1971-2011: Forty Years of Conservation!
The Xerces Society is a nonprofit organization that protects wildlife through the conservation of invertebrates and their habitat. For forty years, the Society has been at the forefront of invertebrate protection worldwide, harnessing the knowledge of scientists and the enthusiasm of citizens to implement conservation programs.
Features
Monarchs return to California’s coastal groves
Monarch butterflies have arrived on California’s coast to spend the winter in groves of trees. Find out more about where to see them and what Xerces is doing to protect this amazing phenomenon.
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Native milkweeds
Milkweeds are the essential food for monarch caterpillars. Learn about the importance of native milkweeds, and find out how you can help us conserve this vital component of our landscape.
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Garden Variety Native Bees of North America calendar now available!
This perpetual calendar is brought to you by the same team who brought us the last bee calendar. Each month introduces you to a different bee genus, with a gorgeous full-page pin-up photo and notes on preferred plants and nesting needs. Please read ordering information carefully, as Xerces is not directly selling the calendar. Read more
Seven Hawaiian bees become candidates for ESA listing
In response to five petitions from the Xerces Society, the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service determined that seven species of Hawaiian yellow-faced bees warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act, although their listing has been precluded by other priorities.
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Cultivando Para Los Polinizadores (Spanish translation of Farming for Pollinators)
This brochure is a translation of our Farming for Pollinators brochure, and provides a summary of the habitat requirements of crop pollinators and where their habitat may be found in the area around a farm.
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Pollinator Conservation Seed Store
Purchase locally native wildflower seed at wholesale pricing for habitat restoration and enhancement projects.
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2011 Pollinator Conservation Planning Short Courses
Full day trainings will be held in select states across the country and will provide land managers and conservationists with the latest science-based approaches to reversing the trend of pollinator declines.
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Pollinator Conservation Resource Center
A wealth of information is currently available on the plants and guidance needed to implement pollinator conservation projects. This comprehensive resource center will help you find information that is appropriate for your area.
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IUCN SSC Butterfly Specialist Group
The Xerces Society will work to give butterflies a global voice through the newly re-formed IUCN SSC Butterfly Specialist Group.
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Attracting Native Pollinators
Buy your copy of Attracting Native Pollinators: Protecting North Americas Bees and Butterflies, described by Douglas Tallamy as belonging “on the bookshelf of everyone who values the future of the natural world.” Visit our online store to order your copy now.
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Leona’s little blue butterfly one step closer to protection
In response to a Xerces petition, the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service determined that a Klamath County, Oregon butterfly may be threatened with extinction and initiated a status review on August 17, 2011.
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Habitat protection sought for rare tiger beetle
On December 16, The Xerces Society and partners filed a formal notice of intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for not protecting enough habitat to save Nebraska’s endangered Salt Creek tiger beetle.
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Wings: Essays on Invertebrate Conservation – Fall 2011
In this issue of Wings we celebrate forty years of invertebrate conservation by the Xerces Society. Sign up as a Xerces member today to receive Wings twice a year! Given this special occasion, we have made all articles available to download.
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