[PCA] New bumble bee conservation guidelines

[Matthew Shepherd]

There's a huge overlap between bumble bees and native plant conservation, so
I though the folks on this list might like to know that the Xerces Society
has just released a new publication:

 

Conserving Bumble Bees:  Guidelines for Creating and Managing Habitat for
America's Declining Pollinators

 

Conserving Bumble Bees outlines the important role bumble bees play in both
agricultural and wild plant pollination, details the threats they face, and
provides information on how land managers can create, restore, and enhance
high quality habitat. Importantly, these guidelines describe how land
managers can adapt current practices to be more in sync with the needs and
lifecycle of bumble bees. They also include bumble bee identification guides
to some common and imperiled species in each region and lists of important
bumble bee plants.

 

To learn more, or to download a copy of the guidelines please visit:
http://www.xerces.org/bumblebees/guidelines/

 

Enjoy!

 

 

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Matthew Shepherd

Senior Conservation Associate

 

The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation

628 NE Broadway, Ste 200, Portland, OR 97232-1324, USA

 <mailto:mdshepherd at xerces.org> mdshepherd at xerces.org 

Tel: (503) 232-6639 ext. 110

Toll free: 1-855-232 6639 ext. 110

Cell: (503) 807-1577

Fax: (503) 233-6794

 

The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation is an international
nonprofit organization that protects wildlife through the conservation of
invertebrates and their habitat.

 

To join the Society, make a donation, or read about our work, please visit
<http://www.xerces.org/> www.xerces.org.

 

Do you have a copy of our best selling book?

 
<http://www.xerces.org/announcing-the-publication-of-attracting-native-polli
nators/> Attracting Native Pollinators. Protecting North America's Bees and
Butterflies

 

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