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.
California’s Iconic Redwoods Threatened by Wildfires
he California Department of Parks and Recreation said last week that the CZU August Lightning Complex Fire in Santa Cruz County had badly damaged Big Basin Redwoods State Park, the state’s oldest park, according to TIME Magazine.
Tiny camera shows the world through tiny wildlife’s eyes
Utilizing technology development for good is paramount. Today video cameras have gotten smaller, their usefulness in monitoring wildlife has continued to grow. Still, some species have been too tiny to support them. Now a new camera designed by scientists at the University of Washington is tiny enough to fit on the back of a beetle.