>The currently-elected set of overworked volunteers who
> lead beekeeping organizations are shocked that the well-paid professional
> fund-raisers hired by the Xerces Society, et al have out-maneuvered them
> yet again, by busily defining honey bees as "non-native", and "invasive"
> everywhere they could.
>
Some of us who earnestly tried to work with Xerces, despite Jim's warnings,
got stabbed in the back, and have swallowed a bitter pill. There are other
groups whose interests are more in line with ours.
I currently am enthusiastic about the collaboration between Pheasants
Forever and PAm.
--
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com
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