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Petition Regarding Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement; Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Suppression Program (July 2026)
Smart Mosquito Management at Home
Gardener's Almanac
Public Comment Opposing Revisions to the Endangered Species Act
Court Orders Less Reliance on Pesticide Spraying on Millions of Acres of Western Rangelands
State of the Butterflies in the United States
Xerces Society public comment on ESA definition of “harm”
X Kids y los increíbles invertebrados
X Kids and the Incredible Invertebrates
Court Rejects Federal Pesticide-Spraying Program on Millions of Acres of Western Rangelands
Vermont Celebrates Pollinator Week by Passing Landmark Pollinator Protection Bill
Vermont’s Governor Marks World Bee Day by Vetoing Pollinator Protection Bill
Colorado’s Governor Signs Bill Authorizing State Wildlife Agency To Study And Conserve Pollinators And Other Invertebrates
Scientist Letter of Support for Colorado House Bill 24-1117
Colorado Legislature Passes Bill Authorizing State Wildlife Agency to Study and Conserve Pollinators and Other Invertebrates
Federal Agency Proposes Spraying Toxic Insecticides Across Three National Monuments Near Grand Canyon
Petition to List the Morrison bumble bee (Bombus morrisoni) as an Endangered Species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
Xerces Society seeks Endangered Species Act protection for the large marble butterfly, a once-common western species
Buying Bee-Safe Plants Postcard
Petition for Protection of the Southwest Spring Firefly Under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
Petition For Protection Of Florida Intertidal Firefly Under The U.S. Endangered Species Act
Petition for Protection of the Loopy Five Firefly Under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
Petition for Protection of the Mysterious Lantern Firefly Under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
Nevada Bill Would Let State Wildlife Agency Conserve Monarchs, Other Pollinators
California Supreme Court Lets Decision Stand that Bees Can Be Protected by the California Endangered Species Act
Agricultural and Pesticide Interests Seek to Appeal Recent Ruling that Bees can be Protected by California’s Endangered Species Act
Bee City USA and Bee Campus USA Reach 300 Affiliate Programs
Lawsuit Launched Challenging USDA’s Failure to Protect Endangered Species From Insecticide Sprays Over Millions of Acres in U.S. West
Public Oral Argument in Environmentalists’ Appeal Seeking to Ensure Legal Protections for Imperiled California Bumble Bees
Save the Stems
Sustainable US Firefly Tourism
Firefly Tourism
State of the Fireflies of the United States and Canada:
Letter of Support for the MONARCH Act of 2021
Letter of Support for the Monarch and Pollinator Highway Act of 2021
Oregon Coast Tiger Beetle Eyed for Endangered Species Act Safeguards
The American Bumble Bee Takes an Important Step Toward Federal Protection
Insecticide Seed Treatments Threaten Midwestern Waterways
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes Endangered Species Act protection for Franklin’s bumble bee
Imperiled Northwest Freshwater Mussel One Step Closer to Protection Under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
Feds Plan Insecticide Sprays Across 2.6 Million Acres of Montana Grasslands, Threatening Pollinators and Organic Farms
Feds Plan to Spray Insecticide on 30,000 Acres of Wildlife Habitat on Public Lands in Oregon to Increase Forage for Private Livestock
Comments on the Draft Environmental Assessments for Rangeland Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Suppression Program
Wings 44(1): Spring 2021 (Fifty Years of Conservation)
First Conservation Status Assessments Published for North American Fireflies
Two New Bills Offer Hope for Declining Monarch Populations
State Halts Production at Nebraska Ethanol Plant, Addressing Severe Pesticide Contamination
Conservationists and California Fish and Game Commission Pursue Appeal to Ensure Legal Protections for Imperiled Bumble Bees
Offering Bee-Safe Plants: A Guide for Nurseries
Buying Bee-Safe Plants
Much-Needed Federal Protection for America’s Beloved Monarch Butterfly Warranted, but Precluded
Court Rules State of California Lacks Authority to Protect Imperiled Bumble Bee Species Under the California Endangered Species Act
Endangered Species Act Petition for Siuslaw Hairy-Necked Tiger Beetle
Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for Oregon Coast Tiger Beetle
EPA’s Greenlight for Dicamba Herbicides Poses Serious Risks to People, Wildlife
Advocates Demand Regulation of Toxic Neonic-Treated Seeds
Rulemaking Petition to Regulate Crop Seeds Treated with Neonicotinoids and Other Systemic Insecticides
Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for Western Ridged Mussel
Petition to list western ridged mussel as an endangered species
Drifting Toward Disaster
Report: Dicamba Herbicide Harming More than Just Weeds
After 18 Years, the Island Marble Butterfly Finally Receives Federal Protection
Number of Monarchs Overwintering in Mexico Falls by 50 Percent
Western Monarch Call to Action
Western Monarchs Are in Trouble: This Is How You Can Help
Unique Delaware Firefly One Step Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection
Wings 42(2): Fall 2019 (Protecting the Life that Sustains Us)
Request to Act on the Farm Bill for Pollinators (2018)
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Endangered Species Act Protection for Franklin’s Bumble Bee
Declines in Insect Abundance and Diversity: We Know Enough to Act Now
Four Native Bumble Bees Are Poised to be the First Pollinators Protected Under the California Endangered Species Act
Wings 42(1): Spring 2019 (Nature Close to Home)
Emergency Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for Delaware Firefly
Petition for the Emergency Listing of the Bethany Beach Firefly (Photuris bethaniensis)
A Petition to the State of California Fish and Game Commission to List Four Bumble Bees as Endangered under the California Endangered Species Act
Conservation Organizations Seek Protection for California’s Endangered Bumble Bees
Wings 41(2): Fall 2018 (Climate Change)
Statement Regarding the Negative Impacts of Captive Breeding and Release of Monarchs
The Legal Status of Monarchs in California
How to Help Your Community Create an Effective Mosquito Management Plan
Addressing Native Pollinator Concerns in State and Tribal Protection Plans
One of America’s Rarest Butterflies Finally Receives Protection under the Endangered Species Act
Letter to California Department of Pesticide Regulation about neonicotinoid contamination of surface water
Petition seeking regulation of bumble bee movement (January 12, 2010)
An Historic Day: Protection for the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee
Senator Merkley's 2017 Farm Bill Draft
Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Protected as an Endangered Species
Recommendations for Designing State Pollinator Protection Plans
US Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Rusty Patched Bumble Bee for Endangered Species Act Protection
Comments in response to the positive 90-day finding the Service issued for the rusty patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis) on September 18, 2018 (FWS-RJ-ES-2015-0112)
A Ghost in the Making: Nationwide Release of a Revealing Film About the Decline of a Once Common Pollinator
City of Milwaukie Protects Pollinators from Pesticide
Monarch Scientists Release Statement Highlighting Concerns with Butterfly Releases
Seven Native Hawaiian Pollinators Proposed as Endangered Species
Rusty Patched Bumble Bee One Step Closer to Protection
National Strategy to Promote the Health of Honey Bees and Other Pollinators (Pollinator Health Task Force) May 2015
White House Releases Historic Strategy to Protect Pollinators and Their Habitat
Wings 38(1): Spring 2015 (Roadside Habitat)
Portland Bans Insecticides Linked with Pollinator Declines
Monarch Butterflies in North America Found to be Vulnerable to Extinction
Supporting the Health of Honey Bees and Other Pollinators White House
Monarch Butterfly Moves Toward Endangered Species Act Protection
Letter to APHIS PPQ: Follow-up to June 23, 2014 bumble bee meeting
Pollinator Health Task Force Makes Recommendations to Oregon Legislature
Letter of support for the legal petition seeking Endangered Species Act (ESA) protection for monarch butterflies
Scientist letter of support to protect the monarch butterfly as a Threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA)
After 90 Percent Decline, Federal Protection Sought for Monarch Butterfly
FAQs on the Monarch Butterfly Endangered Species Act Petition
One of Nation’s Rarest Butterflies Closer to Protection under the Endangered Species Act
Petition for Protection of the Monarch Butterfly Under the Endangered Species Act
Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Threatened with Extinction
Complaint for Injunctive and Declaratory Relief
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Removes Controversial Chemicals from Mosquito Management Plan
Comments to FWS on the Draft Environmental Assessment for Mosquito Control at Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge
The Xerces Society, Other Conservation Leaders Participate in White House Pollinator Initiative Stakeholder Meeting
Scientists, Farmers and Educators Ask the President and Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to Jump Start Recovery of Monarch Butterflies
Letter of support for a multi-agency monarch butterfly recovery initiative
Xerces and partners comment on proposed insecticide use in Willapa Bay and Grays Harbor
Xerces and NRDC ask FWS to take legal steps to protect rusty patched bumble bee
Notice of Intent to Pursue Legal Action for Failure to Make Required Ninety-Day Finding on Petition to List the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee as Endangered
Save Oregon’s Pollinators Act addresses bee decline
Bumble Bee Kills: Negligence Proven, Fines Inadequate
Protection for Pollinators: Conservation Groups and Scientists Push USDA to Save Wild Bumble Bees
Letter to request an update on January 12, 2010 Petition to Regulate the Movement of Commercial Bumble Bees
New Report: Beyond the Birds and the Bees
Coos County cancels aerial spraying of 10,000 acres
Majority of residents at public meeting speak out against Bandon Marsh spraying plan
Xerces Society to speak at public meeting for Bandon Marsh spraying
Bandon Marsh mosquito spraying plan is ineffective and bad for wildlife
Blumenauer, Conyers Introduce Save America’s Pollinator Act
Scientists Call for an End to Cosmetic Insecticide Use After the Largest Bumble Bee Poisoning on Record
Pesticide Causes Largest Mass Bumble Bee Death on Record
Mystery Bee Kill: Causes Being Sought
New Report Provides Guidance on Mosquito Management that Protects People and Wetlands
Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Threatened with Extinction
Petition to list the rusty patched bumble bee Bombus affinis (Cresson), 1863 as an endangered species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Federal Protection for the Taylor’s Checkerspot Butterfly and its Habitat
Wings 35(1): Spring 2012 (Endangered Species)
IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria Version 3.1
Wings 34(2): Fall 2011 (Xerces at 40)
Wings 33(2): Fall 2010 (International Butterfly Conservation)
Petition to List Franklin's Bumble Bee (Bombus franklini) as an Endangered Species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
Conservation groups and scientists ask the USDA to protect wild bumble bees from disease
Comments on Docket No. FWS-R6-ES-2008-0131 (ESA Status Reviews for 29 Mountain-Prairie Species, October 19, 2009)
Wings 32(1): Spring 2009 (Water Holes, Butterfly Nets, and Britain's Rivers)
New report finds that bumble bees have undergone dramatic declines
Island Marble one of top ten wildlife, fish and plants in need of Endangered Species Act Protection
Comments on Bumble bee (Bombus impatiens) pollination of field crops in the state of California. California Environmental Quality Act Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration (January 18, 2007).
Comments on Docket OPP-00678B (Comment on Implications of Revised Bt Corn Reassessment for Regulatory Decisions Affecting These Products, and on Potential Elements of Regulatory Options, August 28, 2001)
Red List Profile: Franklin's bumble bee (Bombus franklini): 2005 Bombus franklini
Susan’s Purse-making Caddisfly on the Brink of Extinction
Senate Pollinator Habitat Protection Act of 2007
Conservation Groups Move To Protect Rare Washington Butterfly
Western Springsnails on the Brink of Extinction
Conservation Groups Move To Protect Seven Imperiled Swallowtail Butterflies from Around the World
Petition Filed to List Nevada Butterfly as Endangered Species
Conservationists Act to Save Declining Black Hills Snail
Conservationists Seek Federal Protection for Rare Midwest Butterfly
Endangered Invertebrates – A Case For Attention To Invertebrate Conservation
Carson Wandering Skipper Butterfly Listed as Endangered