Insect Recovery Project
365 Main Street B0K 1V0 Tatamagouche, NS, Canada

Registration is now open for our exciting January 27th MONARCH BUTTERFLY FUND webinar: "MONARCHS IN MEXICO - PEOPLE CARE!" - special online event with first-hand accounts of monarchs wintering in Mexico, given by individuals who study and work to save them. Please share with your friends and colleagues who also care: Register at the following link:

Despite their poor public image, wasps are incredibly important for the world’s economy and ecosystems. Without them, the planet would be pest-ridden to biblic...al proportions, with much reduced biodiversity. They are a natural asset of a world dominated by humans, providing us with free services that contribute to our economy, society and ecology. LINK TO ARTICLE: https://www.independent.co.uk//in-defence-of-wasps-why-squ See more

Want fireflies? Leave the leaves whenever possible. Don't use pesticides, lawn chemicals or mosquito spray. Turn out the lights at night. Read more here: https://www.firefly.org/how-you-can-help.html

https://www.cnn.com//wild-bee-decline-study-scn/index.html

A person's a person, no matter how small

Plant native and reinvigorate your personal spaces

Think before you buy from plant nursery stock - butterflies and bees need native host plants ..

ACTION ALERT: Nova Scotia's forests are under threat! Along the Eastern Coast of North America, forests are being stripped, pelleted, and exported to fuel Europ...e's unsustainable biomass burning appetite. But all across the world today, people are taking a stand. Help us send a message to the E.U. that our forests are not fuel! Go to www.bit.ly/forestsRnotfuel to sign the petition, and share on your social media with the hashtag #ForestsAreNotFuel! #BigBadBiomass #Biomass #RenewableEnergy

Caddisfly larvae build protective cases using materials found in their environment. Artist Hubert Duprat supplied them with gold leaf and precious stones. This is what they created.

QOTD: "Teaching a child not to step on a caterpillar is as valuable to the child as it is to the caterpillr." -Bradley Millar HAPPY NATIONAL CHILDREN'S DAY!