Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation

‘Tis the season for long drives to visit extended family and long-time friends. Inevitably, you’ll have to make a pitstop. You could stop at the roadside gas station or you could stretch your legs while taking in some beautiful artwork. Across California, artists have painted murals featuring...

If you enjoy a steaming cup of coffee first thing in the morning; a creamy bite of chocolate for dessert; a juicy, ripe watermelon in the summertime; or any number of fresh fruits, veggies, or flowers, thank a bumble bee.

Over the last five years, the Bumble Bee Atlas project has grown from an idea on how to get volunteers involved in collecting data on native bumblebees in the Pacific Northwest to a nationwide quest to learn as much as we can about these vital pollinators. The atlas is a terrific example of how...