Five types of urban habitat for bees and butterflies
For bees, butterflies and other pollinators suffering from habitat loss, even the smallest patch of green can be a vital oasis, helping them to survive and thrive.
Save the bees
Updates on our work to save the bees - from asking Amazon to stop selling bee-killing pesticides to sharing bee-friendly garden tips - and how you can help.
Bees play a crucial role in our lives. But as our society uses more pesticides, their populations are plummeting. Fortunately, we know how to help them: protecting already-existing bee habitat, expanding habitat by planting pollinator-friendly plants in our own gardens and on public lands, and ending the worst uses of the pesticides that are killing them. Together, we can save the bees.
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Did You Know?
Around the world, 75% of all food crops and a full 90% of all wild flowering plants rely on bees for pollination.
Learn more about the ways our world relies on bees.
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Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan Introduces AB 2146 Bill To Ban Non-Agricultural Pesticides
The bill aims at stopping chemical use that “causes unmitigated harm to pollinators, without targeting any part of our food supply.”
Environment California highlights why we should celebrate bees this holiday season
With the holiday season upon us, Environment California outlined the many contributions that bees make toward the traditional holiday meal. The advocates are also raising awareness of the decline in these essential pollinators across the country.
Showing gratitude for bees this Thanksgiving
Many Thanksgiving favorites wouldn’t be the same without bees
Team
Blackledge
Steve
Blackledge
Senior Director, Conservation America Campaign, Environment America
Rakov
Susan
Rakov
Managing Director, Frontier Group; Senior Vice President, The Public Interest Network
Deehan
Laura
Deehan
State Director, Environment California Research & Policy Center