Publications and Presentations on Native Pollinator Conservation

Xerces Society Publications about Pollinators

This page provides easy access to fact sheets, booklets, and other publications we have written about protecting, enhancing, or creating habitat for pollinator insects. All of these materials can be downloaded as PDF files from this page. To help you find what you are looking for, publications are divided into the following sections: Gardening, Agriculture, Wildlands, Parks and Greenspaces, and Golf Courses.

Read about or order a copy of our Pollinator Conservation Handbook
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Gardening
Fact sheet: Nests for Native Bees. Learn how to make nests for native bees.

Fact sheet: Plants for Native Bees in the Pacific Northwest. Learn which plants best support native bees in the Pacific Northwest.

Fact sheet: California Bee Plants. Learn which plants best support native bees in California.

Fact sheet: Plants for Native Bees in North America . General information on providing plants that support native bees throughout the United States.

Fact sheet: Butterfly Gardening. Learn how to convert your garden into a paradise for butterflies.

Agriculture
NEW Fact sheet: Native Pollinators on the Farm: What's in it for Growers? An overview of the contribution native bees make to crop pollination, and their value to agriculture.

Fact sheet: Bumble Bees in Decline. A summary of the status of bumble bees that are declining in North America.

Booklet: Farming for Bees: Guidelines for Providing Native Bee Habitat on Farms. This 40-page booklet provides details on how to protect, enhance or restore habitat for native bees in farm landscapes. To learn more about these guidelines, or to purchase a copy, please click here.

Online presentation: Xerces' Conservation Director, Mace Vaughan, gave a lecture to the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) via the internet on May 10, 2007. This lecture details the importance, life history and conservation of crop-pollinating native bees, as well as information on how the NRCS is aiding in pollinator conservation in the U.S. Download a recording of Native Bee Conservation 101.

Brochure: Farming for Pollinators (large file, approx. 2M). A summary of the habitat requirements of crop pollinators and where their habitat may be found in the area around a farm. To order copies, please contact us at info@xerces.org.

Fact sheets: Agroforesty Notes. An overview of how to provide habitat for crop-pollinating native bees in agroforestry settings. Currently, the first three of four issues are available.

Plant list: California Native Plants for Crop-Pollinating Bees (Central Valley). A list of the most important nectar or pollen plants for crop-pollinating native bees in California's Central Valley (based on field research conducted near Davis, California).

Fact sheets: The following three fact sheets provide detailed information on the unique relationships between each of these crops and their pollinators, lists of the most important native bees that visit each crop, and steps that can be taken to protect or enhance habitat for these vital pollinators. The content for each sheet is based on field research conducted by Dr. Claire Kremen (University of California, Berkeley), Dr. Neal Williams (Bryn Mawr College), Sarah Greenleaf (Sacramento State University), and Nikki Nicola.

Wildlands
Booklet: Pollinators in Natural Areas: A Primer on Habitat Management. This 8-page primer provides an overview for how to manage natural areas for the greatest benefit to native bees. To learn more about these guidelines please click here.

Parks and Greenspaces
Booklet: Pollinator-Friendly Parks. How to Enhance Parks and Greenspaces for Native Pollinator Insects (Free PDF download, 1.8MB File, 54 pp., full color) To learn more about these guidelines, or to purchase a printed copy, please click here.

Golf Courses
Booklet: Making Room for native Pollinators: How to Create Habitat for Pollinator Insects on Golf Courses. Published by the U.S. Golf Association, 2002.

Booklet: Making More Room. A companion to Making Room for Native Pollinators, which updates the original guidelines and expands them include information on butterflies. Appendices contain detailed plant lists for Oregon and Washington.