Skip to main content
x
Help support science-based conservation: become a member or make a donation today!
DONATE
JOIN
JOIN
RENEW
DONATE
Main navigation
Our Work
Protecting Pollinators
Conserving Endangered Species
Reducing Pesticide Use & Impacts
Advocating for Change
Spreading the Word
Our Services
Get Involved
Webinars
Find an Event
Sign the Pollinator Protection Pledge
Join a Community Science Project
Business Partnerships
Job Opportunities
Bids and RFPs
Volunteer
Give
Donor & Membership Information
Gift Center
Planned Giving
Donate through PayPal Giving
Fundraise
Donate
Resources
Publications Library
Wings Magazine
For Parents and Educators
Learn about Invertebrates
Species Profiles
Pollinator Conservation Resource Center
Milkweed Finder
News
Press & Media
Xerces Blog
Bug Banter Podcast
Social Media
Xerces in the News
Newsletter Signup
About
Contact & Staff
About the Xerces Society
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Board & Consultants
Annual Reports
Corporate Supporters
Our Funders
Program Reports
Frequently Asked Questions
SEARCH
Search
advocacy and activism
Breadcrumb
Home
-
advocacy and activism
advocacy and activism
How Advocates Stopped Aerial Insecticide Spray on 25,000 Acres of New Mexico Natural Areas
11. July 2023
Protecting Grassland Ecosystems from Insecticides
2. September 2021
Planned Grasshopper Sprays Threaten Monarchs, Bees, Beneficial Insects, and Birds Across Western Rangelands
12. May 2021
Applying a Holistic Approach to Monarch Conservation
22. April 2021
Ask for a Healthier World
20. April 2021
WARNING: this blog post may entice you to partake in “virtual democracy”
17. March 2021
To Protect Pollinators, Talk to Your Nursery
10. February 2021
California Court Case: Protection of Insects under the California Endangered Species Act
8. February 2021
Ethanol Plant Causes Severe Pesticide Contamination in Nebraska
11. January 2021
Court Decision Undermines the State of California’s Ability to Protect Insects Under its Endangered Species Act
20. November 2020
Xerces Urges California to Step Up for Pollinators
21. October 2020
Standing Up for Native Thistles
9. September 2020
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Fails to Designate Critical Habitat for the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee
1. September 2020
New Report: How Dicamba Herbicides are Harming Cultivated and Wild Landscapes
6. August 2020
12 Climate Actions for Earth Week
18. April 2020
Evolution in Attitudes Leads to Greater Interest in Pollinator Conservation
24. February 2020
Xerces' Holistic Approach to Conservation
16. January 2020
Taking a Stand for Firefly Species Facing Extinction
15. May 2019
Pollinators and the 2018 Farm Bill
10. January 2019
Climate News Round-Up: January 2019
3. January 2019
Pollinator Conservation Program Digest – December 2018
17. December 2018
The Xerces Society Seeks Endangered Species Protections for California Bumble Bees
16. October 2018
Celebrating the Legacy of Rachel Carson
27. September 2018
The Endangered Species Act Needs Your Help!
29. August 2018
Lincoln Brower: A Life Well Spent
31. July 2018
Connecticut’s Sand Plains Need Protection
11. May 2018
10 Ways to Celebrate Earth Day
20. April 2018
Scientists Urge Action to Protect Waters from Neonicotinoid Insecticides
13. March 2018
Don’t Downsize the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument
24. July 2017
Science: Something Worth Marching For
13. April 2017
Rusty Patched Bumble Bee: The First Bee in the Continental U.S. to be Protected Under the Endangered Species Act
11. January 2017
In a rapidly warming climate, imperiled species may have nowhere to run.
30. September 2016
Monarch Butterflies in the Western United States
20. July 2016
Shortfalls of EPA’s Preliminary Risk Assessment for Imidacloprid
7. January 2016
Search Our Blog
advocacy and activism
agriculture and farms
aquatic ecosystems
Bee Better Certified
Bee Campus USA
Bee City USA
bees
beetles
beneficial insects
Bring Back the Pollinators
Bumble Bee Atlas
bumble bees
Bumble Bee Watch
butterflies
Cascade-Siskiyou Butterfly Monitoring Project
cities and towns
Clean Water Act
climate change
community science
conservation biological control (CBC)
conservation history and heroes
COVID-19
DeWind Award
dragonflies
Earth Day and Earth Week
eastern monarchs
endangered species
Endangered Species Act
environmental art
Farm Bill
fireflies
firefly
flies
freshwater mussels
from the field
fundraiser
fungicides
gardens
grasslands
habitat
habitat restoration
herbicides
how you can help
Insect Declines
insecticides
integrated pest management (IPM)
just for fun
land management
legislation and policy
member stories
milkweed
Million Pollinator Garden Challenge
monarchs
mosquito management
moths
native bees
native plants
natural areas
Nebraska Bumble Bee Atlas
neonicotinoids
outreach and education
parks
partner piece
pesticide alternatives
pesticides
photo essays
PNW Bumble Bee Atlas
pollinators
Pollinator Team Digest
Pollinator Week
protecting pollinators
publications
rangeland
research
roadsides
rusty patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis)
school gardens
seasonal and holiday
trees and forests
update
urban agriculture
volunteer program
wasps
weird and wonderful
Western Monarch Milkweed Mapper
Western Monarch New Year's Count
western monarchs
Western Monarch Thanksgiving Count
wildflowers
Wings Magazine
New on the Blog
The Power of Peer-to-Peer Fundraising: Join our December Fundraising Challenge!
Gift Ideas for Bug Lovers and Invertebrate Admirers
Cape Cod Town Transforms Mining Pit to Community Farm