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After years of work and a last-minute delay, the rusty patched bumble bee has become the first bee in the continental United States to receive federal protection under the Endangered Species Act. Learn more about the bee and this historic listing.

Our Conservation Comes Home series is an effort to inform, and engage individuals in invertebrate conservation in their own backyard – and beyond. We’ll be sharing inspiring stories, as well as practical steps you can take to protect invertebrates and their habitat in your community.

Check out our newest book and other great resources including Gardening for Butterflies, and Attracting Native Pollinators in our store.

From Our Blog

Protecting Pollinators One Community at a Time

Making Almond Orchards Better for Bees

Bee Better Certified™: Creating Better Places for Bees

Planning Ahead for Mosquito Season

First New Year’s Monarch Count Completed

News

Bee Better Certified Offers a New Approach to Protecting Pollinators

An Historic Day: Protection for the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee

New Western Monarch and Milkweed Website Launched

Number of Monarchs Overwintering in California Remains Low

Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Protected as an Endangered Species

Upcoming Events

Conservation Biological Control Short Course – Clanton, AL

Mississippi Native Wildflower and Pollinator Field Day – Coffeeville, MS

Hedgerows for Pollinators – Hockessin, DE

Monarch Habitat Field Days on Farms – Adell, WI

Monarch Habitat Field Days on Farms – Northfield, MN

Resources

Milkweed Seed Finder

Pollinator Conservation Resource Center

Bumble Bee Conservation

Monarch Conservation

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