August Featured Pollinator: Bats in New Mexico
When you think of bats, what comes to mind? Blood sucking? Mosquito eating? These are in fact true attributes of […]
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Book Report: Soil by Camille T. Dungy
By Ed Santiago, PEEC Board Member “Someone asked me yesterday what hope looks like,” muses Camille Dungy partway through her
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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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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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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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What do gardeners do in the winter?
Photo and blog by KokHeong McNaughton What do gardeners do in the winter months? We don’t hibernate like some animals,
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Fall Garden Maintenance for Pollinators
Learn how to help invertebrates and pollinators in the winter.
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Why Pesticides are Such a Bad Idea
At Bee City Los Alamos, we often talk about how pesticides are one of the most significant threats to pollinators. But, why are they such an issue?
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Some thoughts on how to design your pollinator paradise
If you are new to gardening, you may have questions about where and how to get started. A great first step is to do a site assessment of your yard.
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