Standing Up for Native Thistles
Native thistles bring beauty to any landscape as well as a rich source of nectar that sustains many insects, including migrating monarchs and many native bees.
Standing Up for Native Thistles
The seeds of our native thistles help sustain enormous flocks of songbirds, including the American goldfinch (Spinus tristis), Iowa’s state bird.
To survive frigid nights, hummingbirds cool themselves to record-low temperatures
Hummingbirds are miraculous. They have the ability to cool their bodies down to just a few degrees above the outdoors at night. Among vertebrates, hummingbirds have the highest metabolism for their size. With a metabolic rate roughly 77 times that of an average human, they need to feed frequently.
Gardening Beyond Your Yard: Bee City USA
In this webinar we will provide an introduction to Bee City USA and Bee Campus USA, outline the commitments involved in joining, and walk participants through the application process.
California Biodiversity Day
California is one of the most biodiverse regions in the world, with more than 30,000 species of insects, 6,500 plants, 650 birds, 220 mammals, 100 reptiles, 75 amphibians, 70 freshwater fish and 100 species of marine fish and mammals. We celebrate the unique diversity of living things found in our state, and encourage actions to protect them, on California Biodiversity Day, was held on Sept. 7.
Beyond Plants: What Else do Insects Need to Thrive?
Xerces Webinars Series – Gardening for Invertebrates
Allen’s Hummingbird and Climate Change
The Allen’s Hummingbird is one of California’s most beloved birds.
Birdability
You can help ensure birding tours are accessible to everyone
177,000 Tricolored Blackbirds Saved in 2020!
Working closely with dairy producers, we protected 100% of the known 15 Tricolored Blackbird colonies on agricultural fields across four counties in California.
How some animals have ‘virgin births’: Parthenogenesis explained
Some animals can produce offspring without mating. Here’s how it works.