Wasps get a bad rap
Some Northern Paper Wasps built a nest in the open metal pipe that is part of the door entry to one of our...
08 September, 2022
Masonry
Neonics under fire
Over the last two decades, neonicotinoid pesticides, or neonics, have swiftly become the most widely used class of insecticides globally. And you’ve heard...
22 April, 2022
Farms need wild space
I have been watching, on and off throughout the last few weeks, as one of our neighbors methodically removes all of the bushes...
14 March, 2022
Feeding pollinators in the fall
People have a tendency to think about bees and pollinators in the spring and summer - points in time when there is often...
08 October, 2021
The dangers of treated seeds, realized
Early this year, the Guardian reported that residents of Mead, Nebraska — a tiny town of 600 near Omaha — were getting sick,...
22 April, 2021
Ten ways for farmers to support pollinators
About the author: Rob Faux is PAN’s Communications Associate for Iowa, joining the organization in 2020. He has owned and operated the Genuine...
09 March, 2021
Cultivating a pollinator paradise
About the author: Rob Faux is PAN’s Communications Associate for Iowa, joining the organization in 2020. He has owned and operated the Genuine...
16 November, 2020
PACTPA: Putting people before pesticides
On August 4, Senator Tom Udall and Representative Joe Neguse introduced proposed legislation — the “Protect America’s Children from Toxic Pesticides Act”, or...
17 September, 2020
Protecting bees and their keepers in Minnesota
Erin Rupp is the founder and executive director of Pollinate Minnesota, an education and advocacy organization working toward a better Minnesota for pollinators...
09 June, 2020