{"id":135155,"date":"2025-04-15T00:00:12","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T05:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=135155"},"modified":"2025-04-15T09:29:43","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T14:29:43","slug":"native-america-calling-counteracting-a-pollinator-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/04\/15\/native-america-calling-counteracting-a-pollinator-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: Counteracting a pollinator crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"card mb-2\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-4 align-self-center\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nativeamericacalling.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"native america calling\"\/>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-8\">\r\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\r\n        <div class=\"h5-responsive card-title\">Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n           Listen to Native America Calling every weekday at 1pm Eastern.\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n          <!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\r\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1859-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\">http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\r\n\t\t\tAlternate Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nv1.org\/\">Native Voice One<\/a> |\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\">NAC<\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Tuesday, April 15, 2025<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-link fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling.com<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nativeamericacalling\/\"><i class=\"fab fa-instagram fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nativeamericacalling\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Counteracting a pollinator crisis <\/div>\r\n The recent winter proved deadly for honey bee colonies. \r\n<P><\/P>\r\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/bees.wsu.edu\">Washington State University Honey Bees and Pollinators Program<\/a> reports <a href=\"https:\/\/news.wsu.edu\/news\/2025\/03\/25\/honey-bee-colony-declines-grow-as-wsu-researchers-work-to-fight-losses\/\">mass die-offs for commercial beekeepers<\/a>. Honey bees, butterflies, and even small vertebrates like bats and birds are important to agriculture and are indicators of a healthy ecosystem. \r\n<P><\/P>\r\nTheir populations fluctuate and are affected by pesticide use, habitat loss, and climate change. Tribes and Native groups like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativebutterflies.org\/\">Euchee Butterfly Farm<\/a> in Oklahoma are among those devoting resources to pollinator restoration work. \r\n<P><\/P>\r\nJoin the conversation to talk with Native pollinator protectors about efforts to help turn the threat to pollinators around.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fnativesraisingnatives%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02YnuJWeDEJHwgmnGADdJGRzMDaToPFxAYAxzMxqnsrZmKqykBr9P5diPLktCpfWxFl&#038;show_text=true&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"886\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n Nathan Moses-Gonzales (Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation), entomologist and CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/m3agtech.com\/\">M3 Agriculture Technologies<\/a> in Washington\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nJane Breckinridge (enrolled Muscogee Creek Nation and Euchee), director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativebutterflies.org\/\">Euchee Butterfly Farm<\/a> in Oklahoma and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TribalAllianceforPollinators\/\">Tribal Alliance for Pollinators<\/a>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/melanie-kirby-3b473057\/\">Melanie Kirby<\/a> (Tortugas Pueblo), professional beekeeper, founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/ziaqueenbees.com\/\">Zia Queen Bees Farm and Field Institute<\/a>, extension educator and pollinator specialist at the <a href=\"https:\/\/iaia.edu\/iaias-beekeeping-journey\/\">Institute of American Indian Arts<\/a> in New Mexico, and a founder of Poeh Povi Flower Path Network\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; 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