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| − | <li><a href="#section1"><h2>Introduction</h2></a></li> | + | <li><a href="#section1"><h2>Introduction</h2></a></li> |
| + | <li><a href="#section2"><h2>Government</h2></a></li> | ||
| + | <li><a href="#section3"><p>Meeting with MLA―Shannon Phillips</p></a></li> | ||
| + | <li><a href="#section4"><p>City Council By-Law and Petition</p></a></li> | ||
| + | <li><a href="#section5"><h2>Community</h2></a></li> | ||
| + | <li><a href="#section6"><p>Seed bombs</p></a></li> | ||
| + | <li><a href="#section7"><h2>Integrated Human Practices</h2></a></li> | ||
| + | <li><a href="#section8"><p>Beekeepers Visit and Interview</p></a></li> | ||
| + | <li><a href="#section9"><h2>Outreach</h2></a></li> | ||
| + | <li><a href="#section10"><p>School Presentations</p></a></li> | ||
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| + | <h1 id="" class="contentSubTitle"> Introduction <br><small></small></h1> | ||
| + | <p id="humanpractices_hp">Although the science is an integral part of our project, we put some emphasis on human practices as well. Every team member contributed so that we could have a diverse and engaging set of human practices. We reached out many individuals, including one of our MLAs, who is also the Minister of Environment to get her support of our project; rural beekeepers in Southern Alberta to ask about the viability of our project; we also talked to our city council, and an urban planner to see how we could make our city more “bee-friendly”. We interacted with the public by handing out seed packets in parks, and informing them about the decline of bees and the city by-law that makes urban bee-keeping illegal; many signed a petition that we created to remove this by-law. To promote iGEM, we went to two middle schools to tell the students a little bit about our project and what iGEM is.</p> | ||
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| + | <h1 id="" class="contentSubTitle"> Government <br><small></small></h1> | ||
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| − | + | <h2 id="" class="contentSubSubTitle"> Meeting with MLA—Shannon Phillips<br><small></small></h2> | |
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| + | <h2 id="" class="contentSubSubTitle"> City Council By-Law<br><small></small></h2> | ||
| + | <p>Prior to 1983, residents of the City of Lethbridge were able to beekeep within city limits. However, an amendment to Bylaw 3383 that pertains to bees now prevents residents from being able to do so. In Southern Alberta, bee populations are currently decreasing with reports saying that North American beekeepers are losing approximately one third of their bees each year. As a way to help the bee population, our team made it a goal to try and have this bylaw amended to allow urban beekeeping within city limits.<br><br> | ||
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| + | <h1 id="" class="contentSubTitle"> Community<br><small></small></h1> | ||
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| + | <h2 id="" class="seedbombs"> Seed bombs<br><small></small></h2> | ||
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| + | <p>We made seed bombs to help spread awareness about the decline of bees, while simultaneously promoting bee population growth. A seed bomb is basically a ball of soil, clay, water, and seeds. The idea is that people plant them in empty lots, undeveloped fields, or even their backyards so that flowers can grow, giving the bees more access to food. We used Smooth Blue Aster, Purple Prairie Clover, and Prairie Coneflower to make our seed bombs because they are native to Southern Alberta, and they would not be considered an invasive species.<br><br> | ||
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| + | <h1 id="" class="contentSubTitle"> Integrated Human Practices<br><small></small></h1> | ||
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| + | <h2 id="" class="contentSubSubTitle">Beekeepers Visit and Interview<br><small></small></h2> | ||
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| + | <section id="section9"> | ||
| + | <h1 id="" class="contentSubTitle"> Outreach<br><small></small></h1> | ||
| + | <section id="section10"> | ||
| + | <h2 id="" class="contentSubSubTitle">School Presentations<br><small></small></h2> | ||
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Revision as of 21:03, 12 September 2015
Team
People behind the project
Introduction
Although the science is an integral part of our project, we put some emphasis on human practices as well. Every team member contributed so that we could have a diverse and engaging set of human practices. We reached out many individuals, including one of our MLAs, who is also the Minister of Environment to get her support of our project; rural beekeepers in Southern Alberta to ask about the viability of our project; we also talked to our city council, and an urban planner to see how we could make our city more “bee-friendly”. We interacted with the public by handing out seed packets in parks, and informing them about the decline of bees and the city by-law that makes urban bee-keeping illegal; many signed a petition that we created to remove this by-law. To promote iGEM, we went to two middle schools to tell the students a little bit about our project and what iGEM is.
Government
Meeting with MLA—Shannon Phillips
City Council By-Law
Prior to 1983, residents of the City of Lethbridge were able to beekeep within city limits. However, an amendment to Bylaw 3383 that pertains to bees now prevents residents from being able to do so. In Southern Alberta, bee populations are currently decreasing with reports saying that North American beekeepers are losing approximately one third of their bees each year. As a way to help the bee population, our team made it a goal to try and have this bylaw amended to allow urban beekeeping within city limits.
Community
Seed bombs
We made seed bombs to help spread awareness about the decline of bees, while simultaneously promoting bee population growth. A seed bomb is basically a ball of soil, clay, water, and seeds. The idea is that people plant them in empty lots, undeveloped fields, or even their backyards so that flowers can grow, giving the bees more access to food. We used Smooth Blue Aster, Purple Prairie Clover, and Prairie Coneflower to make our seed bombs because they are native to Southern Alberta, and they would not be considered an invasive species.
We distributed seed bombs to members of the public and informed them about our project and the plight of the bees. Many people accepted our project and showed their support by signing a petition that supported urban beekeeping in Lethbridge, which is currently illegal.
