Conservation

Your vibrant green lawn may look lush, but it’s actually an ecological wasteland. Grass lawns have spread over tens of millions of acres across the United States, displacing native plants and leaving butterflies, birds, bees with fewer places to feed, rest and nest. As a result, their populations have plummeted.___LINEB... See more

🦋 The 9th annual International Monarch Monitoring Blitz starts one week from today! 🦋 Last year, close to 32,000 observations were collected. Can you help us increase that number in 2025 and continue our joint efforts to support monarch butterfly conservation? Learn how to get involved 👉 ... See more

The Big Butterfly Count 2025 is here and butterflies need our help! 🦋🚨 Butterflies are indicators of a healthy natural environment, but they are in trouble. Last year, we declared a Butterfly Emergency after results revealed a marked and deeply concerning decline in butterfly numbers, the... See more

Back from invasive species work on islands including rare habitats like alvars! These consist of bedrock and limestone covered in only a thin layer of soil. They need protection from aggressive non native species kicking out unique and whimsical native species such as the prairie smoke in the last photo or the Alaska rein orchid in picture 7!! (I’m... See more