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Advocacy & Activism

Petition to List the Morrison bumble bee (Bombus morrisoni) as an Endangered Species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
15. November 2023
Xerces Society seeks Endangered Species Act protection for the large marble butterfly, a once-common western species
3. October 2023
Buying Bee-Safe Plants Postcard
14. April 2023
Petition for Protection of the Southwest Spring Firefly Under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
30. March 2023
Petition For Protection Of Florida Intertidal Firefly Under The U.S. Endangered Species Act
28. March 2023
Petition for Protection of the Loopy Five Firefly Under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
21. March 2023
Petition for Protection of the Mysterious Lantern Firefly Under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
14. March 2023
Nevada Bill Would Let State Wildlife Agency Conserve Monarchs, Other Pollinators
9. March 2023
California Supreme Court Lets Decision Stand that Bees Can Be Protected by the California Endangered Species Act
22. September 2022
Agricultural and Pesticide Interests Seek to Appeal Recent Ruling that Bees can be Protected by California’s Endangered Species Act
11. July 2022
Bee City USA and Bee Campus USA Reach 300 Affiliate Programs
7. June 2022
Lawsuit Launched Challenging USDA’s Failure to Protect Endangered Species From Insecticide Sprays Over Millions of Acres in U.S. West
24. May 2022
Public Oral Argument in Environmentalists’ Appeal Seeking to Ensure Legal Protections for Imperiled California Bumble Bees
20. May 2022
Save the Stems
15. April 2022
Sustainable US Firefly Tourism
25. January 2022
Firefly Tourism
25. January 2022
State of the Fireflies of the United States and Canada:
25. January 2022
Letter of Support for the MONARCH Act of 2021
15. November 2021
Letter of Support for the Monarch and Pollinator Highway Act of 2021
15. November 2021
Oregon Coast Tiger Beetle Eyed for Endangered Species Act Safeguards
29. September 2021
The American Bumble Bee Takes an Important Step Toward Federal Protection
29. September 2021
Insecticide Seed Treatments Threaten Midwestern Waterways
8. September 2021
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes Endangered Species Act protection for Franklin’s bumble bee
23. August 2021
Imperiled Northwest Freshwater Mussel One Step Closer to Protection Under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
26. July 2021
Feds Plan Insecticide Sprays Across 2.6 Million Acres of Montana Grasslands, Threatening Pollinators and Organic Farms
15. June 2021
Feds Plan to Spray Insecticide on 30,000 Acres of Wildlife Habitat on Public Lands in Oregon to Increase Forage for Private Livestock
28. May 2021
Comments on the Draft Environmental Assessments for Rangeland Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Suppression Program
12. May 2021
Wings 44(1): Spring 2021 (Fifty Years of Conservation)
11. May 2021
First Conservation Status Assessments Published for North American Fireflies
25. March 2021
Two New Bills Offer Hope for Declining Monarch Populations
17. March 2021
State Halts Production at Nebraska Ethanol Plant, Addressing Severe Pesticide Contamination
8. February 2021
Conservationists and California Fish and Game Commission Pursue Appeal to Ensure Legal Protections for Imperiled Bumble Bees
8. February 2021
Offering Bee-Safe Plants: A Guide for Nurseries
5. February 2021
Buying Bee-Safe Plants
5. February 2021
Much-Needed Federal Protection for America’s Beloved Monarch Butterfly Warranted, but Precluded
15. December 2020
Court Rules State of California Lacks Authority to Protect Imperiled Bumble Bee Species Under the California Endangered Species Act
20. November 2020
Endangered Species Act Petition for Siuslaw Hairy-Necked Tiger Beetle
9. November 2020
Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for Oregon Coast Tiger Beetle
9. November 2020
EPA’s Greenlight for Dicamba Herbicides Poses Serious Risks to People, Wildlife
28. October 2020
Advocates Demand Regulation of Toxic Neonic-Treated Seeds
23. September 2020
Rulemaking Petition to Regulate Crop Seeds Treated with Neonicotinoids and Other Systemic Insecticides
22. September 2020
Xerces Update - August 2020
18. August 2020
Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for Western Ridged Mussel
17. August 2020
Petition to list western ridged mussel as an endangered species
14. August 2020
Drifting Toward Disaster
5. August 2020
Report: Dicamba Herbicide Harming More than Just Weeds
5. August 2020
After 18 Years, the Island Marble Butterfly Finally Receives Federal Protection
5. May 2020
Number of Monarchs Overwintering in Mexico Falls by 50 Percent
13. March 2020
Xerces Update - February 2020
18. February 2020
Western Monarch Call to Action
21. January 2020
Western Monarchs Are in Trouble: This Is How You Can Help
21. January 2020
Unique Delaware Firefly One Step Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection
18. December 2019
Wings 42(2): Fall 2019 (Protecting the Life that Sustains Us)
3. December 2019
Request to Act on the Farm Bill for Pollinators (2018)
6. September 2019
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Endangered Species Act Protection for Franklin’s Bumble Bee
12. August 2019
Declines in Insect Abundance and Diversity: We Know Enough to Act Now
24. June 2019
Four Native Bumble Bees Are Poised to be the First Pollinators Protected Under the California Endangered Species Act
1. June 2019
Wings 42(1): Spring 2019 (Nature Close to Home)
18. May 2019
Emergency Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for Delaware Firefly
15. May 2019
Petition for the Emergency Listing of the Bethany Beach Firefly (Photuris bethaniensis)
15. May 2019
A Petition to the State of California Fish and Game Commission to List Four Bumble Bees as Endangered under the California Endangered Species Act
16. October 2018
Conservation Organizations Seek Protection for California’s Endangered Bumble Bees
16. October 2018
Wings 41(2): Fall 2018 (Climate Change)
18. September 2018
Statement Regarding the Negative Impacts of Captive Breeding and Release of Monarchs
4. August 2018
The Legal Status of Monarchs in California
5. July 2018
Helping Monarch Conservation Take Flight
5. July 2018
How to Help Your Community Create an Effective Mosquito Management Plan
16. May 2018
Addressing Native Pollinator Concerns in State and Tribal Protection Plans
16. May 2018
One of America’s Rarest Butterflies Finally Receives Protection under the Endangered Species Act
11. April 2018
Letter to California Department of Pesticide Regulation about neonicotinoid contamination of surface water
13. March 2018
Petition seeking regulation of bumble bee movement (January 12, 2010)
22. June 2017
Comments on Petition to List Rusty-Patched Bumblebee Under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as Amended (Docket ID: FWS-R3-ES-2015-0112) November 21, 2016
20. April 2017
An Historic Day: Protection for the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee
23. March 2017
Senator Merkley's 2017 Farm Bill Draft
7. March 2017
Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Protected as an Endangered Species
10. January 2017
Recommendations for Designing State Pollinator Protection Plans
12. October 2016
US Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Rusty Patched Bumble Bee for Endangered Species Act Protection
22. September 2016
Comments in response to the positive 90-day finding the Service issued for the rusty patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis) on September 18, 2018 (FWS-RJ-ES-2015-0112)
21. September 2016
A Ghost in the Making: Nationwide Release of a Revealing Film About the Decline of a Once Common Pollinator
22. June 2016
City of Milwaukie Protects Pollinators from Pesticide
20. April 2016
Monarch Scientists Release Statement Highlighting Concerns with Butterfly Releases
8. October 2015
Seven Native Hawaiian Pollinators Proposed as Endangered Species
30. September 2015
Rusty Patched Bumble Bee One Step Closer to Protection
18. September 2015
National Strategy to Promote the Health of Honey Bees and Other Pollinators (Pollinator Health Task Force) May 2015
18. September 2015
White House Releases Historic Strategy to Protect Pollinators and Their Habitat
19. May 2015
Wings 38(1): Spring 2015 (Roadside Habitat)
20. April 2015
Portland Bans Insecticides Linked with Pollinator Declines
1. April 2015
Monarch Butterflies in North America Found to be Vulnerable to Extinction
10. March 2015
Supporting the Health of Honey Bees and Other Pollinators White House
6. February 2015
Monarch Butterfly Moves Toward Endangered Species Act Protection
29. December 2014
Letter to APHIS PPQ: Follow-up to June 23, 2014 bumble bee meeting
24. November 2014
Pollinator Health Task Force Makes Recommendations to Oregon Legislature
18. November 2014
Letter of support for the legal petition seeking Endangered Species Act (ESA) protection for monarch butterflies
13. November 2014
Scientist letter of support to protect the monarch butterfly as a Threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA)
13. November 2014
After 90 Percent Decline, Federal Protection Sought for Monarch Butterfly
26. August 2014
FAQs on the Monarch Butterfly Endangered Species Act Petition
26. August 2014
One of Nation’s Rarest Butterflies Closer to Protection under the Endangered Species Act
18. August 2014
Petition for Protection of the Monarch Butterfly Under the Endangered Species Act
5. July 2014
Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Threatened with Extinction
13. May 2014
Complaint for Injunctive and Declaratory Relief
13. May 2014
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Removes Controversial Chemicals from Mosquito Management Plan
5. May 2014
Comments to FWS on the Draft Environmental Assessment for Mosquito Control at Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge
5. May 2014
The Xerces Society, Other Conservation Leaders Participate in White House Pollinator Initiative Stakeholder Meeting
1. May 2014
Scientists, Farmers and Educators Ask the President and Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to Jump Start Recovery of Monarch Butterflies
14. April 2014
Letter of support for a multi-agency monarch butterfly recovery initiative
11. April 2014
Xerces and partners comment on proposed insecticide use in Willapa Bay and Grays Harbor
14. February 2014
Xerces and NRDC ask FWS to take legal steps to protect rusty patched bumble bee
13. February 2014
Notice of Intent to Pursue Legal Action for Failure to Make Required Ninety-Day Finding on Petition to List the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee as Endangered
13. February 2014
Save Oregon’s Pollinators Act addresses bee decline
10. February 2014
Bumble Bee Kills: Negligence Proven, Fines Inadequate
19. December 2013
Protection for Pollinators: Conservation Groups and Scientists Push USDA to Save Wild Bumble Bees
29. October 2013
Letter to request an update on January 12, 2010 Petition to Regulate the Movement of Commercial Bumble Bees
29. October 2013
New Report: Beyond the Birds and the Bees
24. September 2013
Coos County cancels aerial spraying of 10,000 acres
11. September 2013
Majority of residents at public meeting speak out against Bandon Marsh spraying plan
10. September 2013
Xerces Society to speak at public meeting for Bandon Marsh spraying
9. September 2013
Bandon Marsh mosquito spraying plan is ineffective and bad for wildlife
3. September 2013
Blumenauer, Conyers Introduce Save America’s Pollinator Act
7. August 2013
Scientists Call for an End to Cosmetic Insecticide Use After the Largest Bumble Bee Poisoning on Record
27. June 2013
Pesticide Causes Largest Mass Bumble Bee Death on Record
21. June 2013
Mystery Bee Kill: Causes Being Sought
18. June 2013
New Report Provides Guidance on Mosquito Management that Protects People and Wetlands
3. April 2013
Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Threatened with Extinction
29. January 2013
Petition to list the rusty patched bumble bee Bombus affinis (Cresson), 1863 as an endangered species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
29. January 2013
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Federal Protection for the Taylor’s Checkerspot Butterfly and its Habitat
23. October 2012
Wings 35(1): Spring 2012 (Endangered Species)
20. April 2012
IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria Version 3.1
8. December 2011
Wings 34(2): Fall 2011 (Xerces at 40)
20. November 2011
Wings 33(2): Fall 2010 (International Butterfly Conservation)
20. November 2010
Petition to List Franklin's Bumble Bee (Bombus franklini) as an Endangered Species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
23. June 2010
Letter of support for USDA-APHIS to take action to regulate the movement and health of commercial bumble bees in order to safeguard wild, native bumble bee pollinators (February 10, 2010)
17. February 2010
Scientists' letter of support for the USDA-APHIS take action to regulate the movement and health of commercial bumble bees in order to safeguard wild, native bumble bee pollinators.
17. February 2010
Conservation groups and scientists ask the USDA to protect wild bumble bees from disease
19. November 2009
Comments on Docket No. FWS-R6-ES-2008-0131 (ESA Status Reviews for 29 Mountain-Prairie Species, October 19, 2009)
20. October 2009
Wings 32(1): Spring 2009 (Water Holes, Butterfly Nets, and Britain's Rivers)
20. April 2009
New report finds that bumble bees have undergone dramatic declines
17. December 2008
Island Marble one of top ten wildlife, fish and plants in need of Endangered Species Act Protection
16. December 2008
Comments on Bumble bee (Bombus impatiens) pollination of field crops in the state of California. California Environmental Quality Act Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration (January 18, 2007).
10. September 2008
Comments on Docket OPP-00678B (Comment on Implications of Revised Bt Corn Reassessment for Regulatory Decisions Affecting These Products, and on Potential Elements of Regulatory Options, August 28, 2001)
10. September 2008
Red List Profile: Franklin's bumble bee (Bombus franklini): 2005 Bombus franklini
15. July 2008
Susan’s Purse-making Caddisfly on the Brink of Extinction
9. July 2008
Senate Pollinator Habitat Protection Act of 2007
24. May 2007
Conservation Groups Move To Protect Rare Washington Butterfly
28. September 2004
Western Springsnails on the Brink of Extinction
28. July 2004
Conservation Groups Move To Protect Seven Imperiled Swallowtail Butterflies from Around the World
7. May 2004
Petition Filed to List Nevada Butterfly as Endangered Species
23. April 2004
Conservationists Act to Save Declining Black Hills Snail
25. September 2003
Conservationists Seek Federal Protection for Rare Midwest Butterfly
12. May 2003
Endangered Invertebrates – A Case For Attention To Invertebrate Conservation
27. September 2002
Carson Wandering Skipper Butterfly Listed as Endangered
8. August 2002
 

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