The Xerces Society is excited to announce a new annual award to support students pursuing educational research in invertebrate conservation, founded in honor of naturalist and photographer Deborah BanDrosky. This joins their existing Joan Mosenthal DeWind Award. Both awards are now accepting applications until January 7, 2026. The Xerces Society is investing in the future of our planet and our field by sponsoring the next generation of invertebrate conservationists.
The Xerces Society is committed to conserving invertebrate species or groups that are known to be in decline, including (but not limited to) native bees, butterflies and moths, fireflies, tiger beetles, freshwater and terrestrial mollusks (including freshwater mussels), and other freshwater dependent aquatic invertebrates.
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