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Meet the Woman Who Launched a Local Training Program to Save Native...

In Boulder, Colorado, the grasses and prairie flowers of the Great Plains wave as they... (more)

Lindsey Beatrice
Pollinator Habitat is Falling to the Side of the Road—in a Good...

If you’re driving along the highway in Florida sometime soon, you may find the roadside... (more)

Lena Beck
February 6, 2024
Meet the Urban Apiarist Creating Community for Black Beekeepers

With a background in food policy and environmental causes, Karyn Bigelow already understood how vital... (more)

Marcea Cazel
November 30, 2023
In Defense of Wasps 

When I am talking to folks about wasps, I usually have to stop a couple... (more)

Anna Lovat
September 20, 2023
Are We Backing the Wrong Bee?

Dr. Jim Cane is out in the squash fields before the sun peeks out over... (more)

Elizabeth Hilborn
September 1, 2023
Hungry and Seemingly Unstoppable: Grasshoppers Invade Canada’s Prairies

Every August, the Alberta government surveys grasshopper populations to discern the number of adult females... (more)

Jennifer Cole
August 25, 2023
Swift Intervention By Western States Is Keeping a Devastating Beetle at Bay

With copper-colored wings and an emerald head, the Japanese beetle is pretty, but devastating. Not... (more)

Lena Beck
August 10, 2023
Meet the Milkweed Man on a Quest to Help Monarch Butterflies

Before dawn on an October morning, a thick fog wends its way down the many... (more)

Kirsten Lie-Nielsen
June 23, 2023
For These Teens, a Unique Beekeeping Program Teaches About Much More Than...

Spending 15 weeks surrounded by bees wasn’t Maria Roman’s plan for the summer. The New... (more)

Bridget Shirvell
June 1, 2023
Brown Tail Moth Outbreak Makes Life Itchy for Maine Farmers

As daylight hours lengthen and temperatures begin to warm, you might notice something fluttering in... (more)

Kirsten Lie-Nielsen
April 4, 2023
Turning a Locust Invasion into a Fertilizer Boon

They say when life throws you lemons, you make lemonade. But what happens when life... (more)

Joseph Maina
March 15, 2023