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The Xerces Society: A Case Study

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Some other key accomplishments made by The Xerces Society is the Pollinator Conservation Program. The largest pollinator program that Xerces manages and work with “ farmers, gardeners, land managers, agency staff, and others to create habitat for bees, butterflies, and beneficial insects”(Xerces). Due to Xerces success they are able to create much needed habitat for these pollinators. This program also offers practical technical support on habitat restoration and land management for pollinators(Xerces). Due to this process Xerces has made huge successes with land management and protection. Xerces in 2008 have “work that lead to the creation of more than 200,000 acres of pollinator habitat on farms, ranches, gardens, airports golf courses, parks,

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