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Wings 47(2): Fall 2024 (Things We Can Do)
18. November 2024
Creating Perennial Pollinator and Beneficial Insect Habitat Using Plugs
21. August 2024
Wings 47(1): Spring 2024 (Turning the Tide)
22. May 2024
Responding to Insects and Diseases on Landscape Trees and Shrubs
20. May 2024
Protecting Pollinators from Herbicides
9. February 2024
Wings 46(1): Fall 2023 (Moths)
2. November 2023
Pocket Guide to Soil Invertebrates as Bioindicators
28. August 2023
Why We Need Insects and Other Invertebrates
4. August 2023
Why Getting a Hive Won't "Save the Bees"
13. June 2023
Wings 46(1): Spring 2023 (Protecting Habitat)
24. May 2023
Wings 45(2): Fall 2022 (Natural History)
21. November 2022
Beetle Banks for Beneficial Insects
20. September 2022
Wings 45(1): Spring 2022 (Collaborations)
24. May 2022
Save the Stems
15. April 2022
Sustainable US Firefly Tourism
26. January 2022
Firefly Tourism
26. January 2022
State of the Fireflies of the United States and Canada:
26. January 2022
Wings 44(2): Fall 2021 (New Directions)
30. November 2021
Pollinator-Friendly Parks
15. November 2021
Wings 44(1): Spring 2021 (Fifty Years of Conservation)
11. May 2021
Bring Back the Pollinators
7. May 2021
Farming for Pollinators
6. May 2021
Cultivando Para Los Polinizadores
5. May 2021
Farming for Pest Management
4. May 2021
Bumble Bee Conservation
3. May 2021
Firefly Conservation: A Guide to Protecting the Jewels of the Night
30. April 2021
Monarch Conservation
29. April 2021
No Mow May
28. April 2021
Freshwater Mussel Conservation: A Guide to Saving the Unsung Heroes of Our Waters
28. April 2021
Bee Better Certified: A Farmer's Guide
27. April 2021
Bee Better Certified Brochure
26. April 2021
Protecting Bees from Neonicotinoids in Your Garden
25. April 2021
Interseeding Wildflowers to Diversify Grasslands for Pollinators
24. April 2021
100 Plants to Feed the Monarch
13. April 2021
Farming with Soil Life
15. March 2021
ALCLA Native Plants
13. January 2021
Wings 43(2): Fall 2020 (Forests & Woodlands)
1. December 2020
Drifting Toward Disaster
5. August 2020
Manitoba Native Seed Mix
7. July 2020
Nesting & Overwintering Habitat
23. June 2020
Wings 43(1): Spring 2020 (Climate Change)
9. June 2020
Conservando las joyas de la noche: Prácticas de alumbrado amigables con las luciérnagas
4. May 2020
Bumble Bee Mask
27. April 2020
Monarch Mask
27. April 2020
Xerces Blue Butterfly Mask
27. April 2020
Supporting Ecologically Sound Mosquito Management
15. April 2020
Beneficial Insect Scouting Guide
11. February 2020
Smarter Pest Management: Pollinator Protection for Cities and Campuses
6. February 2020
Conserving the Jewels of the Night: Firefly-Friendly Lighting Practices
6. February 2020
Wings 42(2): Fall 2019 (Protecting the Life that Sustains Us)
3. December 2019
Habitat Assessment Guide for Pollinators in Yards, Gardens, and Parks
8. November 2019
Conserving the Jewels of the Night
18. October 2019
Corporate Partnership Fact Sheet
14. October 2019
Organic Pesticides
18. September 2019
Common Organic-Allowed Pesticides
18. September 2019
Smarter Pest Management: Protecting Pollinators at Home
9. September 2019
Protecting Pollinators from Pesticides: Fungicide Impacts on Pollinators
9. September 2019
Roadside Habitat for Monarchs: Monarch Butterflies, Weeds, and Herbicides.
4. September 2019
Wings 42(1): Spring 2019 (Nature Close to Home)
18. May 2019
Mussel-Friendly Restoration
15. March 2019
Overwintering Monarchs in Santuario Piedra Herrada, Mexico
6. March 2019
Interseeding Wildflowers to Diversify Grasslands for Pollinators
6. November 2018
Wings 41(2): Fall 2018 (Climate Change)
18. September 2018
Migratory Dragonfly Partnership Accomplishments 2016
12. August 2018
MDP Volunteer Annual Report 2014
12. August 2018
MDP Annual Report 2013
12. August 2018
The Xerces Society Partnerships for Monarchs
12. August 2018
Reports of the IUCN Bumble Bee Specialist Group
12. August 2018
IPI Database
4. August 2018
Statement Regarding the Negative Impacts of Captive Breeding and Release of Monarchs
4. August 2018
Potential Risks of Releasing Native Lady Beetles
11. July 2018
Overview of Power Companies and Pollinators
11. July 2018
Growing and Selling Native Milkweed
21. June 2018
Monarch Butterfly Nectar Plant Lists for Conservation Plantings
21. June 2018
Enhancing Nest Sites for Native Bee Crop Pollinators
18. June 2018
Pollinator Habitat Management Log
15. June 2018
Pollinator Habitat Evaluation Form
15. June 2018
Pollinator Habitat Monitoring Form
15. June 2018
Maintaining Diverse Stands of Wildflowers Planted for Pollinators
15. June 2018
Pollinator Habitat Installation Forms
15. June 2018
An Overview of the Potential Impacts of Honey Bees to Native Bees, Plant Communities, and Ecosystems in Wild Landscapes
12. June 2018
Biodiversity Conservation: An Organic Farmer's and Certifier's Guide
12. June 2018
Neonicotinoids in Your Garden
11. June 2018
Conserving the Gems of Our Waters
31. May 2018
How Neonicotinoids Can Kill Bees
31. May 2018
Habitat Enhancement and Best Management Practices in Highway Rights-of-Way
31. May 2018
Oil in Our Oceans
31. May 2018
Beyond the Birds and the Bees
31. May 2018
How to Reduce Bee Poisoning from Pesticides
31. May 2018
Ecologically Sound Mosquito Management in Wetlands
31. May 2018
Insects and Roadless Forests
31. May 2018
Logging to Control Insects
31. May 2018
Native Plants for Pollinators and Beneficial Insects: Northern Plains Region
31. May 2018
Beneficial Insects For Natural Pest Control: Soil Scouting
18. May 2018
Beneficial Insects For Natural Pest Control: Foliage Scouting
18. May 2018
Beneficial Insects for Natural Pest Control: Flower Scouting
18. May 2018
Pollinator Habitat: Farms and Agricultural Landscapes
17. May 2018
Beneficial Insects: Farms and Agricultural Landscapes
17. May 2018
Natural Areas and Rangelands
17. May 2018
Streamlined Bee Monitoring Protocol for Assessing Pollinator Habitat
17. May 2018
Field Guide to Migratory Dragonflies
17. May 2018
Pocket Guide to Identifying the Yellow-Banded Bumble Bee
17. May 2018
Pocket Guide to Identifying the Western Bumble Bee
17. May 2018
Freshwater Mussels of the Pacific Northwest
17. May 2018
Establishing Pollinator Meadows from Seed
17. May 2018
Managing Milkweed Crop Pests
16. May 2018
Milkweeds: A Conservation Practitioner's Guide
16. May 2018
Native Thistles: A Conservation Practitioner's Guide
16. May 2018
Collecting and Using Your Own Wildflower Seed
16. May 2018
Habitat Planning for Beneficial Insects
16. May 2018
Roadside Best Management Practices that Benefit Pollinators
16. May 2018
Pollinators and Roadsides: Best Management Practices for Managers and Decision Makers
16. May 2018
Cover Cropping for Pollinators and Beneficial Insects
16. May 2018
Farming for Bees
16. May 2018
Backyard Ponds
16. May 2018
How to Help Your Community Create an Effective Mosquito Management Plan
16. May 2018
Pollinator Management for Organic Seed Producers
16. May 2018
Pollinators in Natural Areas
16. May 2018
Pollinators and Roadsides
16. May 2018
Conserving Bumble Bees
16. May 2018
Making More Room
16. May 2018
Making Room for Native Pollinators
16. May 2018
Organic Site Preparation Timelines & Checklists
16. May 2018
Organic Site Preparation for Wildflower Establishment
16. May 2018
Organic Site Preparation Methods: A Comparative Overview
16. May 2018
Estimated Costs to Establish Wildflower Plantings Using Solarization
16. May 2018
Estimated Costs to Establish Pollinator Hedgerows
16. May 2018
Estimated Costs to Establish Wildflower Plantings Using Chemical Fallow
16. May 2018
Roadsides as Habitat for Pollinators: Frequently Asked Questions
16. May 2018
Roadsides as Habitat for Pollinators: Are Milkweeds Really Weeds?
16. May 2018
Tunnel Nests for Native Bees
16. May 2018
Organic Farming Practices
16. May 2018
Native Bee Pollination of Watermelon
16. May 2018
Native Bee Pollination of Hybrid Sunflowers
16. May 2018
Native Bee Pollination of Cherry Tomatoes
16. May 2018
Nests for Native Bees
16. May 2018
Managing Alternative Pollinators
15. May 2018
Attracting Native Pollinators
15. May 2018
Wings 41(1): Spring 2018 (Grasslands)
5. May 2018
Wings 40(2): Fall 2017 (Urban Conservation)
20. November 2017
Bee Species Diversity in the US
17. August 2017
Bring Back the Pollinators 2017 Annual Report
12. August 2017
Petition seeking regulation of bumble bee movement (January 12, 2010)
22. June 2017
Streamlined Bee Monitoring Protocol Datasheets
14. June 2017
Wings 40(1): Spring 2017 (Focus on Farmland)
20. April 2017
Wings 39(2): Fall 2016 (From the Field)
20. April 2017
Senator Merkley's 2017 Farm Bill Draft
7. March 2017
Neonicotinoid Movement in the Environment
6. January 2017
100 Plants to Feed the Bees
29. November 2016
Increasing Seed of Wildflowers Valuable to Pollinators
14. November 2016
2015 Snapshot
24. October 2016
Guidance to Protect Habitat from Pesticide Contamination
17. October 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
Bring Back the Pollinators 2016 Annual Report
12. August 2016
Wings 39(1): Spring 2016 (Butterfly Conservation)
20. April 2016
Bumblebee Specialist Group Report 2015
1. April 2016
Gardening for Butterflies
15. March 2016
Wings 38(2): Fall 2015 (Rethinking Pesticides)
20. November 2015
Snapshots from 2014
24. September 2015
Corporate Support for Invertebrate Conservation (Donation Form)
3. September 2015
Bring Back the Pollinators 2015 Annual Report
12. August 2015
Wings 38(1): Spring 2015 (Roadside Habitat)
20. April 2015
Bumblebee Specialist Group Report 2014
9. March 2015
Supporting the Health of Honey Bees and Other Pollinators White House
6. February 2015
IUCN Assessments for North American Bombus spp.
11. December 2014
Letter to APHIS PPQ: Follow-up to June 23, 2014 bumble bee meeting
24. November 2014
Wings 37(2): Fall 2014 (Butterflies and Moths)
20. November 2014
Task Force on Pollinator Health
19. 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
Blank Greeting Cards
10. November 2014
Bumblebee Specialist Group Report 2013
29. September 2014
Snapshots from 2013
29. September 2014
Types of Bees Visiting Watermelon in the West
29. September 2014
FAQs on the Monarch Butterfly Endangered Species Act Petition
26. August 2014
Bring Back the Pollinators 2014 Annual Report
10. August 2014
Farming with Native Beneficial Insects
29. July 2014
Petition for Protection of the Monarch Butterfly Under the Endangered Species Act
5. July 2014
The Xerces Society For Invertebrate Conservation
21. May 2014
Complaint for Injunctive and Declaratory Relief
13. May 2014
Photography and Videography Release Agreement
9. May 2014
Photography and Videography Release Agreement: Minor/Guardian
9. May 2014
The Xerces Society Pollinator Conservation Program
1. May 2014
Preventing or Mitigating Potential Negative Impacts of Pesticides on Pollinators Using Integrated Pest Management and Other Conservation Practices
30. April 2014
Wings 37(1): Spring 2014 (Spiders)
20. April 2014
Letter of support for a multi-agency monarch butterfly recovery initiative
11. April 2014
Bumble Bees of North America
30. March 2014
Assessment of the Global Research and Conservation Needs for Butterflies
17. March 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
Wings 36(2): Fall 2013 (Habitat)
20. November 2013
Letter to request an update on January 12, 2010 Petition to Regulate the Movement of Commercial Bumble Bees
29. October 2013
Project Integrated Crop Pollination
23. May 2013
Wings 36(1): Spring 2013 (Change)
20. April 2013
Migratory Dragonfly Partnership: Using research, citizen science, and education and outreach to better understand North American dragonfly migration dragonflies and promote conservation
12. April 2013
Migratory Dragonfly Partnership: Citizen Science Projects
12. April 2013
Bumblebee Specialist Group Report 2012
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
Rangelands Magazine (Volume 33, Number 3, June 2011)
14. January 2013
Wings 35(2): Fall 2012 (Happy Birthday, Silent Spring)
20. November 2012
I Would Like to Donate
1. November 2012
Dragonfly Pond Watch Poster Final
2. July 2012
Field Operations Manual for Assessing the Hydrologic Permanence and Ecological Condition of Headwater Streams
7. June 2012
Wings 35(1): Spring 2012 (Endangered Species)
20. April 2012
Impacts of Forest Management on Land Snails and Slugs
9. April 2012
Pollinator Habitat
13. February 2012
Hojos de Datos para Pond Watch
1. February 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 34(1): Spring 2011 (Plants and Insects)
20. April 2011
Wings 33(2): Fall 2010 (International Butterfly Conservation)
20. November 2010
Wings 33(1): Spring 2010 (Anemones, Katydids, Bark Beetles, and Sunflowers)
20. April 2010
Monarch Butterflies: Xerces Society Policy on Butterfly Releases
9. December 2009
Wings 32(2): Fall 2009 (Piggyback Conservation)
20. 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
Wings 31(2): Fall 2008 (Grasshoppers, Freshwater Mussels, and Dirty Work)
20. November 2008
Report in Brief: Status of Pollinators in North America (October 2006)
5. November 2008
Status of Pollinators in North America (Free Executive Summary)
5. November 2008
Status Review of Three Formerly Common Species of Bumble Bee in the Subgenus Bombus
7. October 2008
Comments on APHIS Docket No. 95-095-2: Plant Pest Regulations
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
Written Testimony from the Xerces Society on Senate Bill 606 (March 28, 2001)
10. September 2008
Folding instructions for Xerces Society bumble bee guides
5. September 2008
Wings 31(1): Spring 2008 (Insects and the City)
20. April 2008
Wings 30(2): Fall 2007 (Invertebrates and Global Warming)
2. November 2007
Using Agroforestry Practices to Reduce Pesticide Risks to Pollinators & Other Agriculturally Beneficial Insects
1. June 2007
Improving Forage For Native Bee Crop Pollinators
1. August 2006
Donation envelope
1. January 2001
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