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Bring Back the Pollinators: Conserving California's Native Bees and Butterflies Part 1: Intro to Pollinators and their Conservation Status This workshop will open a window into the fascinating world of North America's native bees and butterflies. You will learn about … Read more
Bring Back the Pollinators: Conserving California's Native Bees and Butterflies Part 2: How You Can Help Pollinators in your Community The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation brings you this two-part webinar series. Join us to learn about the importance of … Read more
Join Xerces' Pesticide Program Director, Aimee Code and Pollinator Conservation Specialist, Emily May as they offer simple pest management tips for your garden. Along with providing flowering plants and undisturbed places to nest, home gardens also need to be protected from pesticides. This webinar will discuss some of … Read more
Come learn from Jennifer Hopwood, Xerces Senior Pollinator Conservation Specialist, about the wide range of insects that help keep garden pests in check, and strategies you can use to support them in your yard.
Join Emma Pelton, Senior Conservation Biologist with the Xerces Society, for this webinar that will discuss updates on overwintering habitat, conservation status, an explanation of habitat selection by micro-climates, grove management, and actions being taken to implement the Western Monarch … Read more
Join Jessa Kay-Cruz, Senior Pollinator Ecologist for the Xerces Society and NRCS Partner Biologist as she reviews the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCD) conservation practice standards that can be adapted to support the conservation of monarch butterflies and other pollinators
A garden that has an abundance of flowers will support insects—but to maximize the diversity of insects your garden can support, you’ll also need to provide places where they can nest, lay eggs, and shelter. Join Matthew Shepherd to learn … Read more
In part two of our two-part webinar, we will learn about actions each of us can take to help protect pollinators in our cities and towns. This will include creating pollinator habitat, finding pollinator-safe plants, protecting pollinators from pesticides, and … Read more
Join us for a virtual conversation about the importance of sourcing seed for ecological restoration with climate resilience in mind About this Event There will be short presentations by researchers in Restoration Ecology and regional seed producers will be followed … Read more
Join Molly Martin, Bee City USA Coordinator, to learn about taking gardening beyond your backyard. Bee City USA and its sister initiative, Bee Campus USA, work with cities and college and university campuses across the country, providing a framework for … Read more
Join affiliates from across the country as they share their experiences helping their communities become affiliates of Bee City USA. Affiliates will share how they learned about Bee City USA, who led the effort, any challenges they faced and how … Read more
