Melanie Kirby presents on "The Importance of Place, Power, & Purpose in Pollinator Stewardship". This presentation weaves intercultural perspectives and practices and how they shape our stewardship styles, including indigenous research methodologies and regenerative agriculture principles.

This webinar was hosted by Michigan State University Extension and sponsored by Michigan Beekeepers Association.

Links shared during the presentation:
It Takes a Community: The Importance of Place, Power, & Purpose in Landscape & Pollinator Conservation (arcgis.com): https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/...
Breeding Survivor Queenbees in New Mexico (video): https://vimeo.com/16503652
Nectar Nomad (video): https://www.wevideo.com/view/1906421483
Beekeeping Around the World (psu.edu): https://extension.psu.edu/campaigns/b...

About the presenter
The bees found Melanie Kirby 28 years ago and continue to teach her about land stewardship, food systems, and diverse world views on conservation and outreach. She co-founded Zia Queenbees Farm & Field Institute located in the southern Rocky Mountains. Melanie is the founder of the Adaptive Bee Breeders Alliance- a coast-to-coast network of bee breeders and scientists. Melanie was recently appointed to the inaugural Pollinator Subcommittee of the National Ag Research, Extension Education, and Economics Advisory Board. She also works as the Extension Educator for the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe running a tribal beekeeping program and conducting pollinator ecology research.

Acknowledgments
Thank you to the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development for securing funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for Michigan State University to implement strategies in the Michigan Managed Pollinator Protection Plan.

This work is supported by the Crop Protection and Pest Management Program [grant no 2021-70006-35450] from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

This work is/was supported by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Crop Protection and Pest Management Program through the North Central IPM Center (2022-70006-38001).

Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.