As National Pollinator Week kicks off today, you might ask yourself why a US Senate resolution would officially dedicate a whole week to bees, birds, bats, beetles, and other critters that move pollen from plant to plant. True, on days when your eyes are rubbed red by lunchtime and the Allegra won"t seem to kick in, you might not think the world of pollen. But in ways that transcend sinus clarity, your world wouldn"t be the same without pollinators—they"re to thank for as many as one in three bites of food eaten in the US. Pollinator Week is meant to highlight problems—like climate change, pollution, and invasive species—that threaten pollinator animals, especially bee populations that are already declining.
Pollinators: not to be sneezed at
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Happy Mother s Day!
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A glimpse of the Blue Forest
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Glass footbridge in Zhangjiajie, China
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World Population Day
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Salmon return to the Copper River
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Happy 800th, Salisbury Cathedral
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Ölüdeniz, Turkey
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Don t go chasing waterfalls
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Rapa Valley in Sarek National Park, Sweden
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Why, aloe there
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Young black caiman, Tambopata National Reserve, Peru
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The confluence of the Arve and Rhône Rivers
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Kochia, Hitachi, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan
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International Day for Monuments and Sites
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A Christmas market with a long history
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Native American Heritage Day
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Honoring those who served
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Here’s looking at you, teachers
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Indigenous living
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A century since Tut s tomb was discovered
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An unlikely friendship in the wild
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Wheels up in Beijing
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National Llama Day
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Hay, what s up?
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Aprils full moon
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