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Monarch 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.

President’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).

Pollinator 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!

U.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.

Celebrate 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…

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…

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).

Beekeeping Workshop Recap – June 2018

Last month at the Kerr Center, Jeff Asbury led a free workshop on beekeeping. In addition to sharing his knowledge as an instructor at that event, Mr. Asbury has recently begun keeping honey bee hives…

Tulsa World: ODOT Mowing for Milkweeds

The Tulsa World has a story on how the Oklahoma Department of Transportation has been trying out different roadside mowing schedules to find out which work best to keep milkweed plants available for monarch butterflies…

New Labels for Conservation-Friendly Farming Practices

Sustainable farmers and ranchers now have two more ways to claim a premium for their ecologically friendly management practices, thanks to two new labeling programs. Both are backed by organizations with strong track records in…