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male coastal greenish blue butterfly
Searching for Rare Butterflies on the Oregon and California Coasts
Emily Spindler samples pollinators in New Mexico (Photo: Aimee Code, Xerces Society)
Protecting New Mexico's Very Hungry Caterpillars
West coast lady, Vanessa annabella. Photo: Chris Halsch, University of Nevada-Reno
Grassroots Conservation is the Key to Saving Imperiled Western Butterflies
2022 Dewind Awardees Chris Cosma and Brendan Carson
Announcing the 2022 DeWind Awardees
Volunteers count monarchs in Pacific Grove Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary, December 2021 (Photo: Candy Sarikonda)
Western Monarch Thanksgiving Count tallies nearly 250,000 butterflies
A front garden in which flowers have been planted. Small circles of recently dug soil surround each small, green plant. The garden is edged by a wooden fence made of two horizontal rails and widely spaced posts. In the foreground, attached to the fence is a sign. The sign is green, with colorful flowers and an orange butterfly and brown lettering that says “pollinator habitat”.
Santa Fe Pollinator Habitat Kit Program Connects Pollinators and People
A brown cardboard box has been opened to show the contents, bundles of newly printed books. The books are a gray-green color, with a photograph that shows two yellow and orange bumble bees on a pink flower.
Reflections on Two Decades of Pollinator Conservation
A small brown and white butterfly rests with it's wings open on a brightly colored red and yellow flower
Announcing the 2021 DeWind Award Winners
Orange-and-black monarch butterflies cling to the green branches of tress and fly in the blue sky
Monarch Numbers from Mexico Point to Declining Population
The English countryside is a patchwork of woodlands and farm fields edged by hedgerows.
England’s Ancient Woodlands: Living Time Capsules
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
A man and a woman stand nest to each other in front of a grove of old trees.
Remembering Bill Shepard, a Great Friend of Butterflies
A Xerces blue butterfly resting on the green stems of deerweed
Xerces Turns Fifty: A Half Century of Ground-Breaking Conservation
Smoke hangs over the charred trees and barren soil of a badly burned forest.
Forests, Fires, and Insects
Close-up of reddish-brown oak leaves scattered on the ground near the base of a fence
Leave the Leaves to Benefit Wildlife
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
A man kneels beside a tray of wildflower seedlings, carefully removing each one in readiness for planting them.
Supporting Community Efforts to Create Monarch and Pollinator Habitat in California
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
Amid a mountainous, meadow-strewn landscape, three people holding butterfly nets walk along a narrow, dirt trail.
Tracking Butterfly Populations through Community Science
A person wearing fluorescent clothing and a headlamp swings a net alongside a roadway lit by streetlamps at night.
Announcing the 2020 DeWind Awardees
With wings spread, a monarch butterfly basks on a milkweed plant among the stems of a tulle marsh.
Western Monarchs: Notes from the Field
A gray butterfly with orange spots and details arcs its body towards a green stick, depositing a green, spherical egg near a lot of gray aphids.
Fun with Harvester Butterflies, Part Two
Both Dewind awardees are shown in this composite image.
Announcing the 2019 DeWind Awardees
Monarch butterfly flying above milkweed.
Community Scientists Can Help Support Imperiled Western Monarchs
A group of scientists taking a photo together, including Emma Pelton, our monarch specialist.
Photo Essay: Trinational Monarch Meeting and Exploring Mexico’s Monarch Overwintering Sites
Orange, white, and black Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) sits atop a purple flower with wings spread wide.
National Butterfly Center Gets Reprieve—But Border Wall Will Impact Much More
A western monarch rests on the side of a tree with furrowed bark.
New Year’s Count of Western Monarchs Confirms Decline, Trends Seen in Previous Years
Brown-belted bumble bee nectaring on eastern redbud.
A Shifting Climate Creates Winners and Losers
A large creamy-yellow-and-black butterfly rests atop a pale purple flower.
The Striking Beauty of Oklahoma’s Butterflies
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
A butterfly with orange and blue features sits with its wings closed on rocky dirt.
My First Hybrid: Limenitis archippus archippus × Limenitis arthemis astyanax
A pollen-covered bee sits deep inside a bright-orange squash flower.
Can Robobees Solve the Pollination Crisis?
A bumble bee sits atop a conical spire of small white flowers.
The Endangered Species Act Needs Your Help!
A crowd at a demonstration holds up a banner with the letters "CIENCE" visible across its length.
Unblinded by Science
golden crownbeard
Autumn Pollinators in Oklahoma
adult harvester butterfly
Fun with Harvester Butterflies
Bright yellow flowers bloom in the foreground of a scene with many layers. Farther out is a basin filled with subalpine lakes, and beyond are many mountain peaks.
Don’t Downsize the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument
crystal skipper
The Crystal Skipper: North Carolina’s Newest Butterfly Species