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Outreach and Education

6 people in a forest circle around red light during a firefly survey (Photo: Julius Schlosburg courtesy of Rachel Laura)
Announcing the 2026 Xerces Society Student Award Winners
The Xerces Society has announced four winners and four honorable mentions for the 2026 Joan Mosenthal DeWind and Deborah BanDrosky student awards.
A woman with short, gray hair stands smiling in front of blooming native flowers and a pollinator habitat sign. Blue sky, power lines and hills are in the background.
Partner Spotlight: Cultivating Community and Pollinator Habitat in Talent, Oregon
The residents of Talent, Oregon have created a model for what grassroots conservation can look like when it’s rooted in place, people, and purpose.
Ron Smith, a middle aged white man with a graying beard and a friendly smile, gently carrying a horseshoe crab along a beach. He is wearing bright blue tee shirt with the logo of the NJ Fish and Wildlife department.
Ron Smith of Merchantville, New Jersey: Champion of Community Science and Invertebrate Conservation
For over two decades, Ron has been working to protect horseshoe crabs, and introducing students to wildlife conservation!

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