January 2024

 

Happy New Year!
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Meet interns Sue Ellen Gibbs-Huerta and Maddison Falcon Orquiz

We've been presented with a unique opportunity to kick off 2024: we have two interns helping us out! Sue Ellen Gibbs-Huerta and Maddison Falcon Orquiz are both majoring in Environmental Science at University of Texas at San Antonio. They are joining us thanks to a collaboration with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Student Conservation Association. Their work will be overseen by the USFWS Center for Pollinator Conservation.

 

We’re excited for the opportunity to collaborate with these great students and look forward to what they accomplish in the upcoming months. Join us in getting to know Sue Ellen and Maddison! Read more

Bee City USA Open House: Pesticides, Policy, & You

You're invited

Webinar: Bee City USA Open House: Pesticides, Policy, & You

January 25, 2024

10 AM PT / 11 AM MT / 12 PM CT / 1 PM ET

Register for free

 

 

Join Rosemary Malfi and Aaron Anderson from the Xerces Society’s Pesticide Team for an “ask me anything”-style open house! Rosemary and Aaron will give short presentations, with case studies on practical pesticide reduction outreach and policy reform ideas. We will have plenty of time for a Q&A and group discussion on anything pesticide and policy related. This session is for anyone living or working in a Bee City or Bee Campus.

 

This free Bee City USA webinar is hosted by Xerces Society and will be recorded and available on our YouTube channel on the Bee City USA playlist. Auto-generated Closed Captioning will be available during this webinar.

Bee City & Bee Campus USA Virtual Affiliate Meetup: North Central Region

On January 31 @ 12:30 pm CT, join Micah Kloppenburg, Xerces Society’s Pollinator Conservation Specialist for a short presentation on pollinator conservation, followed by an extended Q&A and group discussion. This is an opportunity to share your successes, ask for advice, and connect with your fellow affiliate cities and campuses.

 

Feel free to join us if you are a Bee City or Bee Campus affiliate in Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

 

This free Bee City USA webinar is hosted by Xerces Society and will be recorded and available on our YouTube channel on the Bee City USA playlist. Auto-generated Closed Captioning will be available during this webinar.

 

Register here

 

Watch our past regional meetings:

 

Bee City & Bee Campus USA Virtual Affiliate Meetup: Great Lakes

 

Bee City & Bee Campus USA Virtual Affiliate Meetup: NE & Mid-Atlantic

 

Bee City & Bee Campus USA Virtual Affiliate Meetup: Southeast Region

 

Bee City & Bee Campus USA Virtual Affiliate Meetup: SW Region

 

More meetups to come!

Welcome, New Bee City and Bee Campus Affiliates!
  • Holly Ridge, NC
  • Shepherdstown, WV
  • West Virginia University

 

Annual Renewal Reports Due February 29

A reminder for our Bee City or Bee Campus committee members: your annual renewal report is due in February. Not sure where to start? We put together a handy guide to walk you through the renewal process.

 

If your city or campus was first certified in 2022 or earlier: Your renewal report and annual fee are due February, 29 2024. If you are one of our first 60 affiliates, you are an early adopter and do not need to pay the renewal fee.

 

If your city or campus was first certified in 2023: No need to report his year -- your first renewal report and annual fee are due in February 28, 2025

Xerces is hiring!

The Xerces Society is hiring, please take a look and share with your network.

 

Endangered Species Conservation Biologist

Compensation: 5,085.60 per month, $61,027.20 annualized 

Application deadline: February 2, 2024

 

All applications must be submitted via our application website at: http://bit.ly/xerces-jobs 

Upcoming Events

January 25 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am PST

Bee City USA Open House: Pesticides, Policy, & You

 

January 25, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am PST

In the Life of Beetles: Superstars of soil health, pollination, and more!

 

January 31 @ 12:30 pm -1:30 pm CST

Bee City & Bee Campus USA Virtual Affiliate Meetup: North Central Region

 

February 27-29 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm CST

Online: Best Practices for Pollinators Summit

 

February 29

Bee City and Bee Campus annual renewal reports and fees due

Bee City USA and Bee Campus USA are initiatives of the Xerces Society. Xerces is a donor supported non-profit organization. Your tax-deductible donation today will help grow and sustain our essential work.

 

New! Set up a personal, peer-to-peer fundraiser to support Xerces.
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Contact: BeeCityUSA@xerces.org

 

Donation Mailing Address:

The Xerces Society

PO Box 97387

Washington DC, 20090-7387

 

Application and Renewal Fee Address:

The Xerces Society

??‹PO Box 84274

Seattle, WA 98124-5574
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Intern photo credit: (L to R) Sue Ellen Gibbs-Huerta, Maddison Falcon Orquiz

 

Pesticide and Policy Open House: (L to R) Rosemary Malfi and Aaron Anderson

 

Regional meet-up photo credit: (L to R) Micah Kloppenburg, Sara Morris

 

Renewal reminder photo: Dickinson College PA, Dan Loh

 

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