Xerces Events

Join Xerces Society Endangered Species Conservation Biologist and Monarch Overwintering Specialist, Ashley Fisher, to learn about radio-tracking monarchs. Radio-tracking is a new technology that answers long-held questions about the western monarch movement and habitat use. See this technology in action and how it will help conserve our precious western monarchs.

This webinar will be recorded and available on our YouTube channel. Closed Captioning will be available during this webinar.

Learn more and register here today!


Ashley Fisher - Endangered Species Conservation Biologist, Monarch Overwintering Specialist - Xerces Society

To request a reasonable accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please contact [email protected].

Join the Pollinator Friendly Alliance for three days of live presentations with a wealth of experts and topics on ecologically sound land practices that promote pollinators, climate resilience, clean water and lands. Summit topics provide practical knowledge and innovation on pesticide reduction, habitat installation, conservation, pollinator biology, climate resilience and more.

Monday, March 3: 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM CT
Tuesday, March 4: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM CT
Wednesday, March 5: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM CT

See the complete schedule of all three days at pollinatorfriendly.org/summit. Join every talk, or attend just your favorites. All three days: $65.

Learn more and register today!

This event is hosted by the Pollinator Friendly Alliance and is intended for land stewards (private, public, community, county, state), policymakers, public works, environmental and parks commissions, biologists, scientists, ecologists, conservation planners, roadside managers, parks and trails managers, community leaders, public and private area landscapers, conservationists, and educators. But anyone with an interest in the topic is invited.

Join us to celebrate the Bumble Bee Atlas accomplishments from 2024 as we look forward to 2025. We'll start out as a national group, and then break up into regional breakout groups to get a preview of what lies ahead in 2025.

This event is intended for Bumble Bee Atlas volunteers and supporters.

Learn more and register here today!

To request a reasonable accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please contact [email protected].

Learn more about the Bumble Bee Atlas here.

Join us for the Mountain States Bumble Bee Atlas 2025 training webinar to learn the what, why and how of this project! We'll go step-by-step though the process of joining and participating in the Atlas, discuss what's new in 2025, and have time for Q&A.

The Mountain States Bumble Bee Atlas is a collaboration between the Xerces Society and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.

This webinar will be recorded and available on the Bumble Bee Atlas website and our YouTube channel. Closed Captioning will be available during this webinar.

Learn more and register here today!


Amy Dolan - Endangered Species Conservation Biologist, Mountain States Bumble Bee Atlas - Xerces Society


Michelle Toshack - Endangered Species Conservation Biologist, Montana Bumble Bee Atlas - Xerces Society

To request a reasonable accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please contact [email protected].

Unfortunately, there isn't "one weird trick" to communicating bug science. We know that emotions are important in persuading people and encouraging evidence-based decision making. But how do you make a real connection in a time of misinformation and political division? Join Gwen Pearson, science communicator and entomologist, to explore this topic in our upcoming webinar.

This webinar will be recorded and available on our YouTube channel. Closed Captioning will be available during this webinar.

Learn more and register today!


Gwen Pearson is an award-winning science communicator with a PhD in Entomology. In addition to her work writing for WIRED Magazine, Highlights For Kids, and other science news outlets, she's run an insect zoo and worked as an Extension Entomologist in various roles. She's now retired and is an Outreach Ambassador for the non-profit Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.

To request a reasonable accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please contact [email protected].

Insecticides sprayed to kill adult mosquitoes are often used in home yards, as mosquitoes can be a nuisance and health risk. But, the insecticides used in these sprays are broadly toxic to insects, and the risks they pose to pollinators isn't well known. In the summer of 2023, Xerces performed a study comparing insecticide residues and quantifying risk to pollinators in yards sprayed by private mosquito spray services, in yards near a neighbor who sprayed, and yards sprayed by vector control districts. Join Aaron Anderson, Pesticide Program Specialist and Towns and Cities Lead, to hear the results of the study and discover practical, non-chemical mosquito management strategies for use at home.

This webinar will be recorded and available on our YouTube channel. Closed Captioning will be available during this webinar.

Learn more and register here today!


Aaron Anderson - Pesticide Program Specialist, Towns and Cities Lead - Xerces Society

To request a reasonable accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please contact [email protected].

The nearly fifty species of bumble bees in North America are highly efficient pollinators of our natural areas and farm fields, making them essential to ecosystem function. Unfortunately, substantial declines in widespread and formerly common species have been reported. Between climate change, the widespread use of pesticides, habitat loss, and the amplification and spread of diseases from commercial bees, bumble bees face an uphill challenge to recover from observed declines, and repopulate areas where they’ve been lost. In this webinar we will discuss bumble bee ecology, how that interacts with ongoing conservation issues, and what we can all do to help. The good news is that we can all contribute. Beyond participating in our Bumble Bee Atlas projects, protecting, creating, and restoring habitat is the key. We’ll discuss how to provide critical aspects of habitat to benefit each stage of the life cycle, whether you have a small porch, or manage several acres.

While this webinar is directed toward our Bumble Bee Atlas volunteers, anyone is welcome to join. The webinar will be led by the bumble bee conservation crew at the Xerces Society: Katie Lamke, Leif Richardson, Genevieve Pugesek, Molly Martin, Michelle Toshack, Amy Dolan and Rich Hatfield, who will be joined by Dr. Elaine Evans and Elise Bernstein of the University of Minnesota.

This webinar will be recorded and available on our YouTube channel. Closed Captioning will be available during this webinar.

Learn more and register here today!

To request a reasonable accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please contact [email protected].

Join us for the Mountain States Bumble Bee Atlas 2025 training webinar to learn the what, why and how of this project! We'll go step-by-step though the process of joining and participating in the Atlas, discuss what's new in 2025, and have time for Q&A.

The Mountain States Bumble Bee Atlas is a collaboration between the Xerces Society and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.

This webinar will be recorded and available on the Bumble Bee Atlas website and our YouTube channel. Closed Captioning will be available during this webinar.

Learn more and register here today!


Amy Dolan - Endangered Species Conservation Biologist, Mountain States Bumble Bee Atlas - Xerces Society


Michelle Toshack - Endangered Species Conservation Biologist, Montana Bumble Bee Atlas - Xerces Society

To request a reasonable accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please contact [email protected].

The Bumble Bee Atlas is a community science effort to gather the data needed to track and conserve bumble bees. Join us for the 2025 training session for the Montana Bumble Bee Atlas! Learn how to participate in the Atlas, find out what's new in 2025, and have an opportunity to get your questions answered.

This webinar will be recorded and available on our YouTube channel. Closed Captioning will be available during this webinar.

Learn more and register here today!


Michelle Toshack - Endangered Species Conservation Biologist, Montana Bumble Bee Atlas - Xerces Society

To request a reasonable accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please contact [email protected].