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Director of Habitat Partnerships
Peter S. Berthelsen
1011 Alexander Avenue
Elba, NE 68835
308-390-0848
9 April 2015
As someone that has expressed an interest in the new Honey Bee and Monarch
Butterfly Partnership available as a pilot program in North and South Dakota in 2015, I
wanted to pass along to you our new program information.
Enclosed, you will find all of the application materials and general program information
that will allow you to better understand the program goals and objectives, answer your
questions and allow you to apply.
The broad list of partners in this program include commercial beekeepers, the honey
industry, agricultural industry, Project Apis m. and Pheasants Forever, Inc. We are
excited to offer you this innovative program that offers new options to consider in your
farming and ranching operation as well as new ways to establish great pollinator habitat.
Thank you for your consideration and interest in establishing important habitat on the
landscape!
Sincerely,
Pheasants Forever, Inc.
Peter S. Berthelsen
Director of Habitat Partnerships
Honey Bee and Monarch Butterfly Partnership
Cooperator
Contract
Application
Form
Applicant:
Name and Address: ___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
Phone: (_____) ___________
Email Address: ________________________________
Seed Delivery Location:
Name and Address: ___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
Phone: (_____) ___________
I am currently working with a beekeeper and have hives located on the property:
Yes (___) No (____)
I am not working with a beekeeper now, but would be interested in having hives located on the property:
Yes (___) No (____)
I have access to a no-till grass drill for planting the pollinator mixtures:
Yes (___) No (____)
The current condition of the site on which the pollinator habitat would be planted:
Crop Stubble (___) Existing Grass (____) Grasses that have been sprayed (_____)
I would be willing to have the site used to document the benefit of the plantings for honey bee health:
Yes (___) No (____)
I would be willing to have the site used as a demonstration on a tour in the future:
Yes (___) No (____)
Submit this application form along with all other application materials to:
Pheasants Forever, 1718 4th Avenue #305, Plattsmouth, NE 68048
Honey Bee and Monarch Butterfly Partnership
Cooperator Contract
This contract is between Pheasants Forever, Inc. and:
Contract Number: ____________
_________________________________ ________________________________ _____________________________
Cooperator
Mailing Address
City, State, Zip
Cooperator Contact: _______________________________________ PF Contact: ______________________________________
Name & Phone #
Name & Phone #
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R. _____
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County____________________
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Project Length:
 3 years  4 years  5 years  6 years
Planting Incentive*
Acres: ________ x $15/acre
Contract Begin Date: _________ End Date: ________
Annual Payment*
Acres: _______ x $50/acre
= $ __________
= $ _________ annually
Grass seed shipping address (if different than cooperator address): ___________________________________________
Contract Payment Information:
____________ ________________________________________________________________________________
% or $
Name (as shown on income tax return) and Mailing Address
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% or $
Name (as shown on income tax return) and Mailing Address
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% or $
Name (as shown on income tax return) and Mailing Address
On the contracted areas, the cooperator agrees:
1. To protect all contracted areas from unauthorized activities such as haying, mowing, shredding and/or grazing from April 1 to
September 30 every year of the active contract. Unauthorized activities will result in forfeiture of the annual payment.
2. To plant the pollinator habitat seed mixtures provided by Pheasants Forever, Inc. 50% of the contracted areas to be planted
using a honey bee seed mixture and 50% of the contracted areas to be planted using a Monarch Butterfly seed mixture.
3. Weed control on contracted acres from April 1 to September 30 must be approved by Pheasants Forever, Inc.
4. To post 2 project signs on each separate contracted area (signs will be provided by Pheasants Forever, Inc.).
5. To permit Pheasants Forever, Inc. representatives access to the property and contract information necessary for monitoring,
inspection and annual payment purposes.
6. That renters or lessees of property may only enter into agreements if such rights are granted with owner consent.
7. Change in ownership of the contracted area shall terminate this agreement.
8. Violation of contract requirements results in forfeiture of past and future contract payments. All contract payments, incentive
payments and seed mixture costs received shall be reimbursed to Pheasants Forever, Inc.
On the contracted areas, Pheasants Forever, Inc. agrees:
1. To provide a honey bee seed mixture free of charge to the cooperator for 50% of the contracted acres and to provide a monarch
butterfly seed mixture to the cooperator for 50% of the contracted acres. Seed mixtures are designed by Pheasants Forever,
Inc. biologists to maximize program and wildlife benefits and are to be planted in two separate plantings.
2. To provide 2 project signs for each separate contracted area for posting.
3. To send Planting Incentive payments and Annual Payments upon receipt of project completion documentation.
Either party may terminate this contract with 30 days written notification.
Modification to this contract must be made in writing and signed by both the Cooperator and Pheasants Forever Inc.
*Planting Incentive is paid following the grass planting. Annual Payments are made in May following the anniversary of the planting
date (ex. a spring 2015 planting will receive the first annual payment in June 2016).
If program funds are discontinued, Pheasants Forever Inc. may void this contract.
Pheasants Forever, Inc. Representative’s Signature
Date
Cooperator’s Signature
Date
Cooperator’s Signature
Date
Cooperator’s Signature
Date
Required Documents:
Application Form
Signed contract
Aerial photo
W9 for all payees
2015 Honey Bee and Monarch
Butterfly Partnership
Program Guidelines
1. Allotment of Program Funds:
Funding for the program will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. In addition,
several factors such as project size and location to the nearest registered apiary will be
considerations. This is done to speed up the enrollment process. This means that program
materials are also ordered and delivered to landowners in a timely manner. Funding for
program enrollment is available through support from a broad coalition of commercial
beekeepers, the honey packing industry, Agricultural Industry and Pheasants Forever, Inc.
2. Sign-up Dates:
There will be no official starting or sign-up date for the program. Since funds are allocated on
a first-come, first-served basis, landowners are encouraged to enroll before available funding
for the year is fully enrolled.
3. Application Process:
The first step in the enrollment process is to complete the Honey Bee and Monarch Butterfly
Partnership application form and submit it to Pheasants Forever, Inc. at the contact
information listed in this set of guidelines. Please make sure the form is complete and the
information is legible. The next step is to completed and sign a contract with the application
form.
Please make sure the following information is included with each Application and Contract:
 Completed program Application and Contract.
 Cooperator name and address.
 Name and address to ship the grass seed to (no P.O. Boxes please).
 Aerial photo designating the location and size of the project.
 Legal description of the project (Section, Range and Township)
 Total acres of the project to be seeded.
 Completed W9 for the contract payments.
 Location to the nearest registered apiary
2015 Honey Bee & Monarch Butterfly Partnership Program Guidelines
April 2015
4. Location to a Registered Apiary:
Part of the application and ranking process is the location of the proposed project to a
registered honey bee apiary in the state. Applicants should visit the appropriate state website
to determine the location in miles from the project site to the nearest registered apiary and
include that information in the appropriate application location.


South Dakota: http://sdda.sd.gov/ag-services/beekeeping-apiary-resources/sd-apiary-location-maps/
North Dakota: http://www.nd.gov/ndda/program/apiary-program-honey-bees
5. Landowner Payments:
Planting incentive payments are available at a rate of $15.00 per acre. Landowners will
receive their planting incentive payments following the schedule listed on their contract.
Planting incentive payments are issued in the year of the establishment of the project. For a
project that is enrolled and planted in the spring of 2015, the planting incentive payment will
then be issued by Pheasants Forever, Inc. in June 2015
Annual rental payments are available at a rate of $50.00 per acre. Landowners will receive
their annual rental payments following the schedule listed on their contract. Annual rental
payments are issued on the anniversary date of the establishment of the project. For a
project that is enrolled and planted in the spring of 2015, the first annual rental payment will
be issued by Pheasants Forever, Inc. in May 2016. Annual rental payments are issued after
each project has been verified to have complied with the Use Restrictions of the contract on
an annual basis.
6. Contract Approval:
As completed applications and contracts are received by Pheasants Forever, Inc., they will
be reviewed to ensure all required documents are received and entered into the program for
funding. As applications are enrolled and accepted, landowners will be contacted to notify
them of their application status. Landowners will be contacted using the information entered
in their application form.
7. Contract Length:
For the 2015 program, Landowners will have the option of enrolling the contracted acres for a
3, 4, 5 or 6-year contract at the time the application and contract materials are submitted. At
this time, there is no assurance that contracted acres will be eligible for re-enrollment in the
program when the original contract term is completed. Landowners should consider this
factor when selecting the contract length at the time of original enrollment.
8. Pollinator Habitat Seeding Mixtures:
As an additional landowner incentive, the pollinator habitat seeding mixtures will be provided
in the program at no cost to landowners. This partnership is being offered to help meet the
critical habitat needs for both Honey Bees and Monarch Butterflies. As such, landowners will
be provided with seeding mixtures designed to meet specific habitat and nutritional
requirements for the target species. Pollinator habitat seeding mixtures are designed by
Pheasants Forever biologists to ensure that maximum wildlife benefits are being obtained.
In order to ensure that planting materials are distributed in a timely manner, we are asking
that all applications and contract materials be submitted to the Pheasants Forever as soon as
possible.
2015 Honey Bee & Monarch Butterfly Partnership Program Guidelines
April 2015
This information will allow us to place orders with seed vendors and have the seed delivered
as quickly as possible. The seed vendor will ship the grass seed mixture directly to the name
and address provided in the program application. Unless otherwise specified, all seed orders
will be delivered with the fluffy seed separated from the small, slick seeds. This seed mixing
combination is designed for projects that will be planted using a no-till grass drill with at
multiple seed boxes.
9. Pollinator Habitat Planting Guidance:
For this program, enrolled landowners will be supplied with two separate seeding mixtures.
50% of the enrolled acres will be established to a pollinator habitat mixture designed to
provide superior forage and nutrition for honey bees. This mixture will be comprised primarily
of legume species known to benefit honey bees. 50% of the enrolled acres will be
established to a pollinator habitat mixture designed to provide plants necessary for the life
history and nutritional needs of Monarch butterflies. This mixture will be comprised of a wide
variety of wildflowers and contain critically important milkweed species as Monarch larvae are
obligate herbivores of milkweeds.
Landowners are to plant the pollinator habitat seeding mixtures they receive into two
separate block plantings by May 25th of the initial year of the contract. The pollinator habitat
seeding mixtures are not to be mixed together at the time of planting. While both honey bees
and Monarch butterflies will use and benefit from each of the pollinator habitat seeding
mixtures, they are to be planted in separate plantings to help ensure the success of the
planting establishment and development.
Pollinator habitat seeding mixtures should be planted using a no-till grass drill to ensure the
proper planting of mixtures. Additional planting guidance includes:
 Seeding depth is critically important to the success of pollinator habitat seeding
mixtures. Due to the nature of the species used in the mixtures and their
associated seed sizes, seeds should not be seeded deeper than 1/8 of an inch at
the time of planting.

Tillage before seeding this mixture is not recommended or encouraged. The use of
a no-till grass drill should allow you to properly plant seed mixture without the use
of tillage. If the site has any known history of noxious or invasive weeds like
thistles, tillage before seeding will only encourage those aggressive weed species
and reduce the success and effectiveness of the seeding mixtures.

A herbicide application of Glyphosate at a rate of 2 quarts per acre prior to the
initial seeding of the pollinator habitat seeding mixtures may be necessary to help
reduce early weed competition. In areas with known or suspected weed
competition, this strategy will help ensure your overall success.

If weed competition in the project is concern, contact Pheasants Forever for
approved weed control options in the program. When necessary, approved weed
control options will likely be limited to:
 Shredding at an approved height and frequency.
 Herbicide spot spraying.
 Manual spot weed control.
 Use of a weed wick with approved herbicide and timing.
2015 Honey Bee & Monarch Butterfly Partnership Program Guidelines
April 2015
10. Pollinator Habitat Project Use Restrictions:
Enrolled acres are restricted from haying, mowing, shredding and/or grazing from April 1 to
September 30 each year of the contract. This requirement is in place to ensure that the
pollinator habitat benefit of the planting are in place and available at the most critical times of
the year. Landowners are able to hay or graze the contracted acres outside of the April 1 to
September 30 timeline.
11. Partnership Program Signs:
Landowners will receive 2 Partnership Program signs that are required to
be posted on the project. These signs are an important part of promoting
the partnership and its success. Where possible, the signs should be
posted on the project in a manner that the public is able to see the signs
and learn about the program.
12. General Program Requirements:
 The goal of the program is to establish new pollinator habitat in an area that did not have
pollinator habitat. Areas that are in existing grass cover can qualify only if the current
cover will be completely removed through chemical application (using a fall and spring spraying
of a non-selective herbicide) and re-established to an approved pollinator habitat seeding
mixture. Areas that do not currently meet these requirements can be prepared with
herbicide application in 2015 and enrolled in the 2016 landowner signup period.

Violation of the contract can result in forfeiture of paid and future payments. This includes
annual rental payments, planting incentive payments and the cost of pollinator habitat
seeding mixtures.
13. Program Contacts
Mail Applications & Contracts to:
Mary Korth
Habitat Partnerships Specialist
1718 4th Avenue #305
Plattsmouth, NE 68048
Program Guidelines & Questions:
Pete Berthelsen
Director of Habitat Partnerships
1011 Alexander Avenue
Elba, NE 68835
308-428-3062
308-390-0848
[email protected]
[email protected]
2015 Honey Bee & Monarch Butterfly Partnership Program Guidelines
April 2015
Seed Mixture Calculator
March 18, 2015
Alfalfa
Native Grasses
Clovers/Herbs/Legumes
Sedges/Rushes/Wetland
Field Grasses
Show All
Native Forbs/Wildflowers/Shrubs
Species
Scientific Name
Alfalfa-SD Common
Alsike Clover
Birdsfoot Trefoil
Crimson Clover
Ladino White Clover
Medium Red Clover
Sainfoin
White Blossom Sweet Clover
Yellow Blossom Sweet Clover
Hoary Vervain
Maximillian Sunflower
Partridge Pea
Phacelia
Showy Goldenrod
Sky Blue Aster
Smooth Blue Aster
Canada Wildrye
Indiangrass-Tomahawk
Little Bluestem-Itasca
Mixture
Clear PLS per acre
Grains
Medicago sativa
Trifolium hybridum
Lotus corniculatus
Trifolium incarnatum
Trifolium repens
Trifolium pratense
Onobrychis viciifolia
Melilotus officinalis
Melilotus officinalis
Verbena stricta
Helianthus maxmilliani
Chamaecrista fasciculata
Phacelia angelia
Solidago speciosa
Aster azureus
Aster laevis
Elymus canadensis
Sorghastrum nutans
Schizachyrium scoparium
Suggested
Seeding
Rates
PLS lbs per
acre
0.05 - 1.5
0.1 - 0.8
0.1 - 2.0
0.1 - 0.5
0.1 - 2.0
0.5 - 1.5
0.1 - 1.0
0.1 - 1.0
0.01 - 0.06
0.01 - 0.03
0.1 - 0.4
0.08 - 0.20
0.001 - 0.008
0.005 - 0.02
-
0.500
0.300
0.300
0.600
0.400
1.000
1.100
0.250
0.250
0.020
0.040
0.150
0.300
0.006
0.005
0.005
0.300
0.200
0.300
PLS seeds per
sq ft
2.61
4.82
2.58
2.06
8.00
6.31
0.76
1.49
1.49
0.31
0.18
0.15
1.31
0.21
0.15
0.12
0.79
0.80
1.79
See Macro Tab for Guidance
% of
Mixture
PLS
7.25%
13.41%
7.18%
5.74%
22.26%
17.56%
2.12%
4.15%
4.15%
0.87%
0.50%
0.41%
3.64%
0.58%
0.42%
0.32%
2.20%
2.23%
4.98%
Alfalfa Total:
0.500
2.61
7.25%
Clovers, Herbs & Other Legumes Total:
4.200
27.53
76.58%
Field Grasses Total:
0.000
0.00
0.00%
Grains Total:
0.000
0.00
0.00%
Native Forbes, Wildflowers, & Shrubs Total:
0.526
2.43
6.76%
Native Grasses Total:
Sedges, Rushes & Other Wetland Species Total:
0.800
0.000
3.39
0.00
9.42%
0.00%
Total Mixture:
6.026
COC
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
1
7
7
5
5
5
4
Bloom
Period
Pollinator
Value
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
3
3
3
-
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
-
35.95 100.00%
COC = Coefficient of Conservatism
Native Seed Designation
Bloom Period
Wildflowers Used in Mixture
% PLS Seeding
Rate of Mix
1 = April to May
2
9.38%
2 = June to July
9
77.26%
4
1.83%
3 = August to October
Total :
15
Retail Price Per Acre:
1-24.9 Acres: $43.30
25-199.9 Acres: $41.80
200+ Acres: $41.30
-$1.52
-$3.03
4.813
Pollinator Value
Retail cost
per Acre
$2.01
$1.21
$1.70
$0.82
$1.61
$2.67
$3.00
$1.01
$0.60
$2.04
$1.82
$2.04
$2.72
$2.38
$1.28
$1.28
$2.47
$3.86
$5.79
$43.30
$41.80
$41.30
Seed Mixture Calculator
March 18, 2015
Alfalfa
Native Grasses
Clovers/Herbs/Legumes
Sedges/Rushes/Wetland
Field Grasses
Show All
Native Forbs/Wildflowers/Shrubs
Species
Suggested
Seeding
Rates
Scientific Name
Alfalfa-SD Common
Alsike Clover
Birdsfoot Trefoil
Crimson Clover
Sainfoin
Black-Eyed Susan
Canada Milkvetch
Common Milkweed
Evening Primrose
False Sunflower/Early Sunflower/Ox-Eye
Sunflower
Foxglove Beardtongue
Hoary Vervain
Ironweed
Maximillian Sunflower
New England Aster
Pale Purple Coneflower
Partridge Pea
Phacelia
Pitcher Sage/Blue Sage
Prairie Cinquefoil
Prairie Coneflower/Longheaded Coneflower
Purple Coneflower
Purple Prairie Clover
Rough Blazingstar/Button Blazingstar
Sawtooth Sunflower
Shell Leaf Penstemon/Large-Flowered
Beardtongue
Showy Goldenrod
Showy Tick Trefoil
Sky Blue Aster
Smooth Blue Aster
Stiff Goldenrod
Stiff Sunflower/Showy Sunflower
Tall Boneset
White Prairie Clover
White Yarrow
Wild Bergamot/Bee Balm
Big Bluestem-Bison
Canada Wildrye
Little Bluestem-Itasca
Prairie June Grass
Sideoats Grama-Pierre
Western Wheatgrass-Rosana
Plains Oval Sedge
Mixture
Clear PLS per acre
Grains
Medicago sativa
Trifolium hybridum
Lotus corniculatus
Trifolium incarnatum
Onobrychis viciifolia
Rudbeckia hirta
Astragalus canadensis
Asclepias syriaca
Oenothera biennis
Heliopsis helianthoides
Penstemon digitalis
Verbena stricta
Vernonia fasciculata
Helianthus maxmilliani
Aster novae-angliae
Echinacea pallida
Chamaecrista fasciculata
Phacelia angelia
Salvia azurea
Potentilla arguta
Ratibida columnifera
Echinacea purpurea
Dalea purpurea
Liatris aspera
Helianthus grosseserratus
Penstemon grandiflorus
Solidago speciosa
Desmodium canadense
Aster azureus
Aster laevis
Solidago rigida
Helianthus pauciflorus
Eupatorium altissimum
Dalea candidum
Achillea millefolium
Monarda fistulosa
Andropogon gerardii
Elymus canadensis
Schizachyrium scoparium
Koeleria cristata
Bouteloua curtipendula
Agropyron smithii
Carex brevior
PLS lbs per PLS seeds per
acre
sq ft
See Macro Tab for Guidance
% of
Mixture
PLS
COC
Bloom
Period
Pollinator
Value
0.05 - 1.5
0.1 - 0.8
0.1 - 2.0
0.5 - 1.5
0.01 - 0.1
0.02 - 0.15
0.01 - 0.05
0.005 - 0.04
0.200
0.130
0.160
0.600
1.300
0.080
0.050
0.070
0.008
1.04
2.09
1.38
2.06
0.90
2.89
0.31
0.94
0.25
3.25%
6.52%
4.30%
6.43%
2.81%
9.03%
0.97%
2.92%
0.79%
0
0
0
3
5
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
5
5
5
5
3
1
4
5
4
$0.81
$0.52
$0.91
$0.82
$3.54
$1.82
$1.42
$11.92
$0.32
0.03 - 0.09
0.080
0.19
0.58%
4
2
6
$3.18
0.01 - 0.03
0.01 - 0.06
0.02 - 0.06
0.01 - 0.03
0.005 - 0.01
0.01 - 0.04
0.1 - 0.4
0.08 - 0.20
0.01 - 0.04
0.05 - 0.01
0.02 - 0.08
0.05 - 0.2
0.04 - 0.15
0.01 - 0.03
0.005 - 0.04
0.025
0.040
0.020
0.060
0.010
0.040
0.250
0.300
0.010
0.007
0.050
0.090
0.070
0.010
0.015
0.23
0.63
0.18
0.27
0.24
0.10
0.25
1.31
0.07
0.71
0.85
0.24
0.51
0.05
0.22
0.72%
1.96%
0.55%
0.84%
0.76%
0.30%
0.77%
4.08%
0.21%
2.21%
2.64%
0.75%
1.59%
0.15%
0.68%
6
2
4
4
4
1
6
6
3
6
5
4
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
3
2
4
5
4
5
$3.83
$4.09
$3.41
$2.72
$3.12
$3.86
$3.41
$2.72
$4.54
$1.07
$2.55
$1.94
$1.99
$3.97
$5.96
0.01 - 0.04
0.020
0.12
0.38%
1
5
$4.54
0.001 - 0.008
0.01 - 0.03
0.005 - 0.02
0.01 - 0.02
0.01 - 0.04
0.003 - 0.02
0.01 - 0.05
0.01 - 0.03
-
0.006
0.020
0.010
0.010
0.020
0.015
0.005
0.080
0.030
0.020
0.300
0.400
0.250
0.050
0.300
0.400
0.040
0.21
0.04
0.30
0.23
0.60
0.03
0.29
0.71
1.96
0.58
1.14
1.06
1.49
2.66
1.32
1.01
0.43
0.65%
0.13%
0.94%
0.73%
1.86%
0.09%
0.92%
2.20%
6.13%
1.82%
3.54%
3.29%
4.65%
8.29%
4.10%
3.15%
1.33%
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
1
2
-
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
2
5
-
$2.38
$3.41
$2.55
$2.55
$3.06
$3.83
$1.56
$2.27
$1.53
$3.97
$2.38
$3.29
$4.82
$1.70
$3.41
$4.31
$10.22
Alfalfa Total:
0.200
1.04
3.25%
Clovers, Herbs & Other Legumes Total:
2.190
6.43
20.06%
Field Grasses Total:
0.000
0.00
0.00%
Grains Total:
0.000
0.00
0.00%
Native Forbes, Wildflowers, & Shrubs Total:
1.521
15.50
48.33%
Native Grasses Total:
Sedges, Rushes & Other Wetland Species Total:
1.700
0.040
8.67
0.43
27.03%
1.33%
Total Mixture:
5.651
5
7
5
7
5
3
5
3
6
2
3
5
5
4
6
5
3
32.06 100.00%
COC = Coefficient of Conservatism
Native Seed Designation
Wildflowers Used in Mixture
% PLS Seeding
Rate of Mix
1 = April to May
5
17.73%
2 = June to July
20
43.35%
3 = August to October
10
7.74%
Bloom Period
Total :
35
Retail Price Per Acre:
1-24.9 Acres: $139.22
25-199.9 Acres: $137.72
200+ Acres: $137.22
Retail cost
per Acre
-$4.87
-$9.75
4.306
Pollinator Value
$139.22
$137.72
$137.22
Honey Bee
& Monarch
Butterfly
Partnership