x-sender: governor.haley@sc.lmhostediq.com x-receiver: governor.haley@sc.lmhostediq.com Received: from mail pickup service by sc.lmhostediq.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Thu, 17 Mar 2016 13:04:24 -0400 thread-index: AdGAbw5SB0gydxsDQmKqabmqVtclOQ== Thread-Topic: Pollinator Week 2016 From: To: Subject: Pollinator Week 2016 Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2016 13:04:24 -0400 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft CDO for Windows 2000 Content-Class: urn:content-classes:message Importance: normal Priority: normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.1.7601.17609 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 17 Mar 2016 17:04:24.0201 (UTC) FILETIME=[0E6A0790:01D1806F] CUSTOM Mr. Evan Cole Program and Development Associate Pollinator Partnership 423 Washington St, 5th Floor San Francisco CA 94111 ec@pollinator.org 4153621137 4153621137 PROC Pollinator Week 2016 162.198.79.26 State of South Carolina WHEREAS, pollinator species such as birds and insects are essential partners of farmers and ranchers in producing much of our food supply; and WHEREAS, pollination plays a vital role in the health of our national forests and grasslands, which provide forage, fish and wildlife, timber, water, mineral resources, and recreational opportunities as well as enhanced economic development opportunities for communities; and WHEREAS, pollinator species provide significant environmental benefits that are necessary for maintaining healthy, biodiverse ecosystems; and WHEREAS, the State of South Carolina has managed wildlife habitats and public lands such as South Carolina forests and grasslands for decades; and WHEREAS, the State of South Carolina provides producers with conservation assistance to promote wise conservation stewardship, including the protection and maintenance of pollinators and their habitats on working lands and wildlands; and NOW, THEREFORE, I, Governor Haley, Governor of the State of South Carolina, do hereby proclaim the week of June 20-26, 2016 as South Carolina Pollinator Week throughout the State of South Carolina, and urge all citizens to recognize this observance.