National (with Nevada-relevant Western Monarch Count and Bee City affiliates)
The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation
The leading invertebrate-conservation nonprofit in North America. Author of Bee City USA, Bee Campus USA, and the Western Monarch Count.
- pollinators
- habitat
- policy
- research
Mission
Xerces protects the diversity of life through invertebrate conservation, combining peer-reviewed science, on-the-ground habitat work, policy advocacy, and the largest network of pollinator-conservation programs in the country.
Problem they address
Invertebrates make up most of the animal life on Earth and most of the pollination, but they are systematically undercounted, underfunded, and underprotected. Without rigorous science and place-based programs, decline outpaces response.
How they contribute
Xerces administers Bee City USA and Bee Campus USA (which Reno, Carson City, and TMCC are affiliated with), runs the Western Monarch Count that documents Nevada wintering data, publishes ecoregional planting guides for the Great Basin and Mojave, and trains land managers and farmers on pollinator habitat.