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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Hi everyone,</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Continuing our Earth Week series, here are some more recent pollinator-related articles from the Xerces blog:</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Nebraska Bumble Bee Atlas: Doing a Little to Impact the Whole</b></p><p class="MsoNormal">Walking around Nebraska prairies in the summer of 2019, you might have been lucky enough to witness large groups of people swinging bug nets, and wondered what they were doing with such great enthusiasm. These community scientists—members of our community with any level of scientific experience—were learning how to participate in the Nebraska Bumble Bee Atlas.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Read more at <a href="https://xerces.org/blog/nebraska-bumble-bee-atlas-doing-little-to-impact-whole">https://xerces.org/blog/nebraska-bumble-bee-atlas-doing-little-to-impact-whole</a> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Tracking Butterfly Populations through Community Science</b></p><p class="MsoNormal">Last year, the Xerces Society partnered with the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument to launch the Cascade-Siskiyou Butterfly Monitoring Network. Though the 2020 field season is facing uncertainty, there are still ways for you to get involved with butterfly research where you live.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Read more at <a href="https://xerces.org/blog/tracking-butterfly-populations-through-community-science">https://xerces.org/blog/tracking-butterfly-populations-through-community-science</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Start Now To Prevent Mosquito-Borne Disease and Keep Our Pollinators Safe</b></p><p class="MsoNormal">As the weather warms and spring rains come down, everything starts to wake up. Along with April flowers, mosquitoes might also start emerging. While the buzz of a bumble bee is often welcome, the buzz of a circling mosquito is not—especially if there is a risk of mosquito-borne disease.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Read more at <a href="https://xerces.org/blog/earth-week-start-now-to-prevent-mosquito-borne-disease-and-keep-pollinators-safe">https://xerces.org/blog/earth-week-start-now-to-prevent-mosquito-borne-disease-and-keep-pollinators-safe</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">You can also find these and other Earth Week blogs on our website, at <a href="https://xerces.org/earth-week">https://xerces.org/earth-week</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">And, of course, you can follow us on social media, where you’ll get notifications of new blogs, useful information, and more. We are @xercessociety on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/xercessociety/" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/xercessociety" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/xercessociety/?hl=en" target="_blank">Instagram</a>.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Stay well, </p><p class="MsoNormal">Matthew</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">----------</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Matthew Shepherd</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Director of Communications & Outreach</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">he/him/his</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><img border="0" width="160" height="60" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D61A09.523A0410" alt="Email-Outlook_Xerces-logo-CMYK"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Protecting the Life That Sustains Us</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Connect with us @xercessociety on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/xercessociety/" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">Facebook</span></a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/xercessociety" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">Twitter</span></a>, and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/xercessociety/?hl=en" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">Instagram</span></a>.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Visit <a href="https://xerces.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">xerces.org</span></a> to read our <a href="https://xerces.org/blog" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">blog</span></a>, sign up for our <a href="https://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/manage/optin?v=001HTk7N6nZumLPinBr8VACbNdTXCe732bGu6KpqC13JAKPti_HBe5xyr7t0p4mDfKe2dOsd-TB1qvv772s6GQfVa_SbKKfwBiwl4blH4KvCjq4dpmA2M9UNZ2axlQwu_1Gvjrl2Rb53WUZwsddwCzyorgxedLAaMy3" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">e-newsletter</span></a>, and find out how you can protect invertebrates.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Watch us on </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1f497d"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAiPLPJuySOgn6CbjkOxqLQ"><span style="color:blue">YouTube</span></a>.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Support our work: <a href="https://xerces.org/donate/"><span style="color:blue">Donate</span></a>!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">628 NE Broadway, Suite 200, Portland, OR 97232, USA</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Office: (503) 232-6639 x110</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Cell: (503) 807-1577</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="mailto:matthew.shepherd@xerces.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">matthew.shepherd@xerces.org</span></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div></body></html>