Earth Week Promo Kit
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Virtual Affiliate Meetups
*RESCHEDULED* California, Nevada & Utah
MAY 1 @ 6 PM - 7 PM PT / 7 PM - 8 PM PT
FREE
Guest speaker: Isis Howard
Join Isis Howard, Xerces Society’s Endangered Species Conservation Biologist in Western Monarch Community Science for a short presentation on Community Science for Monarch Conservation followed by an extended Q&A and group discussion. This is an opportunity to share your successes, ask for advice, and connect with your fellow affiliate cities and campuses.
Feel free to join us if you are a Bee City or Bee Campus affiliate in California, Nevada & Utah .
South Central Region
MAY 22 @ 6 PM - 7 PM CT
FREE
Guest Speaker: Ray Moranz
Join Ray Moranz, Xerces Society’s Pollinator Conservation Specialist, for a short presentation on Monarchs and the Effort to Find Monarch Nectar Plants in the South Central U.S., followed by an extended Q&A and group discussion. This is an opportunity to share your successes, ask for advice, and connect with your fellow affiliate cities and campuses.
Feel free to join us if you are a Bee City or Bee Campus affiliate in Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, or Texas .
These free Bee City USA webinars are hosted by Xerces Society and will be recorded and available on our YouTube channel on the Bee City USA playlist . Auto-generated Closed Captioning will be available.
Watch our past regional meetings:
- Great Lakes
- North Central
- Northeast & Mid-Atlantic
- Pacific Northwest - will available in our May eNewsletter
- Southeast
- Southwest
For Pollinators’ Sakes, Don’t Spring Into Garden Cleanup Too Soon!
Spring is here. A time when warmer weather naturally turns a winter-weary homeowner’s thoughts towards tackling outdoor chores. The first warm weather of the season may coax us out into the yard, but pollinators in your garden aren’t ready to take a chance on the first warm day. Read more
Welcome, new Bee City and Bee Campus affiliates
We're sending a warm welcome to our newest affiliates. Thanks for joining us!
- Detroit, MI
- Framingham State University, MA
- Lewis and Clark College, OR
- Southern Pines, NC
- St. Joseph, MI
Deadline tomorrow: 2024 Oregon Monarch and Pollinator Habitat Kits
Are you in Oregon? The proposal window for Xerces Society's Oregon Monarch and Pollinator Habitat Kits closes tomorrow. Our coworker Michele Blackburn shares information about the habitat kit program and why Bee City and Bee Campus affiliate communities may want to apply. Last year, Bee City affiliates Talent (pictured above), Medford, and Phoenix participated! Learn more
Xerces is hiring!
The Xerces Society is hiring. Take a look and feel free to share with your network. All applications must be submitted through our online application portal .
Controller
Compensation: $110,000/ yr
Application deadline: April 12, 2024
Pollinator Conservation Specialist- Habitat and IPM Planner
Compensation: $31.51/ hour, approximately 65,540/yr.
Application deadline: April 29, 2024
Upcoming events
May 1 - 31
May 1 @ 6 pm PT / 7 pm MT
*RESCHEDULED* Bee City & Bee Campus USA Virtual Affiliate Meetup: California, Nevada & Utah
May 15 @ 12 pm ET
Bee City USA - Hampton, VA: Enchanting Blooms and Wings Lunch ‘n Learn!
May 23 @ 10 am PT / 11 am MT / 12 pm CT / 1 pm ET
Xerces webinar: In The Life of Nocturnal Pollinators
Bee City/Campus application and renewal fee address:
The Xerces Society
Bee City USA and Bee Campus USA are initiatives of the Xerces Society.
The Xerces Society is a donor-supported nonprofit organization that protects our world through the conservation of invertebrates and their habitats.
Your tax-deductible donation will help grow and sustain that essential work.
P hoto credits from top: Sara Morris; Sara Morris; Isis Howard; Ray Moranz; Vicki DeLoach, Flickr; Bee City USA – Talent, OR
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