Xerces publication Wings: Essays on Invertebrate Conservation is always fascinating and the organization gets shit done. For example: In this past year they have:
Protected more than 8 million acres of public grasslands from large scale insecticide applications.
Created more than 100 thousand acres of habitat.
Provided 457 community partners with more than 110,000 native plants through their habitat kit program.
Helped farmers achieve Bee Better Certification for 19,760 acres.
Educated more than 76 thousand people with almost 7 hundred events, workshops, lectures, and webinars.
Enlisted 51 new communities into their Bee City USA and Bee Campus USA network, expanding it to more than four thousand affiliates.
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The Xerces Society
The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation is an international nonprofit organization that protects the natural world through the conservation of invertebrates and their habitats. As a science-based organization, we both conduct our own research and rely upon the most up-to-date information to guide our conservation work. Our key program areas are: pollinator conservation, endangered species conservation, and reducing pesticide use and impacts.
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Our Work
We protect the natural world through the conservation of invertebrates and their habitats. We have three key program areas.
Pollinator Conservation Program
Endangered Species Conservation
Reducing Pesticide Use & Impacts
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In our gift center, you can find the perfect gifts for your nature loving friends and family. We have a number of wonderful books for sale, and a unique “Pollinator Habitat” garden sign. There are a number of excellent gifts and resources here to help you support conservation!
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Many species of bumble bees face an uncertain future. Through Xerces’ Bumble Bee Atlas program, volunteers gather essential information that will reveal where habitat protection and restoration is needed the most to save them before it’s too late.
Learn how your community can join a nationwide movement to protect pollinators by becoming a Bee City USA or Bee Campus USA.
The Western Monarch Count is an annual effort of volunteer community scientists to collect data on the status of the western monarch population along the Pacific coast during the overwintering season, which occurs from approximately October through March.
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Your support directly funds invertebrate conservation, advocacy, applied research, outreach, and education. Become a member or make a one-time donation to help us protect invertebrates and their habitats. Members receive our biannual publication Wings, as well as updates on the latest invertebrate conservation news.
The Xerces Society produces dozens of publications annually, all of which employ the best available research to guide effective conservation efforts.
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There are many ways to support “the little things that run the world.” Get started with a community science project, create pollinator habitat, or learn how to protect invertebrates and ecosystems from pesticides.
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