(Marquette, MI) - Popular northern Michigan band Terracotta half-life performs an original song entitled “Call From Above” written by Emmanuel Kawedi in cooperation with other members of the band. A Northern Michigan University (NMU) international graduate student from Tanzania, Emmanuel Kawedi sings vocals, plays congas, percussion.He is introduced by Obadiah Metivier, a founding member of Terracotta half-life, website designer & technical guru who manages Cedar Tree Institute related websites.A supporter of CTI environment projects, Terracotta half-life performs July 14, 2009 at the annual nonprofit Cedar Tree Institute/Zaagkii Project Midsummer FestivalTerracotta half-lifehttp://www.terracottahalflife.comhttp://www.terracottahalflife.com/biohttp://www.terracottahalflife.com/bio/obadiah-metivierJerry Kippola, GuitarAaron Kippola, Alto Saxophone, PercussionObadiah Metivier, Bass Guitar, Vocals, Percussionmediatechdesign@yahoo.comJennie Peano, Vocals, PercussionSteve Leuthold, Baritone and Tenor Saxophone, FluteDan Schaefer, DrumsEmmanuel Kawedi, Congas, Percussion, Vocalsekaweds@yahoo.comAlumni - Keyboards, Guitars, Drums, Sax, Trumpet, Congas, Timbales, etc.Upcoming Shows:Wed 3/24/2010: Upfront and Company, Marquette, MITue 7/13/2010: Menominee Summer Concert SeriesThe Zaagkii Wings and Seeds Project:Working alongside members of several Ojibwa tribes, at-risk teens with the U.S. Forest Service-sponsored Zaagkii Wings and Seeds Project in Michigan's Upper Peninsula will continue protecting pollinators during 2010 by helping to build the first-ever native species plants greenhouse on an American Indian reservation and hope to trace the Mexico Monarch migration.During the summers 2008-2009, some 23 at-risk teens from Marquette, MI planted/distributed over 26,000 native plants seeds, helped transplant hundreds of native plant seedlings, and hiked through remote forests with Zaagkii Project Native American college interns to learn importance and uses for native species plantsThe students built and painted 36 mason bee houses and 18 butterfly houses - with one of each placed by the USFS in “The People’s Garden” at U.S. Department of Agriculture Headquarters, National Mall, Washington, DC.The Zaagkii Project is sponsored by the nonprofit Cedar Tree Institute, Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC), the United States Forest Service (USFS) and Marquette County Juvenile Court.The at-risk teens put in 1,786 hours of community service working on the Zaagkii Project.In 2010, the youths will help the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community and the USFS build a native plants greenhouse near the shores of Lake Superior, the first time such a greenhouse has been built on tribal property in the U.S.KBIC "is happy to be partnering with the Cedar Tree Institute and the U.S. Forest Service," said KBIC Tribal President Chris Swartz Jr. "We hope KBIC will be regarded as pioneers to bring these native plants back here.”Zaagkii youth will continue learning regional American Indian heritage, culture & language with Leora and Levi Tadgerson, Zaagkii interns from the NMU Department of Native American StudiesZaagkii Project founder Rev. Jon Magnuson said a goal is bringing the youth to study the Mexico Monarch migration.The Zaagkii Project thanks Larry Stritch, USFS national botanist in Washington, DC; and Jan Schultz, USFS Botany & Non-native Invasive Species Program Leader in Milwaukee.Schultz has traveled to northern Michigan many times to meet with the teens.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.USFS Success Story hails 2008-2010 Zaagkii ProjectPosted 2-02-2010http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/ssrs/story?id=5076USFS Success Story on 2008 Zaagkii Project:Posted 8-08-2008http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/ssrs/story?id=4025(Marquette, MI) - Working alongside members of several Ojibwa tribes, at-risk teens with the U.S. Forest Service-sponsored Zaagkii Wings and Seeds Project in Michigan's Upper Peninsula will continue protecting pollinators during 2010 by helping to build the first-ever native species plants greenhouse on an American Indian reservation and hope to trace the migration of Monarchs into Mexico.During the past two summers (2008-2009), 23 at-risk teens from Marquette, MI planted or distributed over 26,000 native plants seeds, helped transplant hundreds of native plant seedlings, hiked through remote forests with Zaagkii Project Native American college interns to learn importance and uses for native species plants, and have built and painted 36 mason bee houses and 18 butterfly houses with one of each placed by the USFS in the “The People’s Garden” at U.S. Department of Agriculture Headquarters on the National Mall in Washington, DC.The Zaagkii Project is sponsored by the nonprofit Cedar Tree Institute, Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC), the United States Forest Service (USFS) and Marquette County Juvenile Court.The at-risk teens put in 1,786 hours of community service working on the Zaagkii Project.In 2010, the youths will help the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community and the USFS build a native plants greenhouse near the shores of Lake Superior - the first time such a greenhouse has been built on tribal property in the U.S.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," said KBIC Tribal President Chris Swartz Jr."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."This year, the Zaagkii youth volunteers will continue other activities including learning about regional American Indian heritage, culture and language with Leora and Levi Tadgerson, who are Zaagkii Project interns from the NMU Department of Native American Studies (NMU CNAS). The brother/sister team are members of the Bay Mills Indian Community.This year, the Tadgersons are creating an ethnobotany project on the USFS website integrating traditional Anishinaabe (aka Ojibwa, Chippewa) language in identifying native plants and their cultural uses.Leora Tadgerson will discuss the Zaagkii Project while making a presentation on “Engaging Students through Community Action and Service” on May 20-22, 2010 at the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association (NAISA) 2010 National Conference in Tuscon, AZ.In 2009, the Zaagkii Project teens visited with three beekeepers in Marquette County, MI, helped plant and harvest native plants at three organic farms along the Lake Superior basin, studied pollinators at the Peter White Public Library and learned about annual Monarch migrations and its dependence on milkweed from “The Butterfly Lady” Susan Payant.In 2008, KBIC youth helped build butterfly houses and in 2009 helped restore native species plants to 2.5 miles along Sand Point on Lake Superior, a tribal beach that was the first Native American Brownfield site in the Midwest after being contaminated 90 years ago by a copper refinery.Zaagkii Project founder Rev. Jon Magnuson said a goal of the third and final summer of the three-year initiative is to bring at-risk youth to Mexico to study the migration that includes hundreds of thousands of Monarchs passing through northern Michigan.“Working with Marquette County Juvenile Court, plans are underway to organize and fund a delegation of at-risk teens to visit Mexico and welcome arrival of the monarch migration in November 2010 to coincide with the Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) holiday,” said Magnuson, executive director of the nonprofit Cedar Tree Institute in Marquette.Magnuson said Zaagkii Project efforts to protect pollinators would not be possible without the support of Larry Stritch, USFS national botanist in Washington, DC; and Jan Schultz, USFS Botany and Non-native Invasive Species Program Leader in Milwaukee.Schultz has traveled to northern Michigan many times to meet with the teens who update her on the project."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 mason bee 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.With 150,000 bees buzzing around their heads in June 2009, the Zaagkii Project teens again got up close and personal with honeybees and learned the role of drones, worker bees and about royal jelly produced by the queen thanks to beekeeper Dr. Jim Hayward in Negaunee, MI.The teens inspected several frames each covered with about 3,000 bees and oozed dripping honey.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 Hayward, a Marquette dentist.Helping the students with ideas on painting their mason bee houses were illustrator/aritist Diana Magnuson of Marquette and Marquette native Sherri Bohjanen-Hutter of Anchorage, Alaska.During the annual Cedar Tree Institute Mid-Summer Festival in July 2009, the Zaagkii Project at-risk teens wowed the audience by talking about the many things they've learned about pollinators and native species plants.The Zaagkii Project has been featured in local and regional news articles, several Native American and non-native national newspaper stories, has a large internet presence and has begun posting the first of more than a dozen high definition videos in youtube, bliptv and other popular online sites.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.-------2009 Zaagkii Wings and Seeds Project Contacts, Supporters and Related Links:-------U.S. Forest Service on Zaagkii Project and other efforts to protect pollinators and importance of native species plantshttp://www.fs.fed.us/r9/wildlife/plants_botany---Larry StritchNational Botanist USDA U.S. Forest Service1400 Independence Ave., SWMail stop 1103Washington, D.C.20090-60901-202-205-1279 (Office)lstritch@fs.fed.us---Jan Schultz, USFSBotany, Non-native Invasive SpeciesSpecial Forest Products Program LeaderUSDA Forest Service Eastern Region626 Wisconsin Avenue, 7th FloorMilwaukee, WI532031-414-297-1189 (wk)1-414-944-3963 (fax)email:jschultz@fs.fed.ushttp://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers-------Rev. Jon MagnusonZaagkii Project FounderNonprofit Cedar Tree Institute Executive Director402 E. Michigan St.Marquette, MI49855906-228-5494 (hm)906-360-5072 (cell)magnusonx2@charter.nethttp://www.cedartreeinstitute.orgCTI Newsletter Winter 2009http://www.cedartreeinstitute.org/newsletterwinter2009.html---Diana Magnuson, children's book illustrator who helped students paint mason bee housesdianamagnuson@charter.nethttp://www.dianamagnuson.comhttp://www.dianamagnuson.com/bio-contacthttp://www.kidsbooklink.org/magnuson.htmlDiana Magnuson and artist Sherri Bohjanen-Hutter, a Marquette native from Anchorage, Alaska, helped Zaagkii Project teens with ideas on painting the mason bee houses.-------Erika Niebler, CTI Zaagkii Project volunteer, photographer and NMU studenteniebler@nmu.eduErika 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 photographer1-763-670-0611---NMU Student Leader and Zaagkii Project volunteer Sarah Swansonsaswanso@nmu.eduSarah 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.1-906-399-7113email Lutheran Campus Ministry at Northern Michigan Universitylcmnmu7@charter.net---NMU Student Leader and Zaagkii Project volunteer Amanda Emersonamemerso@nmu.eduAmanda 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 team847-791-5693-------Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC):http://www.kbic-nsn.govKBIC Tribal Chair Warren C. "Chris" Swartz Jr.1-906-353-6623 ext. 4104KBIC Vice Chair Susan LaFernier1-906-353-6623KBIC Natural Resource Department (NRD)Todd Warner, Director of KBIC Natural Resource DepartmentKeweenaw Bay Indian Community1-906-524-5757 ext. 13Evelyn Ravindran, KBIC NRD Natural Resources Specialist906-524-5757 ext. 11KBIC NRD Staffers interviewed:Katie Kruse, NRD Environment specialistChar Beesley. Environment SpecialistKit Laux, NRD Water Quality Specialist1-906-524-5757Kim Klopstein, one of the summer youth supervisors for the KBIC Summer Youth Program1-906-201-0020-------U.S. Forest service in northern Michigan:Terry Miller, forest botanist Hiawatha National Forest Office Escanaba Michigan2727 North Lincoln RoadEscanaba, MI 498251-906-786-4062---Hiawatha National Forest websitehttp://fs.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsinternet/!ut/p/c5/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os3gjAwhwtDDw9_AI8zPwhQoY6IeDdGCqCPOBqwDLG-AAjgb6fh75uan6BdnZaY6OiooA1tkqlQ!!/dl3/d3/L2dJQSEvUUt3QS9ZQnZ3LzZfMjAwMDAwMDBBODBPSEhWTjBNMDAwMDAwMDA!/?ss=110910&navtype=forestBean&navid=091000000000000&pnavid=null&cid=null&ttype=main&pname=Hiawatha%20National%20Forest%20-%20Home/Hiawatha National Forest Service officeshttp://fs.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsinternet/!ut/p/c4/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os3gjAwhwtDDw9_AI8zPyhQoY6BdkOyoCAGixyPg!/?ss=110910&navtype=BROWSEBYSUBJECT&cid=FSE_003828&navid=170120000000000&pnavid=170000000000000&position=BROWSEBYSUBJECT&ttype=detail&pname=Hiawatha%20National%20Forest-%20Offices---Deb Le Blanc, USDA USFS WestSide Plant Ecologist400 Munising Ave.Munising, MI 49862(906) 387-2512dleblanc01@fs.fed.usHiawatha National Forest hosted a National Monarch Butterfly Workshop during June 2008 in Marquette, MIhttp://www.fs.fed.us/r9/ssrs/story?id=3978---Hiawatha National Forest Greenhouse in Marquette, MichiganAngie Lucas, Hiawatha National Forest contractor and greenhouse manager---Northern Michigan UniversityCenter for Native American StudiesApril Lindala, Director112F Whitman HallPhone: 906-227-1397Fax: 906-227-1396alindala@nmu.eduhttp://webb.nmu.edu/Centers/NativeAmericanStudies/index.shtmlNMU CNAS Professors:Adriana Greci Green, Assistant Professor112C Whitman HallPhone: 906-227-2374Fax: 906-227-1396agreen@nmu.eduKenneth Pitawanakwat, Anishinaabemowin Instructor112D Whitman HallPhone: 906-227-1504Fax: 906-227-1396kpitawan@nmu.eduNMU students Zaagkii Project presentation to USFS in Milwaukee:http://webb.nmu.edu/Centers/NativeAmericanStudies/SiteSections/AboutUs/CommunityOutreach/zaagkiiproject.shtmlNMU Brochure/report on Zaagkii Project: Seven edible and medicinal native plants used by Ojibway traditional culture in Michigan’s Upper Peninsulahttp://webb.nmu.edu/Centers/NativeAmericanStudies/SiteSections/AboutUs/CommunityOutreach/zaagkii_brochure_inside_pages.pdfNMU CNAS Zaagkii Project interns:Levi Tadgerson of Negaunee and sister, Leora Tadgerson of Marquette, members of the Bay Mills Indian Community in Brimley, MI906-360-0451 (Levi)email Levi:ltadgers@nmu.eduemail Leora:letadger@nmu.eduBay Mills Indian Communityhttp://www.baymills.org---Zaakii Project intern Leora Tadgerson to participate in a roundtable at the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association (NAISA) 2010 National Conference on May 20-22, 2010 in Tuscon, AZNMU Center for Native American Studies brochure on Zaagkii Projecthttp://webb.nmu.edu/Centers/NativeAmericanStudies/SiteSections/AboutUs/CommunityOutreach/zaagkii_brochure_inside_pages.pdfCenter for Native American Studies at Northern Michigan University in Marquette, MIhttp://webb.nmu.edu/Centers/NativeAmericanStudies/index.shtmlNMU CNAS Conference info:Saturday, May 22, 201012:00-1:45 p.m.118 Roundtable:"Engaging Students through Community Action and Service"Organizer and Chair:Adriana Greci Green, Northern Michigan UniversityParticipants include:Leora Tadgerson, Zaagkii Project intern from Northern Michigan University Center for Native American StudiesDamien Lee, Trent University, CanadaNicholas Estes, University of South DakotaKarla Tait, University of South DakotaLeya Hale, University of South DakotaLinc Kesler, University of British Columbia, Canada---Details about the NAISA May 20-22, 2010 Conference in Tuscon, AZhttp://naisa.ais.arizona.edu/node/13Preliminary daily schedule for the NAISA May 20-22, 2010 Conference in Tuscon, AZhttp://naisa.ais.arizona.edu/sites/naisa.ais.arizona.edu/files/TucsonPrelimFeb4.pdfThe NAISA 2010 Conference is sponsored by the American Indian Studies program at the University of Arizona in TusconRobert Warrior, NAISA President 2009-2010email organizers of the NAISA 2010 Conference in Tuscon, AZnaisa2010@gmail.comContact information:Sunny Lybarger1-520-626-7695Tsianina Lomawaima1-520-621-5083Hotel information for NAISA 2010 Conference at the Westin La Paloma hotel in Tuscon, AZ and the deadline for NAISA Group Room Rate April 18, 20101-520-742-6000Westin La Paloma3800 East Sunrise DriveTucson, AZ85718-------The Phyllis and Max Reynolds Foundation:Phyllis Fitzhugh (Miller) Reynolds (Mrs. Maxwell K. Reynolds, Jr.) of Marquette, Mich., passed away Nov. 10, 2009 at the age of 89.She was preceded in death by her husband, Maxwell, the great-grandson of Marquette founding father Peter White, in 1988Mining Journal newspaper obituary - Phyllis Fitzhugh (Miller) Reynolds of Marquette, MI:http://www.miningjournal.net/page/content.detail/id/536104.html?nav=5007CTI honors Joan (Reynolds) and Don MillerJoan is one of four daughters of Phyllis and Max Reynolds.Cool Cities website and the Phyllis and Max Reynolds Foundation:http://coolcities.com/useruploads/files/PeterWhiteLibrary.pdfWebsites that list philanthropy organizations including the Phyllis and Max Reynolds Foundation:http://panvent.blogspot.com/2008/02/personal-account-of-home-made.htmlhttp://phyllis-and-max-reynolds-foundation-inc.idilogic.aidpage.com/phyllis-and-max-reynolds-foundation-inc/prn-index.htmhttp://nccsdataweb.urban.org/PubApps/showVals.php?ft=bmf&ein=383354883Phyllis And Max Reynolds Foundation Inc.Box 580 Trust Dept. Wells Fargo Bank101 W Washington StMarquette, MI49855-0580Alyson "Aly" Luff is the granddaughter of the late Phyllis And Max Reynolds, whose foundation supports the Zaagkii Project and other nonprofit Cedar Tree Institute initiatives.A Zaagkii Project photographer, Aly is very active in suicide prevention organizations including the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) and its annual Out of the Darkness Community Walks.For more information on the Marquette Out of the Darkness Walks contact Alyson Luff:1-906-235-1969ALuff10125@aol.comThe Marquette, MI Out of the Darkness Community Walk will be held on Sept 18, 2010 starting at the Marquette Commons9 a.m. Registration10 a.m. Walk beginsThe American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)http://www.afsp.org2010 Out of the Darkness Community Walkshttp://www.outofthedarkness.orghttp://www.myspace.com/communitywalks-------The Kaufman Foundation in Marquete, MICity of Marquette names Kaufman Sports Complex:http://www.mqtcty.org/city_website/Commissioners/Agendas/agend11-10-08.pdfKaufman Auditorium in Marquette, MI:http://kaufmanauditorium.org/content.asp?PageName=How%20You%20Can%20Helphttp://www.marquette.org/events/convention-planningKaufman Foundation helps youth hockey:http://www.mqthockey.org/MJHCHandbook_update_8_2006%5B2%5D.htmKaufman Foundation and Graveraet School G.R.E.A.T. Projecthttp://greatgraveraet.org/communitysupport.htmlKaufman Foundation helps city of Marquette:http://projects.propublica.org/recovery/locale/michigan/marquette-------The M.E. Davenport Foundation415 E. Fulton St. SEWarren HallGrand Rapids, MI.495031-616-732-1098http://www.medavenport.orgM.E. Davenport Foundation supports Cedar Tree Institute and Zaagkii Projecthttp://www.medavenport.org/program-grants-2008http://www.medavenport.org/program-grants-2008-2009Davenport University:http://www.davenport.eduBoard of Directors:Margaret Moceri, PresidentGregory Moceri, Vice-President/TreasurerMary Sneden Sullivan, SecretaryMarcia Sneden, TrusteeDonald Maine, TrusteeJames Setchfield, M.D., Trustee-------Martial artist Rick Pietila of Marquette, MIPietilla 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.Nonprofit Cedar Tree Institute Winter 2008 newsletter that mentions Rick Pietilahttp://www.cedartreeinstitute.org/newsletterwinter2008.htmlNonprofit Cedar Tree Institute Winter 2009 newsletter that mentions Rick Pietilahttp://www.cedartreeinstitute.org/newsletterwinter2009.html-------Beekeeper:Dr. Jim and Martha Hayward103A Buffalo Rd.Negaunee, MI49866906-475-7582jims.hayward@gmail.com---Beekeepers:Gather'n GreensNegaunee Township, Michigan906-475-9338(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 KniskernMarquette, MIBeekeeper Jon Kniskern is quoted in a March 3, 2009 article on a University of Minnesota annual "Short Course" entitled Minnesota newspaper story on a university course on beekeeping at Borlaug Hall on the St. Paul campus that quotes Marquette, MI beekeeper Jon Kniskernhttp://www.mndaily.com/2009/03/08/hobbyists-abuzz-learning-beekeeping-basics?page=1The story was published in the Minnesota Daily newspaper in Minneapolis/St. Paul-------Dancing Crane FarmOwner by Natasha and David Gill, Dancing Crane Farm has naturally grown and raised vegetables, flowers and more on 20 acres with almost five acres cultivatedNatasha and David GillDancing Crane Farm348 Lawson RoadSkandia, MI 498851-906-942-7975info@dancingcranefarm.comhttp://www.dancingcranefarm.comAssorted vegetables, herbs,flowers,and seedlingsCustom 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.---Borealis Seed CompanyBig Bay, MichiganOrganic farm run by mother-daughter team of Judy Keast and Suzanne Rabitaille on 5 acres of a 20-acre spread three miles south of Big Bay, MIhttp://www.ltbbodawa-nsn.gov/index.html---United State Forest Service (USFS) celebrating wildflowers website:http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/index.shtmlhttp://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/index.shtml---Marquette County Juvenile Court:http://www.co.marquette.mi.us/departments/courts/juvenile_court/index.htmhttp://www.co.marquette.mi.usMarquette County Juvenile Court and Project WEAVE:http://www.reclaimingfutures.org/?q=locations_marquette---Sept. 2009 Zaagkii Project story in Marquette Monthly:http://mmnow.com/mm_archive_folder/09/0909/feature.htmlNumerous 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:http://www.co.marquette.mi.us/departments/courts/juvenile_court/index.htmhttp://www.co.marquette.mi.us---Marquette County Juvenile Court and Project WEAVE:http://www.reclaimingfutures.org/?q=locations_marquette---Marquette Community FoundationP.O. Box 37401 East Fair AvenueMarquette, MI49855-2951www.marquettecountycommunityfoundation.org1-906-226-7666 (office)1-906-226-2104 (fax)Become a fan of the Marquette Community Foundation on Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/pages/Marquette-County-Community-Foundation/133835741526?ref=search&sid=219708050.3543819631..1Dr. Carole L. Touchinski, CFRMExecutive DirectorLinda VallierFIMS OperatorDani ThounePrograms DirectorMarquette Community Foundation Boards of Directors:President Robert CowellVice President Mark CanaleTreasurer John MarshallSecretary Maura DavenportBoard members:Craig StienStu BradleyMarilyn AndrewMichael RoyJohn MakiDon MourandKaty MartinJohn LentenRoger Zappa---Borealis Seed CompanyBig Bay, MichiganRun 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---Upper Peninsula Children's Museum123 W. Baraga AvenueMarquette, MI498551-906-226-3911 (museum)1-906-226-7065 (fax)email Nheena Weyer Ittner, director of the U.P. Children's Museumnittner@chartermi.netemail Jim Edwards, in charge of museum General Programming and Explainers Directorjed@chartermi.netUpper Peninsula Children's Museumhttp://www.upcmkids.orghttp://www.moosewood.org/images/mnc_news_w07.pdfhttp://www.moosewood.org/images/MooseWood_news_fall07.pdfhttp://www.keweenawlandtrust.org/docs/KLT_2004_Annual_Report.pdfhttp://www.keweenawnow.com/news/tnc_celebrates_tip_03_09/tnc_celebrates_tip_03_09.htm---Former school teacher Bruce Ventura of Marquette taught the Zaagkii Project students to build mason bee houses during the summer of 2009 at the Grace United Methodist Church in Marquette.---Zaagkii Project banner graphics by Gina Boltz, the director and editor of Native Village Publications including NativeVillage.org and a champion and fighter for Native American and Indigenous youth causeshttp://www.NativeVillage.orgBackground about Native Village Publications on NativeVillage.org:http://www.nativevillage.org/nativevillage%20Rabbit%20Bear/Miscellaneous/Mission%20Statement-Staff%20Bios_all.htmNativeView.org article about Gina Boltz entitled: It Takes a (Native) Village to Raise Awareness…A Conversation With Gina Boltz and written on October 6th, 2006 by Carole Levine:http://www.nativevue.org/blog/?p=160Gina Boltz profile on Amazon.com where she comments about a book on Native American youth issues:http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A27EECH98KWG8Q/ref=cm_aya_pdp_profileBio of Native Village Publications Director Gina Blotz on linkedIn.com:http://www.linkedin.com/pub/gina-boltz/18/631/4a1Nativevillage.org main Zaagkii Page:http://www.nativevillage.org/Messages%20from%20the%20People/KBIC%20Tribal%20Youth%20Zaagkii%20Project/Zaagkii%20Wings%20and%20Seeds%20Home.htmNativeVillage.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.htmNativeVillage.org 2008 Zaagkii Story and photos:http://www.nativevillage.org/Messages%20from%20the%20People/KBIC%20Tribal%20Youth%20Zaagkii%20Project/kbic_tribal_youth_protect_pollin1.htm---The Cedar Tree Institute/Zaagkii Project Midsummer festivals live band:Terracotta half-lifehttp://www.terracottahalflife.comhttp://www.terracottahalflife.com/biohttp://www.terracottahalflife.com/bio/obadiah-metivierJerry Kippola, GuitarAaron Kippola, Alto Saxophone, PercussionObadiah Metivier, Bass Guitar, Vocals, PercussionJennie Peano, Vocals, PercussionSteve Leuthold, Baritone and Tenor Saxophone, FluteDan Schaefer, DrumsEmmanuel Kawedi, Congas, Percussion, VocalsAlumni - Keyboards, Guitars, Drums, Sax, Trumpet, Congas, Timbales, etc.Upcoming Shows:Wed 3/24/2010: Upfront and Company, Marquette, MITue 7/13/2010: Menominee Summer Concert Series---Video Music Credit:Music courtesy of Chicago area band Dragon Fire Parade, which has Upper Peninsula roots.Dragon Fire Parade:Andy Wicklund - GuitarTim Obert - GuitarPeter Nemanich - BassChris Hammond - Drumsemail Dragon Fire Parade:pnemanic@gmail.com---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 newspaper aka Native American Times Zaagkii Project pollinators story:http://nativetimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=438:as-bees-die-keweena-bay-indian-community-adults-teens-actively-protect-pollinators&catid=22&Itemid=2---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.orgTo see story - sign up for free 30 day trial by click on headline of story---U.S. Department of Agriculture Headquarters - Bringing Nature into the Public Realm: Green The Groundshttp://www.greenthegrounds.org/usda-headquarters-and-their-peoples-garden.html---Feature stories on the People's Garden that is “Bringing Nature into the Public Realm: Green The Grounds” at the U.S. Department of Agriculture Headquarters:http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/usda-peoples-garden-features.html---Ground broken on USDA USFS "The People's Garden" in Washington, D.C.:http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/NEWS/thisweek/2009/021809/sechammer.html---USFS The Peoples Garden in Washington, D.C.http://www.na.fs.fed.us/ss/09/peoples_garden.pdfhttp://www.fs.fed.us/news/2009/releases/06/outdoors.shtmlhttp://www.fs.fed.us/sustainableoperations/communications.shtml---U.S. Forest Service on Zaagkii Project and other efforts to protect pollinators and importance of native species plantshttp://www.fs.fed.us/r9/wildlife/plants_botany---U.S. Forest Service - Milkweed and Butterflies:http://www.fs.fed.us/monarchbutterfly/habitat/milkweed_list.shtml---Monarch Watch:http://monarchwatch.orgMonarch Magic! Author Lynn M. Rosenblatthttp://www.monarchbutterflyusa.com/Magic.htmLynn M. RosenblattIdeals Publications/Williamson Publishing Co.Charlotte, VT054451-800-586-2572Monarch Magic!ISBN 1-885593-23-6Numerous 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---The Pollinator Partnership™c/o The Coevolution Institute423 Washington St, 5th FlSan Francisco, CA94111-23391-415-362-1137 (office)http://www.pollinator.orginfo@pollinator.orgFourth Annual National Pollinator Week is June 21-27, 2010The fourth annual National Pollinator Week will be held from June 21-27, 2010. Plan an event at your school, garden, church, store, etc. Pollinators positively effect all our lives- let's save them and celebrate them - a message from pollinator.org:http://www.pollinator.org/pollinator_week_2010.htm---Goldenrod Photo by Huw Williams - Wikipedia username HuwmanbeingGoldenrod flowers photographed in western Fountain County, Indiana September 15, 2007http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Goldenrods_in_Fountain_County,_Indiana.pnghttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Huwmanbeinghttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:EmailUser/Huwmanbeing---Artwork of Migrating Butterflies (Lepidoptera migration) by Pilar Murillo of Spainmurillo.p@gmail.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Butterflymigration.jpgWikipedia username: Pilarflickr username: izarbeltzahttp://www.flickr.com/people/izarbeltza---Monarch Photo:Photograph by Wikipedia user Bfpage of some of the overwintering monarch butterflies in Feb. 2000 at a preserve outside of Angangueo, Mexico. One tree is completely covered in butterflies.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Bfpage---Monarchs Migrating photo by Mila Zinkoval.zinkova@yahoo.comMonarch butterflies migrate and cluster on Nov. 25, 2007 in Santa Cruz to spend a winter. During migration Monarch butterflies travel up to three thousand miles.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Monarch_butterflies_in_Santa_Cruz-11.jpghttp://home.comcast.net/~milazinkova/Fogshadow.html---Wikipedia on Goldenrodhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldenrod---Goldenrod by Wikipedia creative commons by Kurt Stueber aka Kurt Stüberstueber@mpiz-koeln.mpg.dehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Solidago_virgaurea_minuta0.jpghttp://www.biolib.de---Goldenrod by user Hardyplants via WikipediaGoldenrod and visiting Cerceris wasphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Goldenrodbee.jpghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Hardyplants---Goldenrod Photo by Georg Slickers (via Wikipedia) taken on August 15, 2005 in Berlin, Germanyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Solidago_canadensis_20050815_248.jpghttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Georg_Slickers/Images---Wikipedia on Monarchs:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarch_ButterflyFemale Monarch photo:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/63/Monarch_In_May.jpgWiki May 2007 Photograph of a Female Monarch Butterfly by Kenneth Dwain HarrelsonMale Monarch Photo by Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man) at the Tyler Arboretumhttp://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_beeshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imidacloprid_effects_on_bee_populationhttp://www.burtsbees.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ContentView?contentPageId=531&catalogId=10051&storeId=10001&langId=-1http://www.polinator.orghttp://www.vanishingbees.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diseases_of_the_honey_beehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endangered_arthropodWikipedia 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.jpgWiki Bee photos by Waugsberghttp://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.jpgWest Virginia White, Pieris virginiensis on wild mustard Photo by Randy L Emmitthttp://www.rlephoto.com/butterflies/white_wv01.htm---Butterflies/Moths:The Butterfly Site:http://www.thebutterflysite.comChildren's butterfly links:http://www.monarchbutterflyusa.com/Links.htmButterfly Encounters:http://www.butterflyencounters.comButterflys and Moths of North America:http://www.butterfliesandmoths.orgOpler, 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 Monarchshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viceroy_butterflyhttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/55/Viceroy_Butterfly.jpgWikipedia Viceroy photo by Piccolo "Pic" Namekhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:PiccoloNamekViceroy:http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/viceroy.htmPhoto by William T. Hark---Butterfly and 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).jpgPhoto 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:AkaMason 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 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: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=3500Manoomin 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/apiaryVarroa mites and 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.pdfThe 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 2008-2010 Zaagkii ProjectPosted 2-02-2010http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/ssrs/story?id=5076USFS Success Story on 2008 Zaagkii Project:Posted 8-08-2008http://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-------Unsung HeroesThanks to the support of John and Mary Argeropolous, the Cedar Tree Institute in 2007 launched two phases of a training program for "on-the-ground workers" in nursing homes and hospices.Eighty five patient care workers, custodians, kitchen and nursing staff from four nursing home facilities participated in 20 training sessions covering subjects that included resiliency training, stress management and mind-body techniques for enhancing personal balance and communication.Our team of Cedar Tree facilitators included Paul Olson, GLYD intern, Dr. Larry Skendzel, Dr. Michael Grossman, social worker Judy Krause and diabetes educator Ann Constance.For more information:e-mail John Argeropolousjargerop@nmu.eduorCall the Marquette Community Foundation at 1-906-226-7666.------- Less