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Wings Magazine

Wings: Essays on Invertebrate Conservation is published twice per year in the spring and fall. Each issue features spectacular photos by leading photographers and articles by well-respected scientists and conservationists. Join Xerces today to receive a copy of the latest issue!

Current and past issues are available below as a free PDF download. Select articles may also be read online.

Much of Xerces’ work is focused on habitat, which is central to successful conservation efforts. When habitat disappears from our urban and rural landscapes, so too does the rich diversity of invertebrates that underpin a healthy environment.
The Spring 2013 issue of Wings Magazine is dedicated to change, with articles on metamorphosis, citizen scientists monitoring environmental events, and our efforts to protect a rare butterfly in a changing landscape.
Our Fall 2012 issue of Wings Magazine looks back at the impact of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring and includes articles on fireflies, dragonflies and damselflies, neonicotinoids, and more.
The essays in this issue of Wings Magazine focus on declining species, including stories of conservation success, nationwide citizen action, and dogged sleuthing—all in the cause of protecting invertebrates.
In the Fall 2011 issue of Wings we celebrate forty years of invertebrate conservation by the Xerces Society.
The Spring 2011 issue of Wings Magazine includes articles on the rediscovery of an endangered land crab species, the importance of milkweed species in the landscape, and migratory dragonflies.
Our Fall 2010 issue of Wings Magazine examines the history and impact of butterfly conservation efforts around the world.
The Spring 2010 issue of Wings Magazine includes articles on sea anemones, butterfly monitoring, katydids, and more.
Our Fall 2009 issue of Wings Magazine looks at conservation efforts targeted at other species that also benefit invertebrates in the same ecosystems.
The Spring 2009 issue of Wings Magazine includes articles on ephemeral water holes, photographing butterflies, deep-sea corals, and more.
Our Fall 2008 issue of Wings Magazine includes articles on grasshoppers, freshwater mussels, pollinator conservation, and more.
The Spring 2008 issue of Wings Magazine is devoted to invertebrates found in urban settings and their conservation.
Our Fall 2007 issue of Wings Magazine examines the impact of global warming on invertebrates across diverse ecosystems.