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We are pleased to announce that the City of Tangent, OR has become our newest Bee City USA affiliate! We can't wait to see what wonderful pollinator habitat you create and enhance in your community! 🎉🐝

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October 16, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Join us on September 30th @ 10 AM PT for a tour of our 2024 renewal report: Buzzing with Biodiversity! We think you will find inspiration for your own community's pollinator conservation and pesticide reduction work.

Register here today! ➡ beecityusa.org/events

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September 16, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Good morning Native Plant Folks! and happy Saturday! Here is a Xerces webinar about growing native plants safely for our pollinators:
Register today: us06web.zoom.us/.../reg.../W...

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July 12, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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A big thank you to our newest Bee Campus affiliates for helping us start out the year strong for pollinators! 💪

Archbold Biological Station, Colorado Mesa University, & Stony Brook University

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February 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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Welcome to the Bee City USA team, City of Daphne, AL & City of Savannah, GA! We're so excited to have you join us in our pollinator conservation journey! 🐝

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March 7, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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Please join us in welcoming our newest Bee City USA affiliates of 2025 - The City of Avondale Estates, & Town of Zebulon! We can't wait to work with you and see the wonderful projects that you will accomplish in support of pollinators! 🐝

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February 5, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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Hey WA friends! Xerces has free Habitat Kits for your area!

🐝Qualifying locations: Eastern Cascades foothills in WA
🐝Project proposals: February 23 - April 17, 2026

Learn more and submit your proposal at the link in our bio!

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February 23, 2026 at 7:27 PM
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Spotlight on UW-Madison! Students recently acquired funding through the school's Green Fund pay to help establish an organic landscape management pilot on four campus sites. beecityusa.org/affiliate-sp...

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A beautiful photo of a black swallowtail butterfly.
January 16, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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Each year, Bee Cities & Bee Campuses submit their annual reports & pay their renewal fees. This year, we've expanded the renewal window, so affiliates have from Feb 1 - May 31.

We’ve rounded up some advice to help get you ready at
➡️ beecityusa.org/how-to-prepa...

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January 22, 2026 at 12:16 AM
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Please join us in giving a warm Bee Campus USA welcome to our newest affiliates! Thank you for the work that your committees put in to become certified, and the work that you'll continue to do for pollinators! 🐝

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March 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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We're checking in with the People's Garden Initiative. There's update on the beautiful People's Garden in Washington, DC and an announcement of *$1 million* in habitat funding! Read our blog for more details: beecityusa.org/peoples-gard...
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People’s Garden Update + Habitat Funding Opportunity - Bee City USA
As 2024 is coming to a close, this is a good time to reflect on past work and prepare for the future. In the spirit of planning ahead and continuing […]
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December 12, 2024 at 12:41 AM
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Join us July 22 @ 10 AM PT for our free webinar on how a large Midwest native plant nursery collaborated with the Xerces Society to grow native plants w/o toxic pesticides. Speaker: Ridge Campbell, MNL Greenhouse Manager.

Register here today: beecityusa.org/events

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June 30, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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Please join us in giving a warm Bee City USA welcome to our newest summertime affiliate, Leesburg, FL! We can't wait to see the wonderful pollinator-friendly actions that you take in your community! 🐝

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August 7, 2026 at 4:26 PM
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Good news: the bugs that eat pests in your yard also use fallen leaves to survive the winter! 🍂

Learn how to balance tidying leaves and providing habitat ➡️ beecityusa.org/blog

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November 7, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Milwaukie, OR is a new affiliate that hits very close to home for the Bee City USA Team! We're so excited to have you aboard this pollinator conservation journey! 🐝
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November 20, 2024 at 6:49 PM
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Please join us in welcoming our two newest Bee City USA Affiliates! We can't wait to support you in creating bee-friendly habitat and raising awareness around the importance of pollinators in your communities! 🌿

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December 4, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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Please join us in welcoming our newest Bee Campus USA affiliates! We can't wait to see what wonderful pollinator habitat projects you come up with! We're so excited to work with you! 🎉🌼

@iubloomington @thelwtech @universitynewengland

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May 8, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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We are so pleased to announce that
Provo, UT has joined us as the newest Bee City USA
affiliate! We can't wait to see all of the wonderful things
that you accomplish for pollinators in your community!
🐝

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#savethebees #conservation #habitat #plantnative
February 4, 2026 at 11:46 PM
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Within one species of bumble bee, there are 3 types of individuals: queens, female workers, and males. We’ve put together a guide to teach you how to use clues like time of year, pollen, fuzziness, eye size and more!

Learn what to look for ➡️ beecityusa.org/blog

#beecityusa#savethebees #bumblebees
September 14, 2026 at 6:12 PM
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DYK - Most butterfly & moth species feed on only 1 or a few different types of plants as they grow and develop. Keep these welcome visitors coming back each year by planting some of these delicious host plants!

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#BeeCityUSA #wildlifeconservation #butterflies #savethebutterflies
August 27, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Bugs are in trouble, and our yards are part of the answer!🍂 ➡

If each of us — you, your neighbor, your friend down the block — takes a step, that adds up to a lot.

✅Learn more about the importance of microhabitats here ➡ beecityusa.org/blog

#BeeCityUSA #Gardens #Microhabitats #LeavetheLeaves
October 16, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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There will be no April Fools' hoaxes from Bee City USA! These affiliates are the real deal! Thank you to Berkeley Heights Environmental Commission, NJ & the City of Moline, IL for all the of the work that you've done & continue to do for pollinators! 🎉

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April 2, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Check out Apex's NC's Bee City Spotlight to learn how their Pollinator Habitat Certification program allows homeowners, schools, businesses, and community groups to certify their native pollinator habitats. beecityusa.org/affiliate-sp...

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Affiliate Spotlight: Apex, NC — Pollinators in the Peak - Bee City USA
Author: Ellison Lambert, Volunteer Coordinator, Town of ApexBee City USA: Apex, NCUSDA Plant Zone: 8A My top 5 native pollinator plants:  Blue wild indigo (Baptisia australis) Fireworks wrinkleleaf go...
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May 28, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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Our 2024 annual report is out: Buzzing with Biodiversity! In 2024, our affiliates reached 579,000+ people at 4,800+ events, & they improved 3,800+ acres of habitat for pollinators! Learn more & get some inspiration: beecityusa.org/2024-annual-...

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Buzzing with Biodiversity: Bee City USA & Bee Campus USA 2024 Annual Report - Bee City USA
Dear Friends, One of my favorite things about pollinator conservation is that it has very tangible achievements, even instant gratification: plant a native flower, bees show up! It mirrors what […]
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August 21, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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We are pleased to announce that @cityofedennc & @keepsmyrnabeautiful have become the newest Bee City USA Affiliates! We can't wait to see what pollinator-positive actions you take in your communities! 🐝🍂

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September 4, 2026 at 5:24 PM