Xerces Society

The Xerces Society is a non-profit environmental organization that focuses on the conservation of invertebrates considered to be essential to biological diversity and ecosystem health. The name is in honor of the extinct California butterfly, the Xerces blue (Glaucopsyche xerces).[2]

Xerces Society
Named afterXerces blue
Formation1971 (1971)
FounderRobert Michael Pyle[1]
51-0175253
Legal statusFoundation
PurposeInvertebrate Conservation
HeadquartersPortland, Oregon
Region served
United States
Official language
English
Websitexerces.org
Samples of the extinct Glaucopsyche xerces butterfly in the collections of the Field Museum of Natural History

The Society collaborates with federal and state agencies including the US Department of Agriculture, as well as scientists, land managers, educators, and citizens to promote invertebrate conservation, applied research, advocacy, public outreach and education.[3] Examples of Xerces Society activities include advocating for invertebrates and their habitats, petitioning for the designation of endangered status for applicable species such as the monarch butterfly,[4] and public education projects. Ongoing projects include the rehabilitation of habitat for endangered species, public education about the importance of native pollinators, and the restoration and protection of watersheds.[5]

The organization was founded by butterfly scientist Robert Michael Pyle from Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, and was reincorporated with the Oregon Secretary of State on April 14, 1988.[6]

Further reading
  • The Xerces Society (2016). 100 Plants to Feed the Bees: Provide a Healthy Habitat to Help Pollinators Thrive. Storey Publishing. p. 240. ISBN 978-1-6121-2701-9.

References
  1. "Distinguished Washington Environmental Writer to Speak at CWU". Central Washington University. Retrieved 2014-09-04.
  2. Hunter, Dave; Lightner, Jill (2016). Mason Bee Revolution: How the Hardest Working Bee Can Save the World - One Backyard at a Time. Mountaineers Books. ISBN 9781594859649.
  3. "Donate". The Xerces Society For Invertebrate Conservation. Retrieved 2014-09-04.
  4. "Monarch Petition" (PDF). Xerces Society For Invertebrate Conservation. Retrieved 2014-08-28.
  5. Cassandra Profita (June 20, 2013). "Xerces Society: Wilsonville Bees Died From Pesticide Poisoning". EarthFix. Oregon Public Broadcasting. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  6. "The Xerces Society". Left Exposed. 2015-10-13. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
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