My longtime boyfriend is volunteer media advisor for the Zaagkii Wings & Seeds Project in northern Michigan. Marquette teens and tribal youth (Keweenaw Bay Indian Community), who toured a bee farm, and are building butterfly houses and have planted/distributed 26,000 native species plant seeds.
While the bee farm appears in this video - a video just about the bee farm is coming out shortly. This is a non-profit project of the Cedar Tree Institute and all volunteer.
Zaagkii TV on bliptv:
Blip TV - Zaagkii TV video #1
Zaagkii TV on youtube:
Youtube - Zaagkii TV video #1
Links to related articles:
Great Story in Native Village Web
Sault Ste. Marie Band of Chippewa Story on Zaagkii Project (Scroll down to page 7)
News From Indian Country (NFIC):
Zaagkii Project in Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC) newsletter (scroll down to page 4):
Indian Country Today: Two-part series on Zaagkii Project:
Part 1: Pollinator Preservation:
Part 2: Sand Point restoration:
Native America Times Story on Zaagkii Project protecting pollinators:
Turtle Island News story on Zaagkii Project:
Tree Hugger story on Zaagkii Project:
teens protecting pollinators
This project is awesome. Please post updates on 2009 activities.