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Wings Magazine

Wings Magazine

Leafcutter bee carrying a piece of leaf
Insects Are a Lot Like Us
1. August 2022
A young burrowing owl runs across the ground with a green grasshopper in its bill. The owls feathers are fuffy. They are brown on its back and top of heard and white on its belly and chest. Its face is brown with horizontal stripes of white across its chin and forehead and it has striking yellow eyes that have a black center.
Protecting Grassland Ecosystems from Insecticides
2. September 2021
A group of people wearing wide-brimmed hats stand with their backs to the camera, watching a man standing waist-deep in grass and flowers swings a white butterfly net.
Using Community Science to Conserve Bumble Bees: From Small Beginnings to a Continent-Wide Effort
29. July 2021
A clear plastic container of blueberries on a kitchen counter beside a breakfast bowl containing cereal and fruit. The blueberry container has the black-and-white Bee Better Certified label
Helping Bees by Growing a Better Food System
8. July 2021
Robert Michael Pyle, who founded the Xerces Society in 1971. He has grey hair and beard, and is wearing a blue denim shirt over a blue t-shirt with a black-and-yellow swallowtail butterfly design -- and is holding his butterfly net.
People Who Shaped the Xerces Society: Robert Michael Pyle and Melody Mackey Allen
25. May 2021
The English countryside is a patchwork of woodlands and farm fields edged by hedgerows.
England’s Ancient Woodlands: Living Time Capsules
25. February 2021
A brown butterfly hangs upside down with its wings closed as it sips nectar from a white flower.
In Search of the Elusive Johnson’s Hairstreak
17. February 2021
Metallic green sweat bee drinking nectar from a pink flower. The bee is glittering with gold in the sunshine.
Bees of the Eastern Forests
6. January 2021
Smoke hangs over the charred trees and barren soil of a badly burned forest.
Forests, Fires, and Insects
19. December 2020
The green grass of this Texas prairie is dotted with blue lupines, red paintbrush, and creamy colored yucca
The green grass of this Texas prairie is dotted with blue lupines, red paintbrush, and creamy colored yucca
Mitigating the Effects of Climate Change On Grassland Butterflies
30. September 2020
Fire truck drives across a burning landscape, with the sky full of brown smoke
Australia’s Green Carpenter Bee on the Brink
17. July 2020
Patches of snow remain all year on the green grass slopes of the San Juan Mountains of Colorado
Nature-Based Solutions: A Win for Both Biodiversity and the Climate
29. June 2020
Artist Jane Kim of Ink Dwell studio paints the wing of a giant monarch butterfly, part of the Midnight Dream mural in downtown Orlando, Florida.
Migrating Murals
22. May 2020
A woman in a red rain coat and gray hiking pants stands on the edge of a rocky mountain stream, holding a net, and scanning the water carefully. She is in a mountain meadow with yellow flowers.
Xerces' Holistic Approach to Conservation
16. January 2020
A teal-colored house is seemingly dwarfed by a profusion of plants growing around it, including purple and yellow blooms.
Insect Apocalypse? What Is Really Happening; Why it Matters; and How We All Can Help
27. December 2019
A beautiful, colorful garden bursts with a variety of blooms. In the background, a partially obscured, brightly-painted house stands. In the foreground is a Xerces Society pollinator habitat sign.
Nature Close to Home: Reimagining Gardens to Support Invertebrates
18. September 2019
Bright yellow flowers reach upwards in this low-angle shot.
Managing Invertebrate-Friendly Gardens
19. June 2019
Two women walk through a garden with abundant, colorful flowers.
Bee City USA: Galvanizing Communities to Reverse Pollinator Decline
17. June 2019
Landscaping outside an office building includes purple coneflower and goldenrod.
Mitigating the Effects of Heat on Urban Pollinators
6. March 2019
Close up view of freshwater mussels filtering water.
Are Freshwater Mussels in Hot Water?
13. December 2018
Brown-belted bumble bee nectaring on eastern redbud.
A Shifting Climate Creates Winners and Losers
27. November 2018
A large creamy-yellow-and-black butterfly rests atop a pale purple flower.
The Striking Beauty of Oklahoma’s Butterflies
9. November 2018
The beautiful Adonis blue butterfly perches on the end of a stalk of grass. Its wings are positioned such that the ventral and dorsal sides are shown. The inner wing is bright blue, and the outside is speckled.
Ups and Downs of English Chalk Grasslands
1. November 2018
A glowing green mason jar contains a few fireflies.
Keeping the Lights Burning: The Status of Fireflies in the United States and Canada
1. October 2018
A pollen-covered bee sits deep inside a bright-orange squash flower.
Can Robobees Solve the Pollination Crisis?
17. September 2018
A man stands among flowering shrubs that nearly dwarf and obscure him, and that are filled with nectaring monarchs!
Lincoln Brower: A Life Well Spent
31. July 2018
A red dragonfly perches atop a green leaf in a garden. A bit of blurred siding is visible in the background, indicating it is close to a house.
A red dragonfly perches atop a green leaf in a garden. A bit of blurred siding is visible in the background, indicating it is close to a house.
How Our Gardening Choices Affect the Health of Our Waterways
22. February 2018
crystal skipper
The Crystal Skipper: North Carolina’s Newest Butterfly Species
3. December 2015