Dear Readers, Our coworker Kass Urban-Mead, Pollinator Conservation Specialist, recently visited Cape May Point Science Center (CMPSC) to see one of our Xerces habitat kit sites in their courtyard pollinator …
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By Saff Killingsworth To secure protections for an imperiled pollinator, the Xerces Society has submitted a petition for the listing of Morrison bumble bee (Bombus morrisoni) as an endangered species under the …
Xerces Society Files ESA Petition To Protect Morrison Bumble Bee Read More »
In September, I had the opportunity to visit seven Bee Cities and Bee Campuses in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula (as well as a few communities that are currently applying). A few …
Public comment period is open until December 11, 2023 By Rosemary Malfi Coating crop seeds in potent insecticides before planting is a practice that has become widespread—really widespread. Treated seeds …
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By Isis Howard and Kailee Slusser Every year as it gets colder, North American monarch butterflies migrate south between August and October. Monarchs that spend the summer breeding west of …
My favorite thing about my position with Bee City USA and Bee Campus USA is getting to see our affiliates’ projects firsthand. This September, I had the opportunity to visit …
Authors: Gilana Steckel, Campus Natural Areas Steward, and Clay Antonatos, Programming and Communications CoordinatorBee Campus Affiliate: Vassar CollegeUSDA Plant Zone: 6aInvasive species of concern in the area: Bittersweet, porcelain berry, mugwort.Our …
Affiliate Spotlight: Seed propagation at Vassar College’s Willow Labyrinth Read More »
By Genevieve Pugesek You may think of bees as born flyers, not diggers. However, many species of bees spend a good chunk of their lives underground. To navigate a subterranean …
Author: Leanne Tippett Mosby, Sustainability ManagerBee Campus Affiliate: University of MissouriUSDA Plant Zone: 6aMy favorite native pollinator plants: Many of the plants in University of Missouri pollinator patches pictured here …
Affiliate Spotlight: Pollinator habitat is par for the course at Mizzou Read More »
By Emily May on 23. August 2023 Have you ever turned to advice from online gardening forums about damage on your garden plants? Chances are, you’ve encountered one of these …
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