How a partnership between General Mills and the Xerces Society opened the door to large-scale pollinator conservation on farms.
Pollinators
In Iowa, Xerces and P.L.A.N.T Washington Grow Food and Pollinator Habitat
A community garden in Iowa is providing food and pollinator habitat.
The Xerces Society Pollinator Habitat Kit Program: 2025 in Review
Since its origin in 2019, the Xerces Society Pollinator Habitat Kit Program has planted over 614,000 native plants across 2,500 projects! In 2025 alone, we distributed over 100,000 free plants to 525 qualifying projects across the United States.
Phyllis Stiles of Asheville, North Carolina: The Buzz Behind Bee City USA
As the founder of Bee City USA, Phyllis started a movement that has sparked action in communities across the country.
Jochen Stocker of Waldshut-Tiengen, Germany: Inventive Balcony Pollinator Gardener
Jochen Stocker is a Xerces member from Waldshut-Tiengen, Germany who has transformed his urban balcony into a thriving pollinator paradise.
Augustin Garnier of Redondo Beach, California: Coming Full Circle as a Monarch Advocate
Xerces Society member Augustin Garnier recently established a pollinator garden at his local library, attracting the same species of butterfly that originally got him interested in invertebrate conservation years ago.