The Xerces blue's habitat was destroyed by development in the sand dunes of San Francisco, and the species was declared extinct by the 1940s..
The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation is an international nonprofit organization that protects the natural world through the conservation of invertebrates and their habitats..
Robert Michael Pyle was inspired to found the Xerces Society in 1971 after hearing of the impending loss of the large blue butterfly from Britain.
He named the organization after a similar butterfly that had already gone extinct in America, the Xerces blue..
The Xerces Society is committed to establishing and maintaining a diverse and inclusive community that collectively supports our mission: to protect the natural world by conserving invertebrates and their habitat..
Where does the Xerces Society's name come from? We take our name from the now-extinct Xerces blue butterfly (Glaucopsyche xerces), the first butterfly known to go extinct in North America as a result of human activities..
The Xerces Society works across a broad array of landscapes to conserve pollinators, and can offer information to support your efforts
Additional Resources forFind resources for teaching about the importance of pollinators and what you can do to help
Support pollinators in your supply chain, at your facilities, and engage your customers
Since 2019, the Xerces Society Habitat Kit Program has united Xerces, local residents, and native-plant nurseries to offer regionally appropriate plant materials grown to order by nurseries and supplied to our community partners
In return community members provide sweat equity: the time, the labor, and land
The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation is an international nonprofit organization that protects the natural world through the conservation of invertebrates and their habitats
As a science-based organization, we both conduct our own research and rely upon the most up-to-date information to guide our conservation work
