| Since our founding in 1971, the Xerces Society has been at the forefront of efforts to protect declining butterflies, promote awareness of the importance of invertebrates, and help people support pollinators. Our goals may seem bold, like our plan to study every wild bee species in the U.S., but this is how we lay the groundwork for our current and future conservation wins: one step at a time! |
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Announcing the State of the Bees Initiative: Our Plan to Study Every Wild Bee Species in the U.S.
In the United States, there are over 3,600 species of wild, native bees! With our new State of the Bees Initiative, the Xerces Society and our partners aim to protect this incredible diversity of wildlife by completing an extinction risk assessment for each and every species!
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Victory! Court Rejects Federal Pesticide-Spraying Program on Millions of Acres of Western Rangelands
Earlier this month, the Xerces Society and the Center for Biological Diversity won a lawsuit against the federal Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service over its program allowing insecticide spraying to kill native grasshoppers and crickets on millions of acres in 17 western states.
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Show Your Support for Conservation with a Xerces Hat
You can support conservation and spread the word about the importance of pollinators with a Xerces hat!
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| We’re hiring! Feel free to take a look and share with your network. All applications must be submitted through our online application portal.
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| The Xerces Society is a donor-supported nonprofit organization that protects our world through the conservation of invertebrates and their habitats.
Your tax-deductible donation will help grow and sustain that essential work. |
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| Donation and membership questions:
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855-232-6639 (option 2) |
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| Photo credits from top, left: Adrian Carper; John Klymko, CC BY-NC 4.0; Deborah Seiler, Xerces Society
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