<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">To celebrate Pollinator Week, the
Missoula Conservation District, along with other partners, will be sponsoring
two showings of the movie <i>The Pollinators</i>, at the Roxy Theater on June
24th, at 4 pm and 6 pm. Free wildflower seeds and pollinator information will
be available before and in between the showings at the Roxy Garden behind the
theater. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">Along with Missoula Butterfly House
& Insectarium, Missoula County Weed District, Healthy Acres Healthy
Communities Foundation, the National Wildlife Federation, MPG Ranch, Montana
DNRC, and the Roxy Theater, the Missoula Conservation District will be
celebrating Pollinator Week by bring pollinator information to Missoula. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">Pollinators include insects such as
bees, wasps, butterflies, moths, beetles, flies, and even some birds and bats.
However, pollinators have experienced a decline around the world. Pollinators
provide humans with one out of every three bites of food we eat. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">“Planting pollinator gardens is a
great way to create habitat and make your yard beautiful. The Missoula Conservation
District is happy to provide free wildflower seeds to anyone who is willing to
plant pollinator gardens.” Radley Watkins, Resource Conservationist, Missoula
Conservation District.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">All proceeds from <i>The Pollinators</i>
movie will go to the Healthy Acres Healthy Communities Foundation to build 2.5
acres of premier outdoor education gardens at the new Rocky Mountain Gardens
& Exploration Center being built at the Missoula Fairgrounds. Tickets for
the June 24th movies are available through the Roxy Theater (406-728-9380, <a href="http://www.theroxytheater.org">www.theroxytheater.org</a>). </span></p></div><div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><i><b>*Film poster attached to email for publication</b></i></div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><b>Jackie Vitas</b></font><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Administrative Assistant</font><div><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><b><font color="#45818e">Missoula Conservation District</font></b></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, sans-serif">3550 Mullan Road</font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Ste. 106</font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Missoula, MT 59808</font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">406.303.3427</span></p></div></div></div></div></div>