Pollination in the Dark
Moths play an important role in ecosystems – as nighttime pollinators – but their numbers are declining right along with bees’. Find out how to help!
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NRCS Assistance for Monarch Habitat
Deadlines are quickly approaching for a USDA-NRCS program that can help Oklahoma farmers and ranchers manage their property for monarch butterfly habitat.
continue readingPresident’s Note: Monarch Population Status
The most recent monarch numbers don’t look good. Keep planting milkweed, and fall flowering plants, to support them on both legs of their migration!
continue readingMonarch Watch Accepting Pre-Orders for Milkweed Plants
Monarch Watch is now accepting pre-orders for milkweed plants, to be shipped in the spring. Seedlings are sold by the flat, with varieties sorted by region.
continue readingPresident’s Note: Book Review: The Sunflower Family
David Redhage offers this book review of The Sunflower Family, a new ID guide from the Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT).
continue readingPollinator Resource Guides Updated
How recently have you checked out the Kerr Center’s pollinator resource guides? We’ve just added several new titles to the list!
continue readingU.S. Croplands Now 50 Times More Toxic to Honeybees
Thanks to a shift to neonics over the last quarter century, U.S. croplands are now 50 times more toxic to honeybees, even with less pesticides applied.
continue readingCelebrate Pollinator Week
Pollinator Week is upon us - this national celebration extends from Monday, June 17 to Sunday, June 23! You can participate remotely by signing up for a webinar on insect declines presented by Xerces Society…continue reading Deadline: June 24: NRCS CSP Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator Habitat
With a June 24 deadline approaching, farmers and ranchers still have time to sign up for a federal program that provides financial and technical assistance to establish habitat that benefits monarch butterflies, pollinators, and other…continue reading Apply by Dec. 21 for NRCS Monarch Habitat Funding
December 21 is the deadline for farmers and ranchers to apply for funding from the current round of the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service’s Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).
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