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Bee City News USA April 2024

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Earth Week Promo Kit

Need Earth Week content this week? We have an Earth Week Promo Kit with downloadable social media content, printable handouts, and more. Check it out

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Virtual Affiliate Meetups

*RESCHEDULED* California, Nevada & Utah

MAY 1 @ 6 PM - 7 PM PT / 7 PM - 8 PM PT

FREE

Guest speaker: Isis Howard

Join Isis Howard, Xerces Society’s Endangered Species Conservation Biologist in Western Monarch Community Science for a short presentation on Community Science for Monarch 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 California, Nevada & Utah.

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South Central Region

MAY 22 @ 6 PM - 7 PM CT

FREE

Guest Speaker: Ray Moranz

Join Ray Moranz, Xerces Society’s Pollinator Conservation Specialist, for a short presentation on Monarchs and the Effort to Find Monarch Nectar Plants in the South Central U.S., 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 Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, or Texas.

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These free Bee City USA webinars are 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.

Watch our past regional meetings:

Great Lakes
North Central
Northeast & Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Northwest - will available in our May eNewsletter
Southeast
Southwest

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For Pollinators’ Sakes, Don’t Spring Into Garden Cleanup Too Soon!

Spring is here. A time when warmer weather naturally turns a winter-weary homeowner’s thoughts towards tackling outdoor chores. The first warm weather of the season may coax us out into the yard, but pollinators in your garden aren’t ready to take a chance on the first warm day. Read more

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Welcome, new Bee City and Bee Campus affiliates

We're sending a warm welcome to our newest affiliates. Thanks for joining us!

Detroit, MI
Framingham State University, MA
Lewis and Clark College, OR
Southern Pines, NC
St. Joseph, MI

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Deadline tomorrow: 2024 Oregon Monarch and Pollinator Habitat Kits

Are you in Oregon? The proposal window for Xerces Society's Oregon Monarch and Pollinator Habitat Kits closes tomorrow. Our coworker Michele Blackburn shares information about the habitat kit program and why Bee City and Bee Campus affiliate communities may want to apply. Last year, Bee City affiliates Talent (pictured above), Medford, and Phoenix participated! Learn more

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Xerces is hiring!

The Xerces Society is hiring. Take a look and feel free to share with your network. All applications must be submitted through our online application portal.

Controller

Compensation: $110,000/ yr

Application deadline: April 12, 2024

Pollinator Conservation Specialist- Habitat and IPM Planner

Compensation: $31.51/ hour, approximately 65,540/yr.

Application deadline: April 29, 2024

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