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Conservation

A queen bumble bee looks for a spot within a thick leaf cover.
Leave the Leaves!
Several people, both women and men, each carrying butterfly nets, gather together to look excitedly at a bee identification guide. Two are holding bees in plastic containers, comparing them to the guide.
From the Field: Searching for Pollinators in an Iowa Prairie
A wide open field of yellow flowers, short grasses, and scrubs in southeastern Oregon.
Court Tells Federal Agency to Rethink Widespread Pesticide Spray Program
A metallic green sweat bee perched atop several small orange flowers.
Announcing the State of the Bees Initiative: Our Plan To Study Every Wild Bee Species in the U.S.
A view of the 2 hedgerows in springtime. The native plant line short on the left is hugged by burlap strips and the taller Siberian pea-shrub is tall against the red wooden fence on the right.
Living Snow Fence Helps Both Crops and Pollinators in the Semi-Arid West
Ron Smith, a middle aged white man with a graying beard and a friendly smile, gently carrying a horseshoe crab along a beach. He is wearing bright blue tee shirt with the logo of the NJ Fish and Wildlife department.
Ron Smith: Champion of Community Science and Invertebrate Conservation
An Aphaenogaster ant grabbing a large seed to carry back to its nest. They are a reddish-copper color, with a narrow constriction between their thorax and abdomen, and two spines on the back of the thorax.
Myrmecochory: How Ants Shape Plant Communities
Looking from a wetland and natural area in a park out into the surrounding streets. Many of the houses have unnecessary lighting in their backyards that throw light far into the wetlands. Instead of darkness, the sky behind the lights is a bright grey, blocking out all but the brightest stars, which are just barely visible.
To Protect Pollinators, We Need to Fight Light Pollution
A white woman standing in a wildflower field, next to a set of equipment for collecting moths and surveying plant species. In the background, a road and houses show that this is in an urban setting.
2024 DeWind Awards Fund New Research on Moth Conservation in Urban Areas
"World Migratory Bird Day. Protect Insects, Protect Birds" Illustrations of many different birds and insects
World Migratory Bird Day: Birds Need Bugs, And Both Need Our Help
A grove of young chestnut trees, about 8ft tall, planted in neat rows within a large forest clearing. Two people are knelt by one tree, inspecting it.
Working With Land Trusts To Create and Conserve Habitat Across New England
A large fluffy bee drinking from a shallow pool of water
If You’re Thirsty, They’re Thirsty: Make a Simple Water Source To Support Pollinators
Ted Burk, an older white man with grey hair, smiling gentley.
Ted Burk: A Professor Dedicated to Conservation
An adult green lacewing sitting on a leaf. In addition to its bright green body, this insect's wings and eyes are both iridescent, giving them a shimmering rainbow quality. Lacewings are excellent predators of aphids.
Planting for Helpful Predators: How “Natural Enemies” Can Control Garden Pests for You
Person sit in front of garden shed in late winter, with dead leaves and brush around their feet
For Pollinators' Sakes, Don’t Spring into Garden Cleanup Too Soon!
Wasp laying eggs in a gypsy moth caterpillar
Parasitoids Are an Important Part of Our Food Web, Too
Tractor applying pesticides to rows of crops
Why We Don’t Accept Money from Pesticide or Oil Companies
First grader's crayon drawing of endangered tiger beetles
Stratford Elementary's First Graders Take a Stand for Tiger Beetles
Ralph Masturzo near tulip garden
Remembering Ralph Masturzo: A Legacy of Conservation and Generosity
Bumble bee approaching flower
A Year in Review: Our Top Stories of 2023
Monarchs clustering on branch at overwintering site in Mexico
The Power of Peer-to-Peer Fundraising: Join our December Fundraising Challenge!
Group of Xerces staff and community members posing for a picture
Cape Cod Town Transforms Mining Pit to Community Farm
U School garden in front of the school, which is painted in murals
High School Students Depave a Parking Lot to Plant a Garden
Firefly in a backyard
Protecting Invertebrates – Even When We Can’t See Them
Aster mining bee digging in sand
Why Do Some Bees Dig?
prairie violets that sprouted in restored prairie pocket
The Rewards of Prairie Management: Bountiful Evidence of Recovery
Justine and her bike
Justine Burt: A Climate Champion Cycling for Invertebrate Conservation
Bee City folks celebrating a tiny pollinator park
Bee City USA Celebrates its Tenth Year
white clover as cover crop
Pollinator Friendly Cover Cropping for Vegetable Farmers
lacey phacelia
Midsummer Management of Crop Pests and Pollinators
plume moth
Moths are cool too!
Xerces Society member Augustin Garnier with monarch butterfly on hat
Xerces Member Augustin Garnier Comes Full Circle as a Monarch Advocate
Monarch caterpillar on narrowleaf milkweed (Asclepias fascicularis). (Photo: Xerces Society / Stephanie McKnight)
Keep Monarchs Wild: Why Captive Rearing Isn’t the Way to Help Monarchs
Volunteers weeding in a People's Garden in the Bronx
Planting for Bees, Butterflies, and Beauty in the Bronx
David Kollen walking outdoors with a bumble bee net
David Kollen: A Lifelong Invertebrate Advocate Searching for Bumble Bees in Serpentine Fens
Awardees Katie McManus and Remy Sutherland
2023 DeWind Awards Support Research into Pollinator Corridors and the Impacts of Fire Ants on Monarch Butterflies
Metallic and multicolored dogbane beetle
This Earth Day, Celebrate the Stars of Biodiversity: Insects
Desolate stripes of mowed turf grass
A Day Without Invertebrates
Eastern swallowtail butterfly on buttonbush
Ways to Defend Biodiversity this Earth Week
Several people planting seedlings in a prepared site in front of a building
Love for the Land Inspires Pollinator Habitat Conservation Across the Driftless Area
Two individuals planting seedlings
Can You Top These 15 Creative Xerces Fundraiser Ideas?
Open book about farming with beneficial insects
Cozy Up with Wintertime Reading for Nature Lovers
Black witch moth
Spooky Season: Weird and Wonderful Invertebrates
Group of people standing with shovels at the park
Desert Plants for Pollinator Palaces with Member Alley Yerger
Cicada killer wasp
Wasp World
Yellow spotted millipede crawls in leaves and brush
Leave the Leaves! These Invertebrates Depend on It.
Leafcutter bee carrying a piece of leaf
Insects Are a Lot Like Us
Cover crop blooms in an orchard (Photo: Xerces Society)
More Than Food: A New Roadmap for Agriculture
Buckwheat smother crop in Iowa (Photo: Sarah Foltz Jordan/ Xerces Society)
Tips for Organic Site Preparation Before You Plant
Flowers bloom in the foreground of a Pennsylvania orchard with hills in the distance. Photo: Kelly Gill/ Xerces Society
Intrinsically Linked: Why Climate-Smart Agriculture Must Not Neglect Biodiversity
A monarch butterfly drinks nectar from a purple coneflower in the middle of a field of wildflowers. The monarch is orange-brown with black markings. The coneflowers have a reddish-brown raised dome in the center that is surrounded by drooping purple petals. The other flowers in the meadow are yellow and pink, and beyond is wall of green trees that forms the edge of a woodland.
For Wildlife and Humans, Native Plants Are a Key to Climate Resilience
Santa Fe Extension Master Gardeners and the habitat kits they are about plant at the Santa Fe County Extension Office Demonstration Gardens. The eighteen species in the kits are native, climate-resilient species which will support a diversity of native pollinators across seasons. (Photo: Kaitlin Haase / Xerces Society)
Conserving Desert Pollinators and Water in the Face of Climate Change
Young Nebraska Ecologists group climbs a hill in Gjerloff Prairie for Bumble Bee Atlas Surveys (c. Britton Bailey)
This Earth Week, We’re Finding Hope on the Climate Crisis
Synchronous fireflies line a path through Great Smoky Mountains National Park (Photo: Radim Schreiber, fireflyexperience.org)
Sparking a Sustainable Firefly Tourism Movement
Man poses with California Habitat Kit plants in truck during pickup. Credit: Angela Laws.
Meet the Partners Saving Pollinators with Xerces’ California Habitat Kits
New Roots Community Farm in New York City (Photograph by Dina Garcia).
Habitat Kits: Partnering to Support Monarchs and Pollinators
Part of the bison herd at Rockie Hill Bison Farm, with a view of the city of Winona and the Mississippi River in the background. Photo: Gail Griffin
Selecting seeds for bison, pollinators to share the land
A remodeled park included a daylighted creek, flowering meadow, and playground (Photo: Matthew Shepherd).
New Guidelines Support Creation of Pollinator-Friendly Parks
This photograph shows a flowering meadow on the edge of an orchard. The flowers include tall dark-purple flowers, lower growing pale-purple flowers, and darker pink blooms beyond. In the distance can be seen green forest covering gently sloping hills. The sky has white and pale gray clouds.
Creating Wildflower Meadows from Scratch or by Simply Changing Mowing Regimes
An area of grassland has been set on fire on purpose. Brown smoke rises into the blue sky from the orange flames that mark the division between the burned and unburned grassland. The burned area to the left is black, the unburned are to the right is green with tall brown stems. A fire manager wearing yellow cloths and a blue helmet is walking along the line of fire.
Burning the Land
A front garden in which flowers have been planted. Small circles of recently dug soil surround each small, green plant. The garden is edged by a wooden fence made of two horizontal rails and widely spaced posts. In the foreground, attached to the fence is a sign. The sign is green, with colorful flowers and an orange butterfly and brown lettering that says “pollinator habitat”.
Santa Fe Pollinator Habitat Kit Program Connects Pollinators and People
An underwater photo showing the bottom of a river and above it in the hazy water small brown fish. The river bottom is made of dark, rounded rocks, some large, some small, surrounded by pale brown sand. In the sand can be seen dozens of freshwater mussels. The mussels are oval shaped and very dark, almost black. The two halves of their shells are slightly open, showing the paler, soft flesh of the animal.
The Merit of Mussels
leaf litter, overwinter, bumble bee life cycle, science, conservation
Where do Bumble Bee Queens Overwinter? Participate in Queen Quest This Fall to Help Us Find Out!
yellow, flower, dandelion, community science, Bumble Bee Watch
A Q&A with Daniel Potvin-Leduc, a Bumble Bee Watch Star from Quebec
A photograph of a farm, looking along a recently planted hedgerow. The hedgerow has three rows of bushy plants that stretch into the distance. Many of the plants are in bloom, showing yellow, white, pink, and purple flowers. To the left is a pond, reflecting the blue sky. To the right is a gravel road and apple trees.
Businesses Support the “Little Things that Run the World”
Two women stand beside a farm field. One has a black shirt and pale brown pant. The other black pants and a pale brown shirt and is wearing a broad-brimmed hat and carries an orange bag. A strip of brown grass stretches down the edge of the field. Beside the field is an orchard of trees with white trunks and green leaves. In the distance is a green barn and houses with red roofs, and beyond them hills rising toward the blue sky.
The Value of Conservation Planning
A group of young people standing a classroom holding wooden insect houses that they have been building. Some people have blonde hair, some brown, and some black. A few of the group are wearing head scarfs. The insect houses are square frames with a pointed roof.
Bee City USA & Bee Campus USA Affiliate Spotlight: University of Michigan-Dearborn
A women wearing a shite shite and a straw hat stands in a meadow, with plants and yellow flowers up to her waist. Behind her a line of tall trees with green leaves stretches into the distance.
Coming Home: A Woman Landowner’s Conservation Calling
A young burrowing owl runs across the ground with a green grasshopper in its bill. The owls feathers are fuffy. They are brown on its back and top of heard and white on its belly and chest. Its face is brown with horizontal stripes of white across its chin and forehead and it has striking yellow eyes that have a black center.
Protecting Grassland Ecosystems from Insecticides
A photo of a desert landscape. In the background, brown hills dotted with green shrbs rise toward the blue sky. In the foreground, flowers are in bloom. A row of low shrubs coverd in white flowers stretches away from the viewer toward a clump of short trees.
Climate News: Nature-Based Climate Solutions Address Climate Change and Support Pollinators
A photo that shows a cross section of soil on the side of a pit. The soil is dark brown and crumbling into lumps. The upper part of the photo shows the pale brown straw of the crop growing in the field, and the scuffed brown boots of a farmer.
Pollinator Conservation Program Digest – August 2021
In the middle of the photo is the purple flower of a tiny wild pansy. The pansy is growing the decaying stems of bushes that were cut down.
The Return of Wild Pansies at Polk City Cemetery
A group of people wearing wide-brimmed hats stand with their backs to the camera, watching a man standing waist-deep in grass and flowers swings a white butterfly net.
Using Community Science to Conserve Bumble Bees: From Small Beginnings to a Continent-Wide Effort
A flower bed beside a street in a downtown. The flowers include purple asters and yellow coneflowers. Behind are large mirrored glass windows of a store, which reflect the buildings opposite.
Pollinator Conservation Program Digest – July 2021
Two moths with pink and brown wings and very hairy, pale brown bodies drink nectar from a yellow flower
For the Love of Moths
A clear plastic container of blueberries on a kitchen counter beside a breakfast bowl containing cereal and fruit. The blueberry container has the black-and-white Bee Better Certified label
Helping Bees by Growing a Better Food System
A close up of a firefly. The firefly is mostly black, with some red patches behind its head and pale brown edges to its shell. It is standing on a narrow green leaf as it flashes its green light.
World Firefly Day: Watch Us, Don’t Catch Us!
Wildflowers grow beside a quite rural road. The most abundant plant has small gray-green leaves that grow on horizontal branches and a clyster of long, narrow spikes of dark purple flowers at the top of the stem
Pollinators Find a Home on Roadsides
Gently undulating rangeland stretches to the horizon. The silver-grey leaves of plants show between the green grass. In the distance a cluster of farm buildings sit in the shelter of trees. Brown and black cattle graze.
Great Plains Rangelands Are Important Habitat for Pollinators
A small group of young men and women work with shovels and other tools to care for a hedgerow
Xerces Society and the NRCS: 17 Years of Conservation Partnership
A brown cardboard box has been opened to show the contents, bundles of newly printed books. The books are a gray-green color, with a photograph that shows two yellow and orange bumble bees on a pink flower.
Reflections on Two Decades of Pollinator Conservation
Four people stand behind a table laden with trays of small plants. They are holding plants and "pollinator habitat" signs ready for a day of hard work.
Pollinator Conservation Program Digest – June 2021
A super close-up photo of a bee shows every detail of its body. The bee is dark, almost black, and very shiny, with pale brown hairs on it's head and thorax. Its legs have patches of long, dense hairs in which it can carry pollen.
Wetlands as Pollinator Habitat
A cow and her calf, both black, lie in the middle of sagebrush and grasses, with the rangeland stretching away to the horizon.
Planned Grasshopper Sprays Threaten Monarchs, Bees, Beneficial Insects, and Birds Across Western Rangelands
A bottle of vinegar lies on a table beside a bowl full of slices of peach and cherry tomatoes
Bee Better Certified: One Acre at a Time
A cluster of several dozen orange-and-black monarch butterflies rest on the branches of a pine tree
Applying a Holistic Approach to Monarch Conservation
A glow-worm with an elongated and segmented body of dark brown with pink stripes
Supporting Firefly Conservation from Coast to Coast
A small black-and-white striped bee is curled over with its head in a pink flower to reach the nectar
Ask for a Healthier World
The long coiled body of a brown centipede shines against the dark soil
The Actual Earth of Earth Week
A patch of pollinator habitat on a farm in Iowa is a mass of yellow, white, and purple flowers
Walmart Commits to Bee Better Certified and Other Measures for Pollinators
A cluster of pink flowers, each with five petals, offers a place for a small brown, delicately marked butterfly to drink nectar
New in Santa Fe: Pollinator Trail and Habitat Kit Program
A small brown and white butterfly rests with it's wings open on a brightly colored red and yellow flower
Announcing the 2021 DeWind Award Winners
Southern plains bumble bee (Bombus fraternus) observation submitted to Bumble Bee Watch by a community scientist.
Turning Appreciation into Action Through Community Science
A group of men and women stand in the middle of an old hayfield discussing plans for restoring wildflowers.
Pollinator Conservation Program Digest – March 2021
Orange-and-black monarch butterflies cling to the green branches of tress and fly in the blue sky
Monarch Numbers from Mexico Point to Declining Population
The English countryside is a patchwork of woodlands and farm fields edged by hedgerows.
England’s Ancient Woodlands: Living Time Capsules
A brown butterfly hangs upside down with its wings closed as it sips nectar from a white flower.
In Search of the Elusive Johnson’s Hairstreak
Well wrapped against the winter weather, two people walk across a snow-covered field of stubble scattering wildflower seed
Pollinator Conservation Program Digest – February 2021
A Xerces blue butterfly resting on the green stems of deerweed
Xerces Turns Fifty: A Half Century of Ground-Breaking Conservation
Children cluster around a tabletop display as the author talks with families about pollinators and conservation.
Arrancando la Primera Iniciativa de Conservación de Polinizadores para el Centro de México
Pale pink and purple ball-shaped flower heads of common milkweed stand out against the green foliage of this habitat strip beside a farm field
Ethanol Plant Causes Severe Pesticide Contamination in Nebraska
Metallic green sweat bee drinking nectar from a pink flower. The bee is glittering with gold in the sunshine.
Bees of the Eastern Forests
Smoke hangs over the charred trees and barren soil of a badly burned forest.
Forests, Fires, and Insects
Plant trays containing thousands of seedlings are laid out on the ground.
Pollinator Conservation Program Digest – December 2020
Three young men use shovels to help plant a new tree in the middle of a grove
Planning and Planting for the Future of Monarchs in California
A yellow and black bumble bee drinks nectar from pale pink flowers of milkweed
Court Decision Undermines the State of California’s Ability to Protect Insects Under its Endangered Species Act
The author, Héctor Ávila Villegas, stands beside a pollinator habitat strip full of pink, white, and yellow flowers
Conservación de Polinizadores en Aguascalientes, México
Close-up of reddish-brown oak leaves scattered on the ground near the base of a fence
Leave the Leaves to Benefit Wildlife
A pale brown bee with very long antennae forages on a sunflower
Pollinators Take Priority as Xerces Expands Work in New Mexico
A landscape with a mass of yellow-flowered goldenrod in the foreground with dark green conifer forest behind
Pollinator Conservation Program Digest - November 2020
A black and yellow bumble bee on a bright pink flower
It Takes (More Than) a Village
Two women in grey and red shirts stand in front of a colorful mural that shows flowers and insects at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia
Pollinator Conservation Program Digest – October 8, 2020
The green grass of this Texas prairie is dotted with blue lupines, red paintbrush, and creamy colored yucca
The green grass of this Texas prairie is dotted with blue lupines, red paintbrush, and creamy colored yucca
Mitigating the Effects of Climate Change On Grassland Butterflies
An orange and black monarch butterfly drinks nectar from the creamy-white flowers of mule fat
Western Monarch Breeding Season Status
A small aircraft flies close to the ground as it sprays insecticides on rangeland
A small aircraft flies close to the ground as it sprays insecticides on rangeland
Home on the Range: Grasshoppers and Insecticides on Western Rangelands
In the center of a large pink-colored thistle bloom is a black and yellow bumble bee.
Standing Up for Native Thistles
Three people, with clipboards in hand, inspect a hedgerow of young shrubs growing beside a dusty farm track.
Pollinator Conservation Program Digest – September 3, 2020
Although partially obscured by the wings, the distinctive rusty-colored patch is just visible on the yellow band on the back of this rusty patched bumble bee
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Fails to Designate Critical Habitat for the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee
A man kneels beside a tray of wildflower seedlings, carefully removing each one in readiness for planting them.
Supporting Community Efforts to Create Monarch and Pollinator Habitat in California
A freshwater mussel tucked between rocks. The mussel is slightly open, showing the mass of fingerlike projections that cover the hole where it sucks in river water.
Working from the (river) bottom up to conserve the western ridged mussel
A group of farmers stand between a crop field and flowering meadow listening to a presenter speaking about how to plan habitat for insects.
A group of farmers stand between a crop field and flowering meadow listening to a presenter speaking about how to plan habitat for insects.
On-farm habitat for beneficial insects provides multiple benefits
Pink blooms of prairie crocus contrast against the brown grass
Pollinator Conservation Program Digest – August 6, 2020
A mass of yellow coneflowers fill the front garden of this house. The color contrasts with the blue walls.
This flower head of purple coneflower has been pulled apart to reveal a brown-and-white striped caterpillar than was feeding inside.
How to Identify and Respond to Pests at Home
Fire truck drives across a burning landscape, with the sky full of brown smoke
Australia’s Green Carpenter Bee on the Brink
The wild pansy is a tiny flower with pale purple petals
The wild pansy is a tiny flower with pale purple petals
Discovery of a Rare Plant Through Remnant Prairie Restoration
Patches of snow remain all year on the green grass slopes of the San Juan Mountains of Colorado
Nature-Based Solutions: A Win for Both Biodiversity and the Climate
A female firefly flashes from her perch on the tip of a curving twig
A female firefly flashes from her perch on the tip of a curving twig
Hope Rising: World Firefly Day
A hairy, yellow-and-black bumble bee forages on a pink flower head of joe-pye weed.
A hairy, yellow-and-black bumble bee forages on a pink flower head of joe-pye weed.
Climate News Roundup: The Link Between Climate Change and Biodiversity
The white colored yucca moth is dwarfed by the person's thumbnail on which it perches
The Night Shift: Moths as Nocturnal Pollinators
the bright orange face of giant hornets is a distinctive feature
An Unlikely Invasion: Giant Hornets in North America
Artist Jane Kim of Ink Dwell studio paints the wing of a giant monarch butterfly, part of the Midnight Dream mural in downtown Orlando, Florida.
Migrating Murals
This graphic depicts a Checklist of Actions to Promote Pollinators in Yards, Gardens, and Parks; a score sheet for your site; a plant list; and a phone displaying a photo of some flowering habitat in front of a small house.
How to Maximize Benefits to Pollinators in Cities and Towns
The front page of the guide Supporting Ecologically Sound Mosquito Management: Protecting Pollinators from Pesticides is shown, with some large text blocks and an image of a field in which different insects, including butterflies and bees, are shown in a landscape.
The front page of the guide Supporting Ecologically Sound Mosquito Management: Protecting Pollinators from Pesticides is shown, with some large text blocks and an image of a field in which different insects, including butterflies and bees, are shown in a landscape.
Start Now To Prevent Mosquito-Borne Disease and Keep Our Pollinators Safe
Amid a mountainous, meadow-strewn landscape, three people holding butterfly nets walk along a narrow, dirt trail.
Tracking Butterfly Populations through Community Science
Two women, one with dark hair and a hat, and one with bright red hair, look at a white insect net while standing in a grassy field.
Nebraska Bumble Bee Atlas: Doing a Little to Impact the Whole
A fuzzy, primarily yellow, bee flies towards a purple sprig of flowers. The bee and the flowers are in sharp focus. The background, made up of purples and reds, is blurred.
This Earth Week, Let's Bring Communities Together to Protect Pollinators
The cover of Dave Goulson's book, The Garden Jungle or Gardening to Save the Planet is shown. It has hand-painted illustrations of flowers and insects.
Earth Week Reading: Gardening to Save the Planet
A small house with light paint and bright blue trim is dwarfed by the lush garden in the foreground, featuring flowers of a variety of shapes, sizes, and colors.
12 Climate Actions for Earth Week
A person wearing fluorescent clothing and a headlamp swings a net alongside a roadway lit by streetlamps at night.
Announcing the 2020 DeWind Awardees
Pieces of a puzzle are being assembled on a dark, wooden table. A hand moves the pieces.
Sowing Uncertainty: What We Do and Don’t Know about the Planting of Pesticide-Treated Seed
Monarchs stand close together on muddy ground on the edge of a puddle.
Monarchs stand close together on muddy ground on the edge of a puddle.
Monarchs Overwintering in Mexico Down 53%
A monarch with large pieces missing from both wings perches on an evergreen branch.
New Year’s Count Finds Continued Decline of Monarchs Overwintering in California
A fuzzy, round-bodied, orange bee perches on a pale purple flower.
Pollinator Conservation Program Digest - February 2020
A long line of people of diverse ages, genders, and races are all sporting bright yellow and black-striped bee outfits in an outdoor festival setting.
Evolution in Attitudes Leads to Greater Interest in Pollinator Conservation
A fuzzy bee with black and gray stripes gathers pollen in the middle of a purple flower.
Support Pollinator Conservation by Reducing or Eliminating Pesticide Use in Urban Environments
A kid stands in a verdant landscape with blue sky. He is putting something into his mouth as he stands near a hedgerow with fruit and flowers on it.
Tu BiShvat, the New Year for Trees, Provides a Chance to Support Invertebrates
On a sunny day with blue sky, five people stand talking together in the foreground of a beautiful landscape. Behind them is a pear orchard, and beyond is the snow-covered, triangular form of Mt. Hood.
Pollinator Conservation Program Digest - January 2020
In this hand-drawn/hand-painted image, a grove of trees is shown, with a cut stump and a dead monarch with tattered wings in the foreground.
The Vanishing Butterfly Groves of California
A monarch clings to the trunk of a tree in a dimly-lit landscape.
Thanksgiving Count Shows Western Monarchs Need Our Help More than Ever
A woman in a red rain coat and gray hiking pants stands on the edge of a rocky mountain stream, holding a net, and scanning the water carefully. She is in a mountain meadow with yellow flowers.
Xerces' Holistic Approach to Conservation
A line of colorful, flowering plants, including a bush with red blossoms in the foreground, recedes into the distance. Parallel to this line are rows of trees in an orchard.
Climate News Roundup: IPCC Lands Report
A teal-colored house is seemingly dwarfed by a profusion of plants growing around it, including purple and yellow blooms.
Insect Apocalypse? What Is Really Happening; Why it Matters; and How We All Can Help
A grassy field ringed by trees bursts with color. It is populated by many different flower species.
Pollinator Conservation Program Digest – December 2019
In this close-up photo, a monarch perches atop a cluster of small, white and pink flowers. The image is so detailed, you can see the eye of the monarch, and the scales on its wings.
Monarch and Pollinator Habitat Kits Designed to Support Imperiled Western Monarchs
A smiling woman wearing a black coat and a black Xerces Society hat leans over a table. On the other side of the table, a kid with a colorful hoodie reaches for an assortment of small glass vials containing bee specimens. The woman and the kid are looking at the same vials and appear to be talking.
Hope and Heart: Engaging Volunteers in Conservation
This is a two-part image. On the left is a dry, arid, agricultural landscape with a lot of bare dirt. On the right is the same landscape, but with a flowering hedgerow that recedes into the distance, and a small, gray butterfly perched on a small, thin branch with flowers in the foreground.
Pollinator Conservation Program Digest – November 2019
A fuzzy, yellow and black striped bee perches atop a cluster of bright yellow flowers.
Still Questing for Bee Nests
A tall woman with short, white hair who is holding a Xerces pollinator habitat sign stands next to a woman with dark hair and a dark down coat, in the entrance to a garden.
Bee City USA Begins a New Chapter
Colorful blooms of blue, red, and yellow blanket the rows between newly-planted saplings.
Starting from Scratch: New Hampshire Farm Dives into Conservation Biological Control
A monarch butterfly perches atop a stalk of purple flowers with thread-like petals sticking out in various directions.
DeWind Alumnae Publish Three New Research Papers about Monarch Butterflies
Meandering yellow-green streaks weave through a darkening forest with a thick understory of ferns, in this long-exposure shot of fireflies.
Conserving the Jewels of the Night
How You Can Help
Firefly Species at Risk
About Fireflies
In this landscape image, rows of green, leafy trees are on the left, and on the right are blossoming cover crops of various colors. There is also blue sky and puffy clouds to round out this idyllic scene.
Pollinator Conservation Program Digest – October 2019
With wings spread, a monarch butterfly basks on a milkweed plant among the stems of a tulle marsh.
Western Monarchs: Notes from the Field
Western Freshwater Mussel Database Contributors
Western Freshwater Mussel Database
Dead bees lay scattered on asphalt. A pencil is laid alongside them to help with estimates.
To Protect Pollinators We Must Address All Risk Factors
Published Works of DeWind Awardees
What We're Doing to Conserve Endangered Species
Rugged mountains and pine trees, some reddish brown and some green, are shown in this Colorado landscape.
Pollinator Conservation Program Digest – September 2019
A beautiful, colorful garden bursts with a variety of blooms. In the background, a partially obscured, brightly-painted house stands. In the foreground is a Xerces Society pollinator habitat sign.
Nature Close to Home: Reimagining Gardens to Support Invertebrates
At-Risk Beetles
Other At-Risk Invertebrates
At-Risk Aquatic Invertebrates
At-Risk Butterflies & Moths
At-Risk Bees
At-Risk Bumble Bees
A high country bumble bee (Bombus kirbiellus) looks directly at the camera, wings blurred, as it perches atop the red petals of a paintbrush blossom.
A high country bumble bee flies to a red paintbrush blossom.
The Source of Hope and Wonder Comes in Small Packages
Rusty patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis) in a vial.
Working Together in Iowa to Find the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee
A blue butterfly stands out against a backdrop of green foliage.
Insects Lose as Trump Administration Weakens the Endangered Species Act
People are crouched, planting native species in a new beetle bank in Iowa.
Pollinator Conservation Program Digest – August 2019
A gray butterfly with orange spots and details arcs its body towards a green stick, depositing a green, spherical egg near a lot of gray aphids.
Fun with Harvester Butterflies, Part Two
Bright green trees are shown alongside a wall of windows, reflecting a blue sky and a tall building.
Climate News Round-Up: The Power of Trees!
A diagram shows various interacting stressors that can impact bees and other pollinators, including fungicides.
New Xerces Fact Sheet Takes a Deeper Look at Fungicides and Their Effects on Pollinators
Two monarchs' wings overlap as they stand back end to back end, mating.
Community Science Powers New Western Monarch Studies
A plastic clamshell of blueberries bears the Bee Better Certified seal, as well as a label that says "Oregon grown" and the California Giant label.
Arriving in Stores: Bee Better Certified Blueberries
A purple and maroon night sky is lit by curving, white star trails, and the darkened area of the frame with silhouettes of trees is illuminated by the yellow streaks of fireflies in this long-exposure shot.
Celebrate World Firefly Day by Keeping Nights Dark
An assortment of colors among a flowering hedgerow add life to an arid landscape.
Pollinator Conservation Program Digest – June 2019
A pollinator habitat sign sits proudly among many bright blooms.
Let’s Make Every Week Pollinator Week!
A beautiful, bright orange monarch perches atop bright pink milkweed blossoms.
Working to Conserve Monarchs from Coast to Coast
A fuzzy bee with big, shiny eyes peers out of a hole in bare dirt.
A fuzzy bee with big, shiny eyes peers out of a hole in bare dirt.
Remember the Ground Nesting Bees when You Make Your Patch of Land Pollinator-Friendly
Bright yellow flowers reach upwards in this low-angle shot.
Managing Invertebrate-Friendly Gardens
A bumble bee holds tightly to a cluster of purple flowers.
Introducing Xerces’ Newest Community Science Project: Nebraska Bumble Bee Atlas
Two women walk through a garden with abundant, colorful flowers.
Bee City USA: Galvanizing Communities to Reverse Pollinator Decline
A Xerces Society Pollinator Habitat sign stands proudly among a blossoming garden.
Bring Back the Pollinators During National Pollinator Week
A tiny monarch egg can be seen in a cluster of pink milkweed blossoms.
New iNaturalist Project Makes it Easier to Submit Data to the Western Monarch Milkweed Mapper
A monarch and a goldenrod soldier beetle share a pale purple thistle.
Pollinator Conservation Program Digest – May 2019
A beetle perches on a leaf.
Taking a Stand for Firefly Species Facing Extinction
A group of people gather around a patch of blooming pollinator plants.
Reflecting on a Multi-Year Conservation Biological Control Project
A plump bumble bee with yellow and black stripes, as well as a brown patch on its back and brownish wings, pollinates a small, white flower.
5 Ways Wildlife Preservation Canada’s Bumble Bee Recovery & Conservation Initiatives Benefit from Bumble Bee Watch
A thick bed of bright green clover blooms with red and white flowers amid rows of almond trees.
Pollinator Conservation Program Digest – April 2019
An orange and black monarch nectars on the orange flowers of butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa).
How to Support Monarch Butterfly Conservation—During Earth Week and Beyond!
A fuzzy, gray and black bee collects pollen from a purple flower.
Bee City USA Mobilizes Communities to Support Imperiled Pollinators—Here’s How to Join
Robbin Thorp, wearing an orange shirt and tan pants and a tan hat, carries a net as he walks through the hills of southern Oregon.
Honoring Robbin Thorp, a Legendary Figure in North American Bee Conservation
A garden in the front of a home showcases a variety of pollinator plants, including orange California poppies.
Pesticide-Free Gardening Tips for Earth Week and Beyond
Red-orange poppies pepper a verdant hillside.
Bee Better Certified Engages the Almond Industry
A globe, in the darkness of space, with invertebrates on all the continents and in the oceans.
Pledge to Bring Back the Pollinators—on Earth Day and Every Day
Young community scientists planting.
Community Scientists Take on the Cultivar Conundrum
Both Dewind awardees are shown in this composite image.
Announcing the 2019 DeWind Awardees
A woman walking across a field with a nose working dog, looking for bumble bee nests.
A woman walking across a field with a nose working dog, looking for bumble bee nests.
A Quest for Bumble Bee Nests: The Missing Link
A field of sunflowers bordering a field.
Bee Better Certified: An Evolving Standard
National Championship winner of Baller Beneficials, the zebra jumpers.
Baller Beneficials! The 2019 Xerces Society Division 1 Beneficial Insect Championship
Monarch butterfly flying above milkweed.
Community Scientists Can Help Support Imperiled Western Monarchs
A group of scientists taking a photo together, including Emma Pelton, our monarch specialist.
Photo Essay: Trinational Monarch Meeting and Exploring Mexico’s Monarch Overwintering Sites
Landscaping outside an office building includes purple coneflower and goldenrod.
Mitigating the Effects of Heat on Urban Pollinators
A group of smiling people poses with their shovels and other implements by a flowering hedgerow.
Pollinator Conservation Program Digest – February 2019
Orange, white, and black Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) sits atop a purple flower with wings spread wide.
National Butterfly Center Gets Reprieve—But Border Wall Will Impact Much More
Children tend plantings in a raised bed.
Cedaroak Park Primary School Gardens Offer Learning Opportunities
A western monarch rests on the side of a tree with furrowed bark.
New Year’s Count of Western Monarchs Confirms Decline, Trends Seen in Previous Years
A tractor and some other farm equipment in the background are dwarfed by blooming plants in the foreground of this photo of an arid agricultural area.
Pollinator Conservation Program Digest – January 2019
A monarch clings to the trunk of a tree in a dimly-lit landscape.
Record Low Number of Overwintering Monarch Butterflies in California—They Need Your Help!
Long-horned bee collecting pollen from a bright yellow and red plains coreopsis.
Pollinators and the 2018 Farm Bill
Brightly colored pollinator plants burst from a vibrant hedgerow running alongside an orchard.
Climate News Round-Up: January 2019
Red coreopsis flowers stand out against a blue sky.
Businesses Aligning with the Life that Sustains Us
Prairie grasses and flowers are illuminated beautifully by low, golden sunlight.
Pollinator Conservation Program Digest – December 2018
Close up view of freshwater mussels filtering water.
Are Freshwater Mussels in Hot Water?
A metallic green bee appears to be climbing headfirst into a hole in some reddish-tan wood.
Where Do Pollinators Go in the Winter?
A fuzzy bee with yellow and black stripes, as well as a rust-colored patch on its back, holds tightly to a pink flower.
Pollinator Conservation Program Digest – November 2018
A monarch, with its wings folded, showing the duller orange side, clings to a rough tree trunk in a dimly-lit landscape.
Early Thanksgiving Counts Show a Critically Low Monarch Population in California
Brown-belted bumble bee nectaring on eastern redbud.
A Shifting Climate Creates Winners and Losers
A bright orange monarch with a torn wing perches on some pink milkweed blossoms in a grassy, dry landscape.
Western Monarch Numbers Expected to Be Low this Year
The beautiful Adonis blue butterfly perches on the end of a stalk of grass. Its wings are positioned such that the ventral and dorsal sides are shown. The inner wing is bright blue, and the outside is speckled.
Ups and Downs of English Chalk Grasslands
A butterfly with orange and blue features sits with its wings closed on rocky dirt.
My First Hybrid: Limenitis archippus archippus × Limenitis arthemis astyanax
Closeup of beautiful, layered pink and white petals.
Pollinator Conservation Program Digest – October 2018
A firefighter sprays water from a bridge onto the burning Cuyahoga River in this historical photo, in black and white..
A firefighter sprays water from a bridge onto the burning Cuyahoga River in this historical photo, in black and white..
Reflections and Exhortations on the Anniversary of the Clean Water Act
Red-and-green apples are clustered on a tree branch.
Celebrate Invertebrates During National Apple Month
A glowing green mason jar contains a few fireflies.
Keeping the Lights Burning: The Status of Fireflies in the United States and Canada
Rachel Carson looks pensive as she sits near a ship, with a book in her lap.
Celebrating the Legacy of Rachel Carson
A pollen-covered bee sits deep inside a bright-orange squash flower.
Can Robobees Solve the Pollination Crisis?
A bumble bee sits atop a conical spire of small white flowers.
The Endangered Species Act Needs Your Help!
A man stands among flowering shrubs that nearly dwarf and obscure him, and that are filled with nectaring monarchs!
Lincoln Brower: A Life Well Spent
Klickitat Canyon Vineyard - in the foreground are brightly colored blooms of arrowleaf balsamroot and lupine, and in the background are rows of vines.
From the Field: A Visit to Klickitat Canyon Vineyard
Wild Bee Conservation
DeWind Award Frequently Asked Questions
Joan Mosenthal DeWind Award
Butterfly Conservation
Freshwater Mussels: Threats and Conservation Efforts
Western Freshwater Mussel Conservation
About Freshwater Mussels
About Bumble Bees
Cluster of western monarchs overwintering in California
Managing Monarch Habitat in the West
Monarchs cluster on pine branches, which are backed by blue sky. The butterflies with folded wings are more drab in color, appearing to be dead leaves at first glance. The butterflies with their wings spread display a vibrant orange hue.
Western Monarch Overwintering Site Management
Managing Roadsides and Rights-of-Way for Monarchs
Managing Working Lands for Monarchs
Managing Natural Lands for Monarchs
Eastern Monarch Conservation
Western Monarch Conservation
Monarchs in Decline
The island marble butterfly (Euchloe ausonides insulana) is named for its beautiful, white and bright green marbled wings.
Species Profiles: At-Risk Invertebrates
Endangered Beetles
A western bumble bee (Bombus occidentalis) hangs upside down as it collects nectar from a yellow blossom.
Bumble Bee Conservation
Pollinator-Friendly Parks & Urban Spaces
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Native Milkweeds
Hundreds of dead bees lay across a single parking space in this photo of the Wilsonville bee kill.
Bumble Bee Die-Off Under Investigation in Virginia
Pollinator Conservation Seed Mixes
A monarch nectars on multiple, purple, fluffy flowers growing on a stalk.
Monarch Nectar Plant Guides
Female long-horned bee collecting pollen on plains coreopsis
Pollinator-Friendly Native Plant Lists
A solitary bee perched on top of a capped tunnel nest
Nesting Resources
Pollinator Conservation Resource Center
Bee City USA
Xerces Society + Bee City USA = A Match Made in Pollinator Heaven
Understanding Neonicotinoids
Managing Forest Insect Pests
A redbud blooms alongside dogwood trees.
From the Field: Trees for Bees
wallingford sand plains
Connecticut’s Sand Plains Need Protection
An Indian plantain blooms with small, white flowers in a field.
Weird and Wonderful Plants for Pollinators: Pale Indian Plantain
wild quinine
Weird and Wonderful Plants for Pollinators: Wild Quinine
common buckeye
Weird and Wonderful Plants for Pollinators: Rattlesnake Master
geum triflorum
Weird and Wonderful Plants for Pollinators: Prairie Smoke
A lawn bursting with violets and dandelions provides color for humans to enjoy and pollen for our bee friends.
Bee Friendlier with Your Lawncare
A western monarch rests on a white flower amid a dry, grassy field.
Managing for Monarchs in the West
Leafcutter bee on a red and yellow blanketflower.
10 Ways to Celebrate Earth Day
A graphic has a circle with a line through it superimposed over tropical milkweed, with its characteristic red and yellow flowers.
Tropical Milkweed—a No-Grow
Two women look into an insect net to see whether they have captured a bumble bee. The net has a long white bag. The woman on the left is older, with brown hair tucked under a grey hat. Her t-shirt is purple and white. The other women is younger and has red-blonde hair pulled back into a bun. She wears a red t-shirt with the words Nebraska Bumble Bee Atlas.
Unblinded by Science
rain garden
Rain Gardens Are a Win/Win
indiana firefly flag
Meet Indiana’s Official State Insect
A marsh that is reflecting the deep blue of the sky is ringed by powerlines and neighborhoods.
Scientists Urge Action to Protect Waters from Neonicotinoid Insecticides
overwintering monarchs
Second New Year's Count Supports Monarchs' Movement Between Sites
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What to do While Waiting Out Winter
A bright orange and black monarch perches on dry flowers in a tan field.
Newly Released Monarch Overwintering Site Management Plan Provides Blueprint for Protecting and Managing Monarch Groves
A red dragonfly perches atop a green leaf in a garden. A bit of blurred siding is visible in the background, indicating it is close to a house.
How Our Gardening Choices Affect the Health of Our Waterways
A heart-shaped box of chocolates with the lid off is shown, with a small fly perched on the rim.
Valentine’s Day: For the Love of Flies
A lone monarch in shadow perches atop fluffy, pink blossoms.
Very Low Numbers of Monarchs Overwintering in California may Reflect an Unusual Fall
A small, orangish-brown butterfly perches on a sprig of grayish-purple lavender.
Staff Stories: Life in the Suburbs
volunteers at survey
Wildlife Preservation Canada Continues Training “Bumble Bee Watchers”
The Sran Family Orchards logo
Sran Family Orchards: The First Bee Better Certified Farm
american river in ca
California Halts Consideration of New Uses of Neonicotinoids in the State
urban landscape
Addressing Conservation in Urban Areas
A close cluster of bright yellow blooms brightens a yard.
Picking Plants for Pollinators: The Cultivar Conundrum
golden crownbeard
Autumn Pollinators in Oklahoma
aromatic aster
Planning Your Plantings for Climate Resiliency
fall landscape
Going Beyond the Bloom: Don’t Be Just A Flower-Weather Friend
adult harvester butterfly
Fun with Harvester Butterflies
western ridged mussel
western ridged mussel
New Research Confirms Decline in Western Freshwater Mussels
button bush
Planting for Pollinators: Button Bush
polites mardon
Searching for Skippers on Oregon’s Wild Southwest Coast
ca central valley
Re-Flowering the Valley
bombus impatiens
Community Science Data Aids in Expert Testimony on Regulation of Commercially Bred Bumble Bees
bimaculatus range map
Observations by Community Scientists Expand Known Range of the Two-Spotted Bumble Bee
monarch
Calling all western monarch and milkweed observers!
soleil gaylord
Telluride Teen Takes Action Helping Pollinators
milkweed seed pod
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Harvesting Milkweed Seed: a Pod and a Plan
dragonfly
Hawk Watch Counters Contribute Another Season of Dragonfly Observations
golden digger wasp
Striking Gold in Suburbia
american river
New Fact Sheet Highlights Risks to California’s Surface Water from Insecticides
monarch on thistle
Bringing Back Native Thistles
moth and bulb
To Protect Moths—Turn Out the Lights!
Bright yellow flowers bloom in the foreground of a scene with many layers. Farther out is a basin filled with subalpine lakes, and beyond are many mountain peaks.
Don’t Downsize the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument
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Gardening for Moths
scrophularia marilandica
Plants for Pollinators: Figwort
field of milkweed
1.3 Billion Stems of Milkweed Needed in Midwest to Recover Monarch Population
meadow
Small Farms, Big Impact: Pollinator Habitat in the Midwest
Group photo of pollinator team staff gathered in Minnesota for a training event
Xerces’ Pollinator Team Grows, Again
A Xerces Society pollinator habitat sign stands proudly in a lush garden.
Protecting Pollinators One Community at a Time
agapostemon on flower
Bee Better Certified™: Creating Better Places for Bees
pollinator garden with a pollinator habitat sign
Are you up for the Million Pollinator Garden Challenge?
monarch cluster
First New Year’s Monarch Count Completed
penstemon
Plants for Pollinators: Beardtongue
culvers root
Plants for Pollinators: Culver’s Root
pearly everlasting
Plants for Pollinators: Pearly Everlasting
coreopsis
Plants for Pollinators: Tickseed
gaillardia
Plants for Pollinators: Blanketflower
opinion page
Every Species Needs A Voice: Speak Up!
joshua tree
Obligate Mutualism Blooms in the Desert
The March for Science logo, modeled after an atom, is shown.
Science: Something Worth Marching For
violets
Plants for Pollinators: Violets
bluestem
Plants for Pollinators: Little Bluestem
salix discolor
Plants for Pollinators: Pussy Willow
asclepias erosa
Help Researchers Track Milkweeds and Monarchs across the West
A dense cluster of monarchs, with their bright orange hues shining, cling to a deep green pine branch.
Western Monarch Conservation: A 40 Year History
A field bursting with bright yellow flowers is shown.
Conservation Comes Home
2016 neonic report
New Report: How Neonicotinoids Can Kill Bees
pearlshell
floater
Western Freshwater Mussels: Unobtrusive, Invaluable—and on the Red List
monarch
To Save Monarchs, We Need More than Just Milkweed
apple
Celebrate Apples by Celebrating Their Pollinators!
soybean fields
Pollinator Conservation in Agriculture
Monarch butterfly drinking nectar from flowers of narrowleaf milkweed.
Monarch Butterflies in the Western United States
monarchs in flight
Monarchs Overwintering in Coastal California Show Steep Decline Since the Late 1990s
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Citizen science is a wonderful thing
clay bolt
5 Tips for Better Insect Photography
bee on sunflower
Shortfalls of EPA’s Preliminary Risk Assessment for Imidacloprid
staff photo 2015
Pausing to Catch our Breath, Updates From Our 2015 Staff Retreat
ruby meadowhawk
ID Dragonflies and Locate Hotspots with the Dragonfly ID App!
bombus occidentalis
Climate Change Driving, Not the Only Passenger; Bumble Bee Conservation in Context
bee on blossom
Pollinator Conservation Crosses a National Threshold
vaughan garden
A Mother-and-Son Perspective on a Pollinator Garden
squash bee
Delectable Native Plants Attract a Very Special Crowd
spring wildflowers
Wildflowers, Harbingers of Spring