Science-based invertebrate conservation nonprofit. Protecting the life that sustains us, since 1971. 🦋🐝🪲 linktr.ee/xercessociety
The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation
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Having pollinator habitat on farms is not a new idea, but it’s taken a lot of work for the Xerces Living Farms Program to start making it happen!
Discover how the program started, and how we are supporting wildlife on the farms that supply major food companies! ⤵️
Did you know that there are native hibiscus plants in the continental US? Meet the crimsoneyed rosemallow, an incredible choice for gardens in eastern North America, especially for moist or wet soil! 🌺
Learn everything you need to grow this flower ⤵️
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We’ve gotten many requests for Xerces fashion, and it’s finally here! For a limited time, you can get your own Xerces tshirts, sweatshirts, and hoodies. It’s the perfect look to mulch out your grass lawn, plant some native plants, and go bugwatching! 👕🐝🦋
Get yours today ➡️ xerces.org/merch
Some monarchs end their migration in Florida. We thought they and their offspring stayed there and get absorbed into a year-round population that never leaves. But we've just discovered some monarchs from northern Florida that actually flew back north this spring! 🦋 xerces.org/press/florid...
Xerces is funding students researching moth conservation, firefly conservation, & pesticide risk assessment. Congrats to our DeWind award winners, Elena Adams & Claire Bedik, and our BanDrosky award winners Michael Adu-Brew & Rachel Laura! Learn more about their work ⤵️
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Join our panel of experts to learn how to manage pests safely! Bring your questions about buying bee safe plants, how to address your pest issues, ways to reduce pesticide use, and more! 🐝
🗓️Jun 16 at 10am PT / 1pm ET
🔗Register for this free event: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Jill runs a butterfly garden in Gainsbourg, GA, where she grew & gave away 6000 native plants at a gardening workshop! Plants were given away with a suggested donation of $1, to support both Xerces and Monarchs Across Georgia. 🌱
Inspired to help out too? Learn how at xerces.org/fundraise
This #WorldBeeDay, learn how to #SaveTheBees! Here in North America, there are over 3600 native species of bees, in all shapes and sizes. Many of them are in trouble, but you help turn things around!
Find everything you need to get started 🐝 xerces.org/bring-back-t...
We will be doing a few rounds of ordering, each lasting two weeks. At the end of each round, your merch will be shipped out to you! An earlier post said sales would end on June 18th, but that was a mistake! That’s just when the first round of ordering ends.
Get yours today ➡️ xerces.org/merch
Since the rusty patched bumble bee was listed as endangered in 2017, conservationists, scientists, and advocates have worked to ensure that habitat protection remains a priority. Now this bee will have places across six states to live, find food, and reproduce! 🐝
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has issued a historic decision to designate more than 1.5 million acres of critical habitat for the endangered rusty patched bumble bee. The species was first petiti...
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The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation
The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation
The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation
The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation
The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation
The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation
The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation
The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation
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If you’re based in the eastern United States and you want a garden that hums with life in late summer, consider planting this native hibiscus. This dramatic perennial combines huge tropical-looking fl...
