My favorite bee!

Here’s a pick me up during these strange and challenging times from @inkdwell “We created this monument as a way to create urban monuments to the natural world, but our hope is that these works can also inspire real world action. Mural location: 943 Howard St, San Fransisco “

Joint Statement on Keeping Parks, Trails and Open Spaces Accessible | National Recreation and Park Association nrpa.org/about-national…

Congratulations to earthelation on Instagram for winning our 5th week of the Western Monarch Mystery Challenge! Check out their photo submission from Half Moon Bay.

Thank you Karen Weintraub for your piece on the monarch mystery challenge in the The New York Times and NYT Science. We're thrilled! nytimes.com/2020/03/20/sci…

Our current western monarch project, Western Monarch Mystery Challenge, #monarchmystery in today's New York Times nytimes.com/2020/03/20/sci… Thanks to writer Karen Weintraub Karen Weintraub for a great story.

A beautiful photo from Davis, CA in our 6th week of the Western Monarch Mystery Challenge #monarchmystery

Our seventh prize winner is kangyilin on iNaturalist! Congratulations! We are officially in April and we are approaching the end of our challenge fast! There are just three more weeks to go to help researchers collect valuable data.

Our ninth prize winner is danielgeorge from iNaturalist.org​! This sighting is the most easterly report we've received, near PinnaclesNPS​! Take a look at how battered those wings are. This monarch has probably been traveling around for quite some time.

We're pleased to offer invertebrate conservation #webinars, to begin during #EarthWeek (April 19-25). On April 23, join Sharon Selvaggio, Pesticide Program Specialist, for a webinar on #pesticides & #pollinators! Details: buff.ly/3cn0tWK (📸: Xerces Society / Sara Morris)

“Small plantings may seem insignificant to you, but if each yard devotes a small area to #pollinators, your neighborhood will serve as a season-long buffet of nectar and pollen that supports a diversity of #bees, #butterflies, and other flower visitors." buff.ly/2KaD5j9

This evening begins #YomHaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. My son made this video in memory of Manny Taiblum, a survivor he met several years ago who has now passed on. #RememberingFromHome Remember. Remember. Remember

#happy50th #earthday! Today is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day! Although we have to celebrate without the energetic gatherings we're used to, this might be the best Earth Day yet. While we're all #stayinghome we're cutting emissions and making our #earth very happy. #earthday50

#EarthWeek tip #3: Support local conservation groups. If you want to make a greater impact on the well being of our #earth, look up local environmental groups that you can donate your time or money to! #EarthDay50

Earth week tip #4: Avoid captive rearing monarch butterflies. Captive rearing monarchs can enhance the risk of parasite transmission, it can dilute genetic diversity, and studies have shown that captive reared monarchs have lower migration success. xerces.org/blog/keep-mona…

Our project officially runs Valentine's Day to Earth Day - but we've extended it for a bonus week. We'll announce the winner on May 1st. Please keep an eye out and let us know if you see a monarch #monarchmystery

"In an urban setting where there are fewer floral resources, especially early in the growing season, the nectar from #dandelions and other lawn weeds can be a crucial food source (for #pollinators)." Via Chris Helzer: buff.ly/2XWvtc1 #flowers #habitat #earthdayeveryday

This is a beautiful and amazing book. So exciting to see this children’s book come to life

We’re stoked to announce our first prize winner of the 2021 season! Andres from Santa Clara. Andres was on a landscaping job when he saw a monarch on this rosemary plant! Thanks Andres for snapping a pic for us. They’ll be receiving a $50 gift card to REI! Keep your eyes out!

We have our first winner! Hanford is in the California Central Valley - a region where we have historically had limited records of monarchs. Thank you Kelly for contributing this exciting photo! Check out bit.ly/3wUZ6uC to get involved - you may even win a prize!