Leave the Leaves for Natural Pest Control
Once flowers have bloomed and your yard plants have died back in the fall, you might wonder where all the insects you saw in your yard spend the winter. Most […]
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Tiny Places For Tiny Animals: Building The Microhabitats That Bugs Need To Thrive
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 presence in nighttime
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Leave The Leaves! These Invertebrates Depend On It.
When the temperature starts to drop and flowers close up shop for the winter, it’s normal to wonder where all the little creatures have gone. For most invertebrates, the answer
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How to Collect Seeds From Milkweed: A Pod and a Plan
As with comedy, harvesting milkweed seed is all about timing. Too soon and the seed will be immature and won’t germinate, too late and it will have either blown away
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Why Pollinators, Wildlife, and You Need Federal Public Lands
About one third of the United States is owned by us, the American people. For this extraordinary heritage—forests, grasslands, deserts, wetlands, glacier-topped mountains, canyons and rivers—we owe thanks. First to
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These super plants are habitat hotspots for western butterfly and moth caterpillars
Watching colorful butterflies and velvety moths visit flowers is one of the great joys of pollinator gardening. Keeping these welcome visitors coming back each year, many of whom are in decline,
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If You’re Thirsty, They’re Thirsty: Make a Simple Water Source To Support Pollinators
Water sources are crucial for every habitat Everyone needs water! This includes our favorite animals. Bumble bees (Bombus spp.) are familiar visitors to bird baths during warm weather, but they’re far
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New Resource for Renewal Prep! Affiliate Spreadsheets
Hello affiliates, We are excited to announce a new tool to help you along the renewal reporting process! We have heard that it can be difficult to pull together information
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Four Bees, One Future: Why Saving California’s Bumble Bees Matters to Us All
On a warm spring day in California’s Central Valley, a small bumble bee lands on a purple lupine blossom. With its fuzzy yellow-and-black body dusted in pollen, the Crotch’s bumble
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As U.S. Butterfly Populations Plummet, Scientists Map a Road to Recovery
Media contacts:Scott Black, Executive Director, Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, [email protected], 503-449-3792 Cheryl Schultz, Professor, School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, [email protected], 360-546-9525 For General Media Inquiries:Contact Deborah Seiler, Xerces
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