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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.
The Latest on Save the bees
The loophole that lets toxic seeds kill birds and poison bees
How to make your lawn and garden better for bees
Updates
It’s time to list the American bumblebee as endangered
Time is running out to save America’s wildlife
Environment Oregon is hiring a Conservation Advocate
Featured Resources
Guide to planting a pollinator-friendly garden
Save the Bees Web-Bee-Nar
We’re calling on Amazon to help save the bees
How to help bees and butterflies in your own back yard
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.
The Latest
USDA to resume key bee research after thousands of members object to cuts
If we want to save the bees, we need science that documents their decline and illustrates the nature of the problem.
Some good news for bees: EPA bans 12 bee-killing pesticides
On May 20, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) canceled the registration of a dozen neonicotinoid-based pesticides known to harm bees—effectively banning them.
How our cities can play a pivotal role in saving the bees
Cities can do more to reverse bee die-offs than you might think.
Now, even national wildlife refuges aren’t safe for bees
National wildlife refuges should be safe havens for wildlife—including wild bees.
Bee-Thankful this Thanksgiving
We don’t see many bees flying around Oregon at the end of November, but we do see the fruits of their labor. Pumpkin pie, cranberry sauce, green beans and more of the foods that make Thanksgiving dinner so special are possible through the work of bees. But bees are at risk. So this holiday season, chefs, restaurant owners and environmental advocates are speaking out to protect bees and help stop them from dying off at alarming rates.
Team
Blackledge
Steve
Blackledge
Senior Director, Conservation America Campaign, Environment America