Xerces has been helping to test these new tags for over a year, and we are excited to finally put them into widespread use.

A new study published in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry found nearly ubiquitous pesticide contamination on butterfly host plants across two U.S. cities, Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Sacramento, California. In 20% of the plants tested, pesticide residues were at levels known to kill or otherwise harm butterflies and moths.

Xerces member Michael McIntyre has spent the past 25 years converting his family’s suburban lawn into a pollinator paradise.

Donna Miskend, a Xerces member from Brooklyn, NY, is an artist and educator whose passion for nature and conservation is woven into her work.

Xerces and our partners have reached a major milestone by launching the Western Mussel Atlas, which will help bring these seldom seen yet critically important animals into the conversation about how we manage healthy waterways.

The Xerces Society, Defenders of Wildlife and the Center for Food Safety asked California in 2018 to give four endangered bumble bees full protection under state law. After years of public input, court battles and scientific review, the California Fish and Game Commission is expected to announce its final decision soon.

Long-time Xerces members Emily Gladhart and her son Russell run a vineyard committed to conservation at Winter's Hill Estate.

Jan Mooney of Baltimore, Maryland is a Xerces monthly donor who is passionate about urban green spaces and pollinator conservation.

PhD students John Dreitsch and Holly Myers will each receive funding for their new research on threats to moths and butterflies.

Migratory western monarchs experienced a 41% seasonal decrease at California overwintering sites compared to peak November tally.