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Together We Can Save a Billion Florida Honey Bees From Starvation

After Hurricane Irma hit Florida in 2017, at least 75,000 of Florida’s 600,000 bee colonies were affected. Thousands of bees died of starvation, and their colonies collapsed. We’re working to ensure a tragedy like that doesn’t happen again.

GreaterGood.org Uncovers Rare and Exotic Salamander

This rare and exotic creature is only documented on four occasions. What makes this sighting significant is it’s the furthest north documentation of this species - over 100 miles further north than researchers previously believed. Since this is a tropical species, it’s sighting on top of a mountain that receives heavy snowfall is remarkable.

Sad News on Sivilai and a New Focus

Sivilai's legacy will not be forgotten—the funding donated to the Love & Bananas Fund by the GreaterGood audience was used to rescue Poon Mee, another injured working elephant in Laos.

With Your Help Victims of the Fuego Volcano Eruption Fed Nutritious Meals

With your help, GreaterGood.org awarded $10,000 to support their efforts to feed displaced people as well as disaster responders.

Scorpions in the Sky – New Species Discovered on GreaterGood.org Madrean Discovery Expedition

...reports that they are another new species! And that the V. vorhiesi-group will split and the new species will be in the new genus!

GreaterGood.org California Wildfire Response  

California has had an unusually active fire season to date, and the worst part of fire season is still ahead. GreaterGood.org is there when it matters. Take a look below for a summary of our efforts to fight these fires. Check this blog often for updates.

100 More Plants Needed to Restore Habitat Destroyed by Wildfire!

The project will create a healthy one-acre paradise for migrating hummingbirds, bats and monarch butterflies, as well as resident pollinators. Once established, this project will serve as a learning opportunity and model for future restoration projects working to develop nectar corridors by growing out several species of milkweed plants, developing best practices for growing these difficult to establish plants and collecting their seeds for future grow outs to establish more restoration sites.

Save the Wild Avocado!

In Costa Rica, there is a patch of rainforest home to a beautiful variety of little avocados. However, these avocados are threatened by rampant deforestation. Help us save the wild avocado!

How Women Are Saving Trees and Saving Themselves

In one of the poorest and most densely populated countries in the world, women are changing their destiny. And YOU are helping to make that happen. 

Mountain Lions and Poultry: A Win-Win?

Most people don’t set up a poultry operation in an area known for mountain lion activity. Yet for farmer Paul Grieve, flourishing habitat is an integral part of farming.