Watering your Native Plant Garden
There are many challenges to native gardening here in northern New Mexico, but there’s one addition to starting your garden […]
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Bee City Los Alamos Blog
Join in the Pollinator Conservation Movement by meeting the monthly Featured Pollinator, learning about pollinator-friendly gardening, and keeping up with Bee City Los Alamos news.
July Featured Pollinator: Monarch Butterflies
Monarch butterflies are one of the most iconic and recognizable butterfly species in North America. They are known for their
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What is the Backyard Pollinator Garden Program?
Bee City is excited to share the return of our popular Backyard Pollinator Garden Program for 2025, and we’re offering
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June Featured Pollinator: Hummingbirds
Ever wonder what made that trilling noise as it zipped over your head? While you suspected it was a hummingbird,
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May Featured Pollinator: New Mexico’s Own Hairstreak Butterfly
The Juniper hairstreak, otherwise known as the Olive hairstreak, (Callophrys gryneus) is a native North American butterfly. This tiny butterfly
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Community Letter from the National Wildlife Federation Community Wildlife Habit
To The Los Alamos Community: On behalf of the National Wildlife Federation®, we are pleased to congratulate Los Alamos onparticipating
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April Featured Pollinator: Morrison Bumble Bee
The Morrison bumble bee (Bombus morrisoni) is native to western North America, occurring from California to southern British Columbia and
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With the Return of Pollinators, Bee City Returns to iNaturalist
Butterflies, moths, hummingbirds, and bats are well-documented pollinators of native plants on the Pajarito Plateau. But smaller insects, particularly bees
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