The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, through the PLANTS Database, provides conservation plant information to conservation planners, researchers and others using plants in their natural ...
Apart from managed honey bees, there is increasing evidence that some wild bee species have experienced regional declines in North America. These include Bombus affinis, the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee, ...
As bees return and butterflies gather along backyard fences, garden shoppers head to plant centers with more than color in mind. This spring, many gardeners practice purpose-driven planting, choosing ...
FORT SILL, Oklahoma — Tucked away within the Fort Sill Natural Resources compound, something small but mighty is taking root—one milkweed sprout, one butterfly wingbeat and one bloom at a time. A ...
FORT SILL, Okla., (April 2, 2024) — Fort Sill's Natural Resources division, in collaboration with Cache Public School's Beta Club, has launched a pollinator planting program to help strengthen the ...
While cities are generally considered to be poorer in biodiversity than rural areas, new research finds that urban areas could actually play a key role in conserving pollinator communities. A team of ...