Keystone Center

COLORADO STATEWIDE FAMILY ENGAGEMENT CENTER (CO-SFEC)

NEW CBS AWARD TO KEYSTONE POLICY CENTER

SEE NOTICE OF AWARD, ATTACHMENT 1 - TERMS AND CONDITIONS, ATTACHMENT D, STATEMENT OF WORK, ABSTRACT.

KEYSTONE POLICY CENTER IS PARTNERING WITH AMERICANFORESTS AND ERNST CONSULTING TO BRING DECADES OF COLLABORATIVE PLAN DEVELOPMENT ASWELL AS URBAN AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY EXPERTISE TO DEVELOP THE 2027-37 TEN-YEAR URBANFORESTRY ACTION PLAN FOR THE UNITED STATES. THROUGH EXTENSIVE, MIXED METHODS OUTREACHAND RESEARCH, AS WELL AS COLLABORATION WITH NUCFAC AND KEY UCF STAFF, WE WILL DEVELOPAND DISSEMINATE A TEN-YEAR PLAN THAT SUPPORTS STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS AND PRIORITIES FORURBAN AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY.

THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS THE GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE AND THE GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY AGREEMENT, PURSUANT TO PUBLIC LAW 113-6. THE KEYSTONE

KEYSTONE'S YOUTH POLICY SUMMIT (YPS) IS A WEEK-LONG PROGRAM THAT BRINGS TOGETHER A GROUP OF THE BRIGHTEST HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTR

SUPPORT AND IMPROVE FURTHER WITH FOOD: CENTER FOR FOOD LOSS AND WASTE SOLUTIONS (WWW.FURTHERWITHFOOD.ORG). THIS PROJECT AIMS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF U.S. ORGANIZATIONS, INDIVIDUALS, AND BUSINESSES WITH ACCESS TO QUALITY INFORMATION, TOOLS, AND APPROACHES TO REDUCE FOOD LOSS AND WASTE THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW TOOLS AND SOLUTIONS. SPECIFICALLY, THE PROPOSAL ENVISIONS SIGNIFICANT GROWTH OF FURTHER WITH FOOD BY EXPANDING THE RESOURCE BASE, CONSOLIDATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR WEBSITE VISITORS TO GET ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN FOOD WASTE REDUCTION EFFORTS, AGGREGATE NEWS AND SOCIAL MEDIA SOURCES TO INCREASE AWARENESS AROUND ONGOING PROJECTS, MANAGE THE GROWTH OF THE COALITION, IDENTIFY RESEARCH NEEDS, PROVIDE OUTREACH, AND MEASURE IMPACT.

A PIPELINE FOR STREAMLINED DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF NOVEL CONTROLS FOR THE HONEY BEE PARASITIC MITE VARROA DESTRUCTOR - THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP AND CONFIRM COMPOUNDS FOR REGISTRATION AND LICENSING FOR BEEKEEPER USE. TO MEET THIS GOAL, THE PROJECT HAS THREE RESEARCH OBJECTIVES (ROS). OBJECTIVE 1 (RO 1) WILL USE LABORATORY TRIALS TO SCREEN DOZENS OF CANDIDATE COMPOUNDS AND ASSESS THEIR EFFICACY AGAINST VARROA MITES AND SAFETY FOR HONEY BEES. OBJECTIVE 2 (RO 2) WILL TAKE COMPOUNDS SHOWING PROMISE FROM LABORATORY TRIALS, AND RUN FIELD TRIALS USING THESE COMPOUNDS IN WHOLE HONEY BEE COLONIES. THE THIRD RESEARCH OBJECTIVE (RO 3) IS TO ELUCIDATE MECHANISMS CONFERRING VARROA MITE RESISTANCE TO CURRENT VARROACIDES AND HELP INFORM DECISIONS ON TESTED COMPOUNDS.

CONSERVATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE - GE

CONSERVATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

THE KEYSTONE'S SCIENCE SCHOOL WILL CONDUCT A YOUTH POLICY SUMMIT FOCUSED ON GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTIONS. KEYSTONE WILL WORK WITH NCSSSMST TO SELECT 40