and his wife Dr. Lisa Long, own an organic farm that includes a beekeeping, mushroom and vegetable seedling business named Gather'n Greens in Negaunee Township, MI. (Photo by Greg Peterson) Seven-year-old Jesse Ossenheimer shows a honeycomb frame to Zaagkii Project volunteer Taylor Dianich, 16, a MSHS Junior. Jesse has learned a lot about his parents beekeeping operations at their business Gather'n Greens in Negaunee, Township, MI. (Photo by Greg Peterson) The teens likely have "never been that close to a bee hive before," said Jim Rule, a child care counselor at Marquette County Youth Home. "Even the kids that did not have any protective gear were right up close too," Rule said. "I was amazed at how brave they were." Above, Zaagkii Projects teens Anatoly Nelson (second from right) and Brandon Maki (right) enjoy fresh honey provided by beekeeper Dr. Lisa Long (left) in Negaunee Township, MI. (Photo by Greg Peterson) Zaagkii Project eighth grader Tanya Nelson (left), 13, of Ishpeming, MI uses a fork to enjoy the fresh honey provided by Dr. Lisa Long. (Photo by Greg Peterson) Beekeeper Dr. Jim Hayward speaks in July 2009 to Zaagkii Project supporters at the annual Mid-Summer Festival hosted by the nonprofit Cedar Tree Institute in the pavilion on Marquette's Presque Isle that's surrounded on three sides by Lake Superior. (Photos by Greg Peterson) Holding his three-year-old son Alex Ossenheimer, Beekeeper Lee Ossenheimer of Negaune Township, MI talks with Zaagkii Project teens on June 24, 2009 before taking them on a tour of his apiary and mushroom growing operations named Gather'n Greens. (Photo by Greg Peterson) Zaagkii Project teen Devon Myers checks out the honeycomb frames used by beekeepers and their bees to create honey. (Photo by Greg Peterson) Zaagkii Project eighth grader Tanya Nelson (left), 13, of Ishpeming, MI holds a frame used by beekeepers to have bees create honeycombs. Below, teen Brandon Maki sniffs the wax smell of the honeycomb tray after the honey is removed. (Photo by Greg Peterson) The teens visited Laughing White Fish Falls in Alger County, the organic Dancing Crane Farm run by Natasha and David Gill in Skandia, and planted native species plants at the Borealis Seed Company owned by Sue Rabitaille in Big Bay. "The Butterfly Lady" Susan Payant of Marquette reads a short story about Monarchs entitled: "Waiting for Wings" by author/poet Lois Ehlert in July 2009 at the annual nonprofit Cedar Tree Institute Mi-Summer Festival in Marquette. (Photos by Greg Peterson)For a second year, Susan Payant of Marquette, nicknamed "The Butterfly Lady," taught Zaagkii Project teens about the importance of Monarch butterflies and native plants.At the nonprofit Cedar Tree Institute 2009 Mid-Summer Festival at Presque Isle Pavilion in Marquette during July, Payant reads a childrens short story/poem entitled: "Waiting for Wings" by Lois Ehlert, author, poet, designer, illustrator. The Butterfly Lady: For the second year, Susan Payant of Marquette taught Zaagkii Project teens about Monarchs and other butterflies and why they are second only to bees when it comes to pollination.The popular, pleasant and passionate Payant is well-known around northern Michigan and is lovingly called "The Butterfly Lady" because of her love for butterflies and their life-cycle. (Photos by Erika Niebler)Hundreds of thousands of Monarchs pass through the U.P. each year enroute to a famous gathering spot in Mexico where millions of Monarchs converge from across the world. Meeting three days a week for five weeks, the teens walked dozens of miles during numerous hikes, climbed Sugar Loaf, and swam in Lake Superior and the Dead River. Zaagkii Project supporters enjoy themselves at the July 2009 Mid-Summer Festival in the pavilion at Presque Isle in Marquette. (Photos by Greg Peterson) The teens built a huge beehive with help from Jim Edwards at the U.P. Children's Museum, who created a large butterfly for the Zaagkii Project in 2008.Using hoops, spray paint, and other tricks, Edwards showed the teens that many things can be built out of everyday products including the beehive, bees and the butterfly. (Photo by Greg Peterson)Soothing Thai Chi from expert Rick Pietila is sought by famous bands for his techie expertise: Relaxation techniques like Tai Chi are now part of the Zaagkii teens repertoire thanks to martial artist Rick Pietila of Marquette, MI who gave several demonstrations including Tai Chi fundamentals. The students learned Tai Chi along the calming Lower Harbor in Marquette, MI with a fresh Lake Superior breeze an important part of the June 23, 2009 experience.Rick Pietila's other ongoing amazing adventures include traveling with several legendary Rock and Roll groups including being a guitar tech for the band Boston and traveled into South America with the band Stryper and has been a road techie for many other iconic bands. (Photos by Erika Niebler) The students learned about different species of native plants and insects during several outings with an Ojibwa brother and sister – Levi and Leora Tadgerson - who are Zaagkii Project interns from the NMU Department of Native American Studies. (Photo by Greg Peterson)The students learned "different uses the Ojibwa had for edible and medicinal plants" like "the saps of different trees and the roots," said Levi Tadgerson, 22, of Marquette, an NMU senior. "We explained this plant is good for keeping bugs away from you and this plant is good for a breath mint," Tadgerson said. The Tadgersons were impressed with the teens' ability to grasp Chippewa language because "we would tell them the different native names for plants and two days later they would remember it," said Leora Tadgerson of Negaunee. "I think the earth is suffering," she said. "Indicator plants like wild rice that don't grow as much anymore because of the way we have abused the earth." Zaagkii Project insructor Leora Tadgerson of Negaunee, MI, an intern from the Northern Michigan University center for Native American Studies in Marquette, teaches the teens how to recognized various plants indigenous to the central Upper Peninsula of Michigan near Lake Superior. (Photo by Greg Peterson)The pair taught the teens to seek a "symbiotic relationship" with the earth because "nowadays we are more of a parasite to the planet," Levi Tadgerson said. "We need to respect the gift we have been given by Mother Earth." Northern Michigan University Center for Native American Studies Anishinaabemowin Professor Kenneth Pitawanakwat explained why and how Native American show respect for the earth and then led the closing prayer at the CTI midsummer festival in July 2009. (Photo by Greg Peterson)"There are ways to heal by just getting into the woods and learning knowledge from elders," he said. "There are gifts and teachings every day that you will get from the earth." Both passed on respect for the earth inherited from elders and knowledge about native plants learned from NMU Anishinaabemowin Professor Kenneth Pitawanakwat, who offered the closing prayer at the CTI midsummer festival. "We greet each day and end each day with a thank you prayer," Pitawanakwat said. "In Native America, all events begin and end with prayer. It's a spiritual component that's all done with prayer. There is no such thing as a separation of church and state." Martial arts training and Tai Chi lessons, techniques for relaxation, were given to the teens by Rick Pietila of Marquette. They performed their new talents art at the CTI Mid-Summer Festival in Marquette. Noting a Tai Chi performance by the Zaagkii Project teens, Pitawanakwat said: "The sounds from the soft fluttering moves of Tai Chi were very beneficial to all of us." Zaagkii Project instructor Rick Pietila of Marquette taught the teens many relaxation techniques including Tai Chi that the group performed at the Cedar Tree Institute 2009 Mid-Sumer Festival. (Photo by Greg Peterson)Turning to the band, Terracotta half-life (pictured below) of Marquette, Pitawanakwat said "megwich for your inspirational songs." Scroll down to credits to learn more about Terracotta half-life. A few weeks earlier, the sounds of hammers and saws filled the Grace United Methodist Church in Marquette for several days as the teens built and painted 36 mason bee houses with help from carpenter Bruce Ventura and artist Diana Magnuson, both of Marquette. In 2008, other Zaagkii Project teens built and painted 17 butterfly houses at the church. Shaped like a birdhouse, the mason bee houses have five pieces of wood below the roof with 33 holes that are each turned into a private nursery. (Photo by Greg Peterson) Zaagkii Project students paint the mason bee houses on July 8, 2009 that they built a few days earlier at the Grace United Methodist Church in Marquette, MI. (Photos by Greg Peterson) Mason bees "are very particular" and "want a five-sixteenths inch diameter hole," Ventura said. "If the holes are too large other insects get into them, and if the holes are too small the mason bees can't get in." After laying a single egg into each hole, the mason bees "deposit some pollen and mud that hole closed hence the name mason bee," Ventura said. Zaagkii Project students paint the mason bee houses on July 8, 2009 that they built a few days earlier at the Grace United Methodist Church in Marquette, MI. (Photos by Greg Peterson) Mason bees "make these holes three to six inches deep depending on the size of the tree," he said. "Mason bees are solitary bees, they're not colonial like honey bees." While mason bees do not make honey, Ventura said "they're great pollinators like honeybees." Ventura is impressed with the teen's carpentry and artistic skills. "The young people are terrific," he said. "They did a great job putting the mason bee houses together and decorating. They did a lot of sawing and nailing and screwed in the tops." Lessons on protecting pollinators was not lost on the Zaagkii Project teens. "I learned that there are 4,000 different species of bees," Bobbie Weymouth, 14, of Beaver Grove told project supporters at the CTI Midsummer Festival. Earlier, Weymouth explained what he'd learned about mason bees as he nailed and sanded mason bee houses. "The bees are going to put pollen it these holes and put mud in and then they hatch an egg," said Weymouth, whose brother Daniel participated in the Manoomin Project, a CTI environment initiative that paired Marquette teens with Native American elders to restore wild rice to seven remote rivers and lakes across the U.P. While screwing on a mason bee house roof and sanding the edges, Elliott Burdick, 17, of Marquette said "pollinators are important to all life on earth because they pollinate all the fruits and vegetables we eat." "I am screwing in the roof to the base of the bees houses right now," Burdick said. "Then I am sanding it down so the edges are not sharp and making it all flush. The mason bees will be going inside these holes." Zaagkii Project founder Rev. Jon Magnuson talks to Cedar Tree Institute supporters in July 2009 as the Zaagkii students cook on the pavilion grill on Presque Isle in Marquette, MI at the annual CTI Mid-Summer Festival. (Photo by Greg Peterson)The students learned that butterflies are just as important pollinators as bees. "I learned that Monarch butterflies only eat and lay their eggs on milkweed," said Jake Gentz, 16, who will be a senior this fall at Marquette Senior High Schools Student Brandon Maki of Marquette said he "learned we can make natural teas out of spruce trees and pine trees." The mason bee houses are now in yards across Marquette County. The mason bee houses and last summer's butterfly houses were put up around the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community and one of each were placed by the USFS in the "The People's Garden" at U.S. Department of Agriculture Headquarters on the National Mall in Washington D.C. Teen Devon Myers of Marquette told Zaagkii Project supporters at the CTI Midsummer Festival that the students "made 36 mason bee houses and we are giving some of them away tonight." USFS officials said the Zaagkii Project is effectively spreading the word about the importance of native plants and the teen mason bee and butterfly houses have a positive impact on the survival of pollinators. U.S. Forest Service official Jan Schultz gives an update on the Zaagkii Project and the forest service extensive efforts to protect pollinators and promote native species plants in July 2008 at the annual Cedar Tree Institute Summer Festival in Marquette, MI. Schultz is the USFS botany and non-native species program leader in Milwaukee, WI. (Photos by Greg Peterson)"In point of fact, the mason bee houses are very useful," said Jan Schultz, USFS botany and non-native species program leader in Milwaukee, WI. "The mason bee houses are used by mason bees and other types of solitary bees. They really like them and they will have customers." "The insect pollinators in North America evolved with indigenous plants and so they are really well-suited to pollinate them," Schultz said after watching the teens make the houses in Marquette. Schultz said that "native plants and the native insects that pollinate them represent a symbiotic relationship" and cannot survive without each other. Native Species Plants: Zaagkii Project teams spent hours and hours in the deep northwoods learning about native species plants including learning about the different benefits of the plants such as medicinal from Native American teachings thanks to NMU Center for Native American Studies Zaagkii project interns Leora and Levi Tadgerson. (Photos by Erika Niebler)"In some instances they have a mutualistic relationship, where they are pollinated by one insect and one plant species, so it can be really specific," she said. Vegetable and flower garden production increases when "native plants are in close proximity," she said, "because the pollinators that people want to pollinate their squash or tomatoes need to have food all summer long." Life-Giving Water: The importance of northern Michigan's vast water resources to the health and vitality of indigenous plants, pollinators and humans was absorbed by Zaagkii Project teens who also took the time to swim and relax in frigid but pristine Lake Superior and several rivers/streams in Marquette and Alger counties in the summers of 2008 and 2009 (Photos by Erika Niebler)Pollinators "are not going to magically appear in front of a tomato flower at an appropriate time," Schultz said. "So planting with native plants in proximity to their garden makes for a much more productive garden and more produce." "Milkweeds and monarchs are a stunning example ," she said. "The monarch larva prefer to eat various milkweed species." "The more of the milkweed that monarchs eat, the less palatable they are to predators because apparently they taste really horrible," Schultz said. "So that's beneficial to the monarch butterfly and they also pollinate the milkweed flower." During the CTI Midsummer festival, KBIC Tribal President Chris Swartz Jr. (bottom left photo in collage) announced the building of a native plants greenhouse that scheduled to be built in 2010 on tribal property near Baraga. (Photos by Greg Peterson) In 2010, the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community will build the first native species plants greenhouse on a Native American reservation that will be similar to the Hiawatha National Forest Greenhouse (Upper left photo in collage) in Marquette, MI.Zaagkii students (upper right photo) plants seeds in the summer of 2008 and have have planted/distributed tens of thousands of native species plants and seeds.The plants were later planted along the KBIC Sand Point beach in Baraga County that was once polluted by copper mining operations. Two photos on bottom right show the Sand Point beach after the copper tailings were covered and before the native plants were planted.Cedar Tree Institute/Zaagkii project organizers meet with officials with the KBIC Natural Resource Department (bottom middle photo) in the summer of 2008 to plan the Sand Point native plants project. (Photos by Greg Peterson) KBIC "is happy to be partnering with the Cedar Tree Institute and the U.S. Forest Service in trying to protect native plants and bring them back home," Swartz said. "One day we hope (KBIC) will be regarded as pioneers to bring these native plants back here," he said. "So it's only fitting that the (KBIC) become involved in helping save those native plants." A History of Cooperation:The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC), the United States Forest Service (USFS) and the nonprofit Cedar Tree Institute in Marquette, MI Hiawatha National Forest Greenhouse: Using spades, wheelbarrows and gardener's gloves, Zaagkii Project teens planted/distributed tens of thousands of native species plant seeds and harvested seedlings at the Hiawatha National Forest Greenhouse in Marquette, MI. (Photos by Erika Niebler)"We have been working with the Cedar Tree Institute for a number of years and they are great to work with," said Swartz, noting the Manoomin Project to restore wild rice and native plants restoration project at the KBIC Sand Point beach on Lake Superior. Teaching respect for Native American culture and the planet are goals the CTI plans to continue for another decade, CTI officials said during the festival. Nonprofit Cedar Tree Institute board member Steve Mattson speaks to supporters in July 2009 at the annual CTI Mid-Summer Festival in Marquette, MI(Photo By Greg Peterson)"We honor the presence of the Native Americans," said Marquette banker and CTI board member Steve Mattson. "It's tremendous that the (KBIC) have shown the leadership and the vision to have the first greenhouse for native species plants in the U.S. on their native land," Mattson said. Working "behind the scenes," the CTI will continue efforts like the Zaagkii and Manoomin projects because "they are important," Mattson said. "We're the quiet people and we like to keep it that way," Mattson said. "We like to do big things and we can only do big things through each of you." The Zaagkii Project contributors include the Marquette Community Foundation, Marquette County Juvenile Court, the M.E. Davenport Foundation, the Kaufman Foundation and the Phyllis and Max Reynolds Foundation. Peter White Library :Pollinating the Minds of our Youth about the importance of bees, butterflies and other pollinators Zaagkii Project teens visited the Peter White Public Library in Marquette, MI during the summer of 2009to learn facts about pollinators, native species plants and the effect of both on the food they eat. The teens learned about the various species of indigenous plants in northern Michigan and Midwest - and spread their knowledge to others including the fact that pollinators are keystone to the survival of all life on this planet because the service provided by bees, butterflies and other pollinators are the reason plants, trees, vegetables and fruit grow - and that food is vital to all forms of life. (Photos by Erika Niebler)Native Plants Northern Light: The Borealis Seed Company in Big Bay, MI literally brought Zaagkii Projects students to their knees as the teens helped the owners manage the operation that specializes in native species plants and seeds. Borealis Seed Company is run by the mother-daughter team of Judy Keast and Suzanne Rabitaille on a 20-acre spread three miles south of Big Bay of which about 5 acres is cultivated. (Photos by Erika Niebler)Organic Farm:Turkeys, Goats, Pigs ...Butterflies, Bees, Cranes and Things... The Zaagkii students were amazed by all the animals that roam the organic Dancing Crane Farm run by Natasha and David Gill, who understand the importance of protecting pollinators. With a plethora of wildlife, Dancing Crane Farm in Skandia, MI has naturally grown and raised vegetables, flowers and more on 20 acres with almost five acres cultivated. (Photos by Erika Niebler)Zaagkii Project Fellowship:Teens, college students and older adults ... When they were not building butterfly houses, mason bee houses and distributing/planting native species plants, the Zaagkii Project students had time to become friends, reflect on their work and enhance social skills during lunches, outdoor bar-b-ques and other time for bonding and fun. (Photos by Erika Niebler)Nature Naturally: Zaagkii project teens have learned a deep appreciation for nature during their many hours spent in the majestic northwoods of Michigan's Upper Peninsula along breath-taking waterfalls and winding streams with the pungent smell of pollination and bees wafting through the warm air. (Photos by Erika Niebler)Healthy Lunch thanks to Pollinators: Zaagkii Project Northern Michigan University volunteer and student leader Erika Niebler prepared healthy lunches for the students including a large salad in July 2009. The Zaagkii Project students said their salad with a wide variety of veggies would not have been possible without pollinators to make the lettuce, tomatoes, and other vegetables grow. (Photo by Greg Peterson)--- Transplanting Native Species:Herbs/Veggies/Mushrooms ... Getting their hands in the soil at At Gather'n Greens in Negaunee Township, MI, Zaagkii Project students learned about organic vegetables, indigenous herbs - and the transplanting of veggie and herb seedlings. Beekeeper Lee Ossenheimer and wife Dr. Lisa Long own the organic farm Gather'n Greens along the Dead River in northern Michigan. (Photos by Erika Niebler)Organic Mushrooms:Zaagkii Project teens learned about the challenges of growing mushrooms during the chilly, windy and rainy "summer that wasn't" in Michigan's Upper Peninsula along a Lake Superior tributary. An organic Mushroom growing operation is part of Gather'n Greens, an organic farm near Negaunee, MI owned by Lee Ossenheimer and wife Dr. Lisa Long. The students learned that the mushrooms are grown by drilling holes in logs that are filled with mushroom spawn. (Photos by Erika Niebler) Zaagkii Wings and Seeds Project Contacts and Links: 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 1-414-297-1189 (wk) 1-414-944-3963 (fax) email Jan SchultzUSFS wildflowers page USFS links and information page about plants, botany, the Zaagkii Project and other efforts to protect pollinators and the importance of native species plants --- 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 email Rev. Jon Magnuson 906-228-5494 (hm) 906-360-5072 (cell) Cedar Tree Institute (CTI) Winter 2009 Newsletter ------- NMU Students Leaders and volunteers for the Cedar Tree Institute and the Zaagkii Wings and Seeds Project:Erika Niebler Erika is a Northern Michigan University (NMU) student and volunteers for numerous Nonprofit Cedar Tree Institute initiatives including the Zaagkii Project, Zaagkii Project photographer, NMU Lutheran Campus Ministry student leader and photographer 1-763-670-0611 --- Sarah Swanson Sarah is a NMU student leader, volunteers for numerous nonprofit Cedar Tree Institute Projects including the Zaagkii Project, Northern Michigan University (NMU) Student leader, Lutheran Campus Ministry leader including visited Nicaragua and educated Americans on importance of fair trade with Nicaraguan coffee farmers and others, served as NMU EarthKeeper (NMU EK) Student Team project director. 1-906-399-7113 lcmnmu7@charter.net --- Amanda Emerson Amanda is a NMU student leader, and volunteers for numerous nonprofit Cedar Tree Institute projects including the Zaagkii Project and serves as project coordinator for the NMU EarthKeeper Student team 847-791-5693 ------ Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC) KBIC Tribal Council President Warren C. "Chris" Swartz Jr. KBIC Vice Chair Susan LaFernier 906-353-6623 Todd Warner, Director of KBIC Natural Resource Department (NRD) 906-524-5757 Evelyn Ravindran, KBIC NRD Natural Resources Specialist Katie Kruse, NRD Environment specialist Char Beesley. Environment Specialist Kit Laux, NRD Water Quality Specialist Kim Klopstein, one of the summer youth supervisors for the KBIC Summer Youth Program 906-201-0020 --- Northern Michigan University Center for Native American Studies (CNAS) 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 NMU CNAS Zaagkii Project interns: Levi Tadgerson of Negaunee and sister, Leora Tadgerson of Marquette, members of Bay Mills Indian Community 906-360-0451 (Levi) --- USFS Zaagkii Project contacts: Jane Cliff, USFS Public Relations in Milwaukee 414-297-3664 --- Angie Lucas, contractor, Hiawatha National Forest Greenhouse Manager 906-228-8491 Terry Miller, forest botanist at the Hiawatha National Forest Office in Escanaba, MI 906-789-3319 Deb LeBlanc, WestSide Plant Ecologist at the Hiawatha National Forest office in Munising, MI (Does Monarch Workshops) 906-387-2512 ext. 19 --- Martial artist Rick Pietila of Marquette, MI Pietilla is an instructor of San Shou, Tai Chi and other martial arts. Rick Pietila's other ongoing amazing adventures include traveling with several legendary Rock and Roll groups including being a guitar tech for the band Boston and traveled into South America with the band Stryper.http://www.cedartreeinstitute.org/newsletterwinter2008.htmlhttp://www.cedartreeinstitute.org/newsletterwinter2009.html --- Sept. 2009 Zaagkii Project story in Marquette Monthly: http://mmnow.com/mm_archive_folder/09/0909/feature.html Numerous Zaagkii Project videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/ZaagkiiTVhttp://zaagkiitv.blip.tv --- Zaagkii Wings and Seeds Project Blog:http://zaagkiiproject.wordpress.com --- United State Forest Service (USFS) celebrating wildflowers website: http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/index.shtmlhttp://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/index.shtml --- Cedar Tree Institute - non-profit in Marquette, Michigan: http://www.cedartreeinstitute.org --- Keweenaw Bay Indian Community: http://www.kbic-nsn.gov --- Marquette County Juvenile Court: Jim Rule, a child care counselor at Marquette County Youth Home, is pictured on June 25, 2009 on a Zaagkii Project outing to the apiary owned by beekeeper Jim Hayward http://www.co.marquette.mi.us/departments/courts/juvenile_court/index.htmhttp://www.co.marquette.mi.us/ --- Marquette County Juvenile Court & Project WEAVE: http://www.reclaimingfutures.org/?q=locations_marquette --- Borealis Seed Company Big Bay, Michigan Run by mother-daughter team of Judy Keast and Suzanne Rabitaille cultivating about 5 acres of a 20-acre spread three miles south of Big Bay, Michigan. http://www.ltbbodawa-nsn.gov/index.html --- Dancing Crane Farm Owned by Natasha and David Gill Dancing Crane Farm has naturally grown and raised vegetables, flowers and more on 20 acres with almost five acres cultivated Natasha and David Gill Dancing Crane Farm 348 Lawson Road Skandia, MI 49885 906-942-7975 info@dancingcranefarm.comhttp://www.dancingcranefarm.comhttp://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, and an annual Harvest Party open to the public. Produce can be purchased at the Marquette, Gwinn, and Munising Farmers Markets and at the Dancing Crane Farm. Open June-October. --- Beekeepers: Dr. Jim and Martha Hayward 103A Buffalo Rd. Negaunee, MI 49866 906-475-5782 Negaunee Twp. beekeeper jims.hayward@gmail.com --- Beekeepers: Gather'n Greens Negaunee Township, Michigan 906-475-9338 (no website yet) Owned by Lee Ossenheimer and his wife, Dr. Lisa Long in Negaunee Township, MI along the Dead River. The couple raise bees, make honey, grow mushrooms and grow seedlings for transplanting like peppers, tomatoes and about numerous herbs such as basil. The couple has three children active in their nature-oriented, organic business: Jesse Ossenheimer, 8; Lauren Ossenheimer, 5; and Alex Ossenheimer, 4. --- Beekeeper: Jon Kniskern Marquette, MI Beekeeper Jon Kniskern is quoted in a March 3, 2009 article on a University of Minnesota annual "short Course" entitled “Beekeeping in Northern Climates” at Borlaug Hall on the St. Paul campus The story was published in the Minnesota Daily newspaper in Minneapolis/St. Paul http://www.mndaily.com/2009/03/08/hobbyists-abuzz-learning-beekeeping-basics?page=1 --- Upper Peninsula Children's Museum http://www.upcmkids.org --- 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 & photos: http://www.nativevillage.org/Messages%20from%20the%20People/KBIC%20Tribal%20Youth%20Zaagkii%20Project/kbic_tribal_youth_protect_pollin1.htm --- Video Credit: Music courtesy of Chicago area band Dragon Fire Parade, which has Upper Peninsula roots. Dragon Fire Parade: Andy Wicklund, Guitar Tim Obert, Guitar Peter Nemanich, Bass Chris Hammond, Drums email Dragon Fire Parade: pnemanic@gmail.com Photo caption: Members of the Chicago area band Dragon Fire Parade pictured are Andy Wicklund (upper left), Chris Hammond (upper right), Peter Nemanich (lower left) and Tim Obert (lower right). --- The Cedar Tree Institute/Zaagkii Project Midsummer festivals live band: Terracotta half-life http://www.terracottahalflife.com/ http://www.terracottahalflife.com/bio http://www.terracottahalflife.com/bio/obadiah-metivier/ Jerry Kippola, Guitar Aaron Kippola, Alto Saxophone, Percussion Obadiah Metivier, Bass Guitar, Vocals, Percussion Jennie Peano, Vocals, Percussion Steve Leuthold, Baritone and 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 Food Co-op Meeting of Owners Wed 3/24/2010: Upfront Tue 7/13/2010: Menominee Summer Concert Series --- Mining Journal Story #2 12-13-08: http://www.miningjournal.net/page/content.detail/id/519835.html?nav=5001 --- Mining Journal Story #1 7-14-08:http://www.miningjournal.net/page/content.detail/id/512810.html --- News From Indian Country (NFIC):http://indiancountrynews.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5028 --- Indian Country Today: Part 1: Pollinator Preservation:http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/archive/28395844.htmlPart 2: Sand Point restoration:http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/home/content/28284129.html --- Native Times Zaagkii pollinators story:http://nativetimes.bizweb5.tulsaconnect.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=439&Itemid=0 --- Turtle Island News:http://www.turtleisland.org/discussion/viewtopic.php?p=9683#9683 --- Marquette Monthly Nov. 2008 (scroll down):http://www.mmnow.com/z_current_a/b/c/city_notes.html --- Tree Hugger: (This article appeared on over 1,000 websites)http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/10/zaagkii--wings-seeds-project.php --- Zaagkii KBIC newsletter (scroll down to page 4):http://www.kbic-nsn.gov/files/newsletter/Sept_2008.pdf --- Sault Ste. Marie Band of Chippewa Story on Zaagkii Project (Scroll down to page 7)http://www.saulttribe.com/index2.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_view&gid=959&Itemid=266 --- 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---Earth Times - London:http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/michigan-teens-native-american-youth,593342.shtml---Good News Network National Newspaper:http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org To see story - sign up for free 30 day trial by click on headline of story --- Monarch Watch:: http://monarchwatch.org/ Monarch Author Lynn M. Rosenblatt http://www.monarchbutterflyusa.com/Magic.htm Numerous Monarch related links: http://www.kidsgardening.com/pollinator/curriculum/resources.phphttp://www.insecta-inspecta.com/butterflies/monarch/index.htmlhttp://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/monarch.htmhttp://www.learner.org/jnorth/monarch --- Wikipedia on Monarchs: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarch_Butterfly Female Monarch photo: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/63/Monarch_In_May.jpg Wiki May 2007 Photograph of a Female Monarch Butterfly by Kenneth Dwain Harrelson Male Monarch Photo by Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man) at the Tyler Arboretum http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/73/Monarch_Butterfly_Danaus_plexippus_Male_2664px.jpghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Ram-Man --- Bees disappearing around the world: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollinator_declinehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bees_and_toxic_chemicalshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colony_Collapse_Disorderhttp://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=-1http://www.polinator.org/http://www.vanishingbees.com/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diseases_of_the_honey_beehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endangered_arthropod Wikipedia Honeybee Photos by Björn Appel, Wikipedia Username Warden. Edit by Waugsberg (cropped) A honeybee on an apiary, cooling by flapping its wings in Tübingen-Hagelloch. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c5/Honeybee-cooling_cropped.jpghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/df/Honeybee-cooling.jpg Wiki Bee photos by Waugsberg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/Biene_88a.jpghttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Biene_88a.jpghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/Bienen_im_Flug_52e.jpg --- Keweenaw Peninsula: Michigan's Copper Country: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper_mining_in_Michiganhttp://www.unr.edu/sb204/geology/westernh.html --- West Virginia White Butterfly & killer Garlic Mustard Seed plants: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Virginia_Whitehttp://www.cbgarden.org/blog/index.php/tag/west-virginia-white-butterfly/http://leapbio.org/west_virginia_white.phphttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5a/3402_white_WV_ws.jpg West Virginia White, Pieris virginiensis on wild mustard Photo by Randy L Emmitt http://www.rlephoto.com/butterflies/white_wv01.htm --- 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 and Moths of North America: http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org Opler, Paul A., Harry Pavulaan, Ray E. Stanford, Michael Pogue, coordinators. 2006. Butterflies and Moths of North America. Bozeman, MT: NBII Mountain Prairie Information Node. http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org --- Deciduous forests: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deciduous --- Viceroys: Viceroy Butterfly mimics Monarchs http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viceroy_butterflyhttp://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 by William T. Hark --- Butterfly & endangered species hibernacula: http://www.fws.gov/midwest/Endangered/lists/michigan-cty.htmlhttp://www.naturenorth.com/summer/bgarden/bttgrdF.htmlhttp://entweb.clemson.edu/museum/buttrfly/local/bfly12.htmhttp://actazool.nhmus.hu/48/konvicka.pdfhttp://earthcaretaker.com/naturalization/llamb.html --- Mourning Cloaks aka Morning Cloaks: http://www.sierrapotomac.org/W_Needham/MourningCloak_060319.htmhttp://www.bentler.us/eastern-washington/insects/mourning-cloak.aspxhttp://www.ivyhall.district96.k12.il.us/4th/kkhp/1insects/mourningcloak.htmlhttp://www.naturenorth.com/spring/bug/mcloak/Fmcloak.html --- Mason bees - bee houses in wood: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mason_beehttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/Osmia_rufa_couple_(aka).jpg Photo of an Red Mason Bee couple (osmia rufa) by André Karwath of German Wikipedia also known as AKA (André Karwath): http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Aka Mason Bees: http://www.farminfo.org/bees/mason-bees.htmhttp://www.everythingabout.net/articles/biology/animals/arthropods/insects/bees/mason_bee/ Photo by Kim Taylor of Bruce Coleman Inc. http://www.masonbeehomes.com/bee_houses.phphttp://www.pollinator.com/mason_homes.htmhttp://www.insectpix.net/Homes_for_bees.htm --- Brownfield sites: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownfieldshttp://ncrs.fs.fed.us/4902/focus/restoration/brownfield/ --- Mass Mill - copper processing waste (stamp sands) cleanup: (Search for KBIC in following document) http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/tribalgov/ImprovingPartnerships.pdfhttp://www.uprcd.org/projects.asphttp://www.upea.com/filesfordownloading/Baragadraft.pdfhttp://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/tribalgov/ImprovingPartnerships.pdf --- Dave Anthony and the Northern Michigan University Center for Native American studies: http://webb.nmu.edu/Centers/NativeAmericanStudies/SiteSections/Calendar/IEDSHighlights.shtmlhttp://webb.nmu.edu/Centers/NativeAmericanStudies/SiteSections/AboutUs/AboutUs.shtml --- Manoomin Project: Restoring wild rice to seven remote Upper Peninusla lakes, stream as students planted over 1 ton of wild rice seeds with help from elders with the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Another collaboration between the nonprofit Cedar Tree Institute and the Keweenaw bay Indian Community http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096416108http://www.cedartreeinstitute.org/wildrice2007.htmlhttp://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/news_press_release,215966.%20shtmlhttp://blog.americanfeast.com/indigenous_foodhttp://www.goodnewsdaily.com/show_story.php?ID=3500 Manoomin Project Videos: http://blip.tv/file/549632http://blip.tv/file/341528/ --- Dreamcatcher: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreamcatcher_(Native_American)http://www.dreamcatcher.com/home.php --- Northern white cedar: http://forestry.about.com/library/tree/blntwh.htm --- Bee links/facts: http://www.squidoo.com/apiary Varroa mites & Acarine Tracheal mites: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diseases_of_the_honey_bee#Varroa_mites --- Beekeeping terms: http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/apiculture/factsheets/102_terms.htmhttp://www.betterbee.com/resources/glossary.htmlhttp://www.beesfordevelopment.org/info/info/intro/beekeeping-terms.shtmlhttp://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/apiculture/factsheets/102_terms.htm --- Honeybee decline: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollinator_declinehttp://www.masterbeekeeper.org/pdf/pollination.pdf The Value of Honey Bees As Pollinators of U.S. Crops in 2000 by Drs. Roger Morse and Nicholas Calderone of Cornell University (2000) : Colony Collapse Disorder (or CCD) is a poorly understood phenomenon in which worker bees from a beehive or Western honey bee colony abruptly disappear. While such disappearances have occurred throughout the history of apiculture, the term Colony Collapse Disorder was first applied to a drastic rise in the number of disappearances of Western honey bee colonies in North America in late 2006. --- Lit by Nature:http://www.litbynature.com/EnvironmentalNews/michigan-teens-build-butterfly-houses-and-plant-26000-native-plants-through-the-zaagkii-wings-and-seeds-project/ --- Earth Blips website:http://earthblips.dailyradar.com/article/u_p_teens_build_butterfly_houses_grow_26_000/ --- hoponthis website:http://www.hoponthis.com/yoopernewsman/blog/media/video/index.one?a=view_video&vid_id=592886 --- Great News Network with video of Jan Schultz:http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/michigan_teens_tribal_youth_protect_pollinators --- Eco-Superior highlights Zaagkii Sand Point effort - with link to Indian Country Today (Scroll down to Michigan subheading):http://www.ecosuperior.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=7713&p=48375 --- Water Saver - ICT article:http://www.watersaver.com/geomembrane-liners-erosion-control-products/?p=398 --- USFS Success Story hails Zaagkii Projecthttp://www.fs.fed.us/r9/ssrs/story?id=4025 --- Helen Dagner popular blog:http://helendagner.com/viewtopic.php?p=29084 --- Current TV - Native Village story:http://current.com/items/89480676_native_village_highlights_zaagkii_wings_seeds_project_youth_protecting_pollinators --- 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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  Feb 4, 2010

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  05:28