No Mow, Slow Mow 2024: FAQs
Is your community buzzing about No Mow May? It’s a catchy name for a movement that aims far beyond not mowing yards for a few weeks. It’s a chance for […]
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Is your community buzzing about No Mow May? It’s a catchy name for a movement that aims far beyond not mowing yards for a few weeks. It’s a chance for […]
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By Matthew Shepherd Bugs are in trouble, and our yards are part of the answer Pale green with delicate tails fluttering in the darkness, the luna moth is an enchanting
Tiny Places For Tiny Animals: Building The Microhabitats That Bugs Need To Thrive Read More »
Author: Susana Prieto Bravo, Bilingual Naturalist Bee City Affiliate Name: City of Westminster, COUSDA Plant Zone: 6a My top 5 native pollinator plants: Sulphur flower (Eriogonum umbellatum): Must have for pollinator
Affiliate Spotlight: Growing a Pollinator Conservation Community in Westminster, CO Read More »
Michele Blackburn Conservation Biologist, The Xerces Society The chances are that anyone reading this blog will know the importance of pollinators to our environment: They are essential to the reproduction
2024 Oregon Monarch and Pollinator Habitat Kits: Apply by April 12 Read More »
By Justin WheelerA version of this blog was originally published April 4, 2017. Updated March 16, 2023. Spring is here. A time when warmer weather naturally turns a winter-weary homeowner’s
For Pollinators’ Sakes, Don’t Spring Into Garden Cleanup Too Soon! Read More »
Author: Dana Hazen, Director of Planning, Building, & Sustainability, City of Mountain BrookBee City Affiliate Name: City of Mountain Brook, ALUSDA Plant Zone: 8aTop 5 native pollinator plants: eared (Alabama)
Affiliate Spotlight: Mountain Brook, AL’s Remarkable First Year Read More »
We have great news: our coworker Carly Hirschmann has shifted roles to become our Community Engagement Assistant, dividing her time between working with the Xerces Society’s Ambassador volunteer program and
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The People’s Garden Initiative (PGI) has partnered with the Xerces Society to expand pollinator and beneficial insect outreach and education to community gardens nationwide! Managed by the USDA, the PGI
Meet the People’s Garden Initiative Read More »
As you likely know, one of the best ways to help declining pollinators and other wildlife is to restore safe habitat for them. Through the Xerces Society’s habitat kit program,
Habitat Kits for Bee Cities and Bee Campuses Read More »
We’ve been presented with a unique opportunity to kick off 2024: we have two interns helping us out! Sue Ellen Gibbs-Huerta and Maddison Falcon Orquiz are both majoring in Environmental
Meet interns Sue Ellen Gibbs-Huerta and Maddison Falcon Orquiz Read More »