{"id":49,"date":"2026-04-01T18:59:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T18:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-uwsp-multi.pantheonsite.io\/sustainability\/?page_id=49"},"modified":"2026-05-27T20:22:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T20:22:05","slug":"bee-campus-usa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/sustainability\/bee-campus-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"Bee Campus USA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"bannerheight650 hero-fww bpcc blockspacebottom overlay-image-container\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2026\/04\/uwsp_flowers_drone-scaled-e1772206722455.jpg)\"><div class=\"smaller-banner\"><div class=\"bannerheight650 bpcc smaller-banner-image-container site-width\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2026\/04\/uwsp_flowers_drone-scaled-e1772206722455.jpg)\"><\/div><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgforsmallscrn\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2026\/04\/uwsp_flowers_drone-scaled-e1772206722455.jpg\"\/><div class=\"overlay-text-backdrop\"><div class=\"bannerheight650 overlay-contentwidth\"><div class=\"hero-purple-bg overlay-pos-ll overlay-attach  overlay-text-container\"><div class=\"hh-mobile-textwidth\"><div class=\"overlay-headlineone\">Bee Campus USA<\/div><div class=\"overlay-linkbuttons\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-horizontal-cards white-solid blockspacetop blockspacebottom\"><div class=\"site-width\"><section class=\"hcard-container\" aria-label=\"Horizontal Card\"><div class=\"uwsp-horizontal-card-container\" aria-live=\"off\">\n<div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-block\" id=\"hcard17722065567928318\"><div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-individual split6633 hcard-imgright\"><div class=\"hcard-infocell\"><h5 class=\"hcard-microtitle\"><\/h5><h3 class=\"hcard-title\">What is Bee Campus USA?<\/h3><h4 class=\"hcard-subtitle\">Pollinator protection at UWSP<\/h4><div class=\"hcard-content\">Bee Campus USA is a program of the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, a nationwide initiative to conserve pollinators on college campuses. In 2020, UW-Stevens Point became the first UW school to be a certified Bee Campus. Led by a committee of students, staff, and faculty, our continuing mission is to protect pollinators and their habitats on the grounds of UWSP.<\/div><div>\n\n<a class=\"uwspbtn uwsp-btn-solid-purple\" href=\"https:\/\/beecityusa.org\/\" target=\"_self\">Learn More <i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/a>\n\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"hcard-mediacell\"><div class=\"iframe-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/35MV3N37nTA\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"hslider-buttoncontainer\"><button class=\"hsliderBack horizontal-sliderbutton\" aria-label=\"previous slide\">\u276e<\/button><div class=\"single-card-nav\"><\/div><button class=\"hsliderForward horizontal-sliderbutton\" aria-label=\"next slide\">\u276f<\/button><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-horizontal-cards gold-hex blockspacetop blockspacebottom\"><div class=\"site-width\"><section class=\"hcard-container\" aria-label=\"Horizontal Card\"><div class=\"uwsp-horizontal-card-container\" aria-live=\"off\">\n<div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-block\" id=\"hcard17722066327634287\"><div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-individual split5050 hcard-imgleft\"><div class=\"hcard-infocell\"><h5 class=\"hcard-microtitle\"><\/h5><h3 class=\"hcard-title\">Why we need to protect pollinators?<\/h3><h4 class=\"hcard-subtitle\"><\/h4><div class=\"hcard-content\">Insect pollinators are an essential part of the ecosystem and our food systems. Research shows that pollinators are in decline globally, in part due to climate change, habitat loss, and pesticide use.\nWhat can I do to help?\nYou can help pollinators by planting native plants in your garden or yard. Native flowers provide food to pollinators, and native grasses can provide essential shelter. Reducing or eliminating your use of pesticides is a way to ensure that pollinators aren\u2019t being harmed. In addition, consider participating in No Mow May to protect newly emerged vulnerable bees in the spring.<\/div><div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hcard-mediacell\"><div class=\"hcard-images hcard-oneimg\"><div class=\"hcard-image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2026\/04\/nelson_hall_no_mow_may.jpeg)\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"hslider-buttoncontainer\"><button class=\"hsliderBack horizontal-sliderbutton\" aria-label=\"previous slide\">\u276e<\/button><div class=\"single-card-nav\"><\/div><button class=\"hsliderForward horizontal-sliderbutton\" aria-label=\"next slide\">\u276f<\/button><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Learn More by checking out these Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dnr.wisconsin.gov\/topic\/endangeredresources\/nativeplants.html\">Wisconsin DNR Native Plants<\/a>\u00a0<br><a href=\"https:\/\/beecityusa.org\/\">Bee Campus USA<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/xerces.org\/pollinator-conservation\">Xerces Society Pollinator Conservation Program<\/a>\u00a0<br><a href=\"https:\/\/beecityusa.org\/no-mow-may\/\">No Mow May<\/a>\u00a0<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/facilities-services\/grounds\/\">UWSP Grounds<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn More by checking out these Resources Wisconsin DNR Native Plants\u00a0Bee Campus USAXerces Society Pollinator Conservation Program\u00a0No Mow May\u00a0UWSP Grounds\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-49","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/49","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/49\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":119,"href":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/49\/revisions\/119"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}