{"id":782,"date":"2024-03-12T13:14:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T13:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.westernwildlifecorridor.org\/?page_id=782"},"modified":"2025-07-14T20:02:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T20:02:56","slug":"blog-latest-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.westernwildlifecorridor.org\/index.php\/blog-latest-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog &amp; Latest News"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"782\" class=\"elementor elementor-782\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-631cd2a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"631cd2a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da881fc e-con-full blured-container e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"da881fc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-227d069 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"227d069\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Blog &amp; Latest News<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-762c6bc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"762c6bc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6b9bc9 elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"d6b9bc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;pagination_type&quot;:&quot;numbers_and_prev_next&quot;,&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-26497 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernwildlifecorridor.org\/index.php\/2026\/09\/25\/2026-brings-more-moths-to-kirby-by-jessee-j-smith-sarah-kent\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img data-opt-id=610805140  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"294\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5mmbcenwhr.i.optimole.com\/cb:2Ku-.b24\/w:300\/h:294\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.westernwildlifecorridor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3675-5.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-26500\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ml5mmbcenwhr.i.optimole.com\/cb:2Ku-.b24\/w:300\/h:294\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.westernwildlifecorridor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3675-5-scaled.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ml5mmbcenwhr.i.optimole.com\/cb:2Ku-.b24\/w:1024\/h:1002\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.westernwildlifecorridor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3675-5-scaled.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ml5mmbcenwhr.i.optimole.com\/cb:2Ku-.b24\/w:768\/h:752\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.westernwildlifecorridor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3675-5-scaled.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ml5mmbcenwhr.i.optimole.com\/cb:2Ku-.b24\/w:1103\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.westernwildlifecorridor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3675-5-scaled.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/ml5mmbcenwhr.i.optimole.com\/cb:2Ku-.b24\/w:1103\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.westernwildlifecorridor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_3675-5-scaled.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernwildlifecorridor.org\/index.php\/2026\/09\/25\/2026-brings-more-moths-to-kirby-by-jessee-j-smith-sarah-kent\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t2026 Brings More Moths to Kirby By Jessee J. Smith &amp; Sarah Kent\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tSeptember 25, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Our second annual Mothing Night at Kirby Nature Center was a great success! This year, we scheduled the event to<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernwildlifecorridor.org\/index.php\/2026\/09\/25\/2026-brings-more-moths-to-kirby-by-jessee-j-smith-sarah-kent\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about 2026 Brings More Moths to Kirby By Jessee J. Smith &amp; Sarah Kent\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-22931 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernwildlifecorridor.org\/index.php\/2026\/08\/25\/leadership-built-on-transparency\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img data-opt-id=863947327  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"295\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5mmbcenwhr.i.optimole.com\/cb:2Ku-.b24\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.westernwildlifecorridor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026-Candid-Seal.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-22932\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ml5mmbcenwhr.i.optimole.com\/cb:2Ku-.b24\/w:295\/h:295\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.westernwildlifecorridor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026-Candid-Seal.png 295w, https:\/\/ml5mmbcenwhr.i.optimole.com\/cb:2Ku-.b24\/w:150\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.westernwildlifecorridor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026-Candid-Seal.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernwildlifecorridor.org\/index.php\/2026\/08\/25\/leadership-built-on-transparency\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tLeadership Built on Transparency\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tAugust 25, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>We are proud to have earned Candid\u2019s 2026 Platinum Seal of Transparency, the highest level of recognition in Candid\u2019s nonprofit<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernwildlifecorridor.org\/index.php\/2026\/08\/25\/leadership-built-on-transparency\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Leadership Built on Transparency\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-20744 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernwildlifecorridor.org\/index.php\/2026\/07\/29\/why-do-i-love-killing-honeysuckle-so-much\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img data-opt-id=740296758  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ml5mmbcenwhr.i.optimole.com\/cb:2Ku-.b24\/w:300\/h:298\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.westernwildlifecorridor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_1426.jpg\"  decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"298\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20300%20298%22%20width%3D%22300%22%20height%3D%22298%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22300%22%20height%3D%22298%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-20746\" alt=\"\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/ml5mmbcenwhr.i.optimole.com\/cb:2Ku-.b24\/w:300\/h:298\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.westernwildlifecorridor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_1426-scaled.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ml5mmbcenwhr.i.optimole.com\/cb:2Ku-.b24\/w:1024\/h:1016\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.westernwildlifecorridor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_1426-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ml5mmbcenwhr.i.optimole.com\/cb:2Ku-.b24\/w:150\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.westernwildlifecorridor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_1426-scaled.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ml5mmbcenwhr.i.optimole.com\/cb:2Ku-.b24\/w:768\/h:762\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.westernwildlifecorridor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_1426-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ml5mmbcenwhr.i.optimole.com\/cb:2Ku-.b24\/w:1089\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.westernwildlifecorridor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_1426-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ml5mmbcenwhr.i.optimole.com\/cb:2Ku-.b24\/w:1089\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.westernwildlifecorridor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_1426-scaled.jpg 2048w\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernwildlifecorridor.org\/index.php\/2026\/07\/29\/why-do-i-love-killing-honeysuckle-so-much\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWhy Do I Love Killing Honeysuckle So Much? By Matt Taylor\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJuly 29, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>OK, \u201ckilling\u201d might be a bit strong, but perhaps honeysuckle deserves this kind of language. Honeysuckle is one dastardly invasive!<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernwildlifecorridor.org\/index.php\/2026\/07\/29\/why-do-i-love-killing-honeysuckle-so-much\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Why Do I Love Killing Honeysuckle So Much? By Matt Taylor\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-16410 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernwildlifecorridor.org\/index.php\/2026\/06\/26\/the-importance-of-pollinators\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img data-opt-id=361505879  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ml5mmbcenwhr.i.optimole.com\/cb:2Ku-.b24\/w:231\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.westernwildlifecorridor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/monarch-at-kirby-2_Tim_Sisson.jpg\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20231%20300%22%20width%3D%22231%22%20height%3D%22300%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22231%22%20height%3D%22300%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-16417\" alt=\"\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/ml5mmbcenwhr.i.optimole.com\/cb:2Ku-.b24\/w:231\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.westernwildlifecorridor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/monarch-at-kirby-2_Tim_Sisson.jpg 231w, https:\/\/ml5mmbcenwhr.i.optimole.com\/cb:2Ku-.b24\/w:788\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.westernwildlifecorridor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/monarch-at-kirby-2_Tim_Sisson.jpg 788w, https:\/\/ml5mmbcenwhr.i.optimole.com\/cb:2Ku-.b24\/w:768\/h:997\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.westernwildlifecorridor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/monarch-at-kirby-2_Tim_Sisson.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ml5mmbcenwhr.i.optimole.com\/cb:2Ku-.b24\/w:831\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.westernwildlifecorridor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/monarch-at-kirby-2_Tim_Sisson.jpg 1183w, https:\/\/ml5mmbcenwhr.i.optimole.com\/cb:2Ku-.b24\/w:831\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.westernwildlifecorridor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/monarch-at-kirby-2_Tim_Sisson.jpg 1302w\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernwildlifecorridor.org\/index.php\/2026\/06\/26\/the-importance-of-pollinators\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tThe Importance of Pollinators by John Klein\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 26, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Why Pollinators Matter Pollinators come in a wide variety of forms. They are primarily bees, butterflies, moths, flies, beetles, birds,<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernwildlifecorridor.org\/index.php\/2026\/06\/26\/the-importance-of-pollinators\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about The Importance of Pollinators by John Klein\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-15099 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernwildlifecorridor.org\/index.php\/2026\/05\/30\/elementor-15099\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img data-opt-id=253925506  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https:\/\/ml5mmbcenwhr.i.optimole.com\/cb:2Ku-.b24\/w:768\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.westernwildlifecorridor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/UC-Students-Volunteer-at-Delshire-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ml5mmbcenwhr.i.optimole.com\/cb:2Ku-.b24\/w:810\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.westernwildlifecorridor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/UC-Students-Volunteer-at-Delshire-scaled.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/ml5mmbcenwhr.i.optimole.com\/cb:2Ku-.b24\/w:810\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.westernwildlifecorridor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/UC-Students-Volunteer-at-Delshire-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ml5mmbcenwhr.i.optimole.com\/cb:2Ku-.b24\/w:810\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.westernwildlifecorridor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/UC-Students-Volunteer-at-Delshire-scaled.jpg 1920w\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernwildlifecorridor.org\/index.php\/2026\/05\/30\/elementor-15099\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tBy the Numbers: The Power of Volunteers!\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMay 30, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>We have so many dedicated volunteers who put in thousands of hours removing invasive plants, building trails, creating natural habitats,<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernwildlifecorridor.org\/index.php\/2026\/05\/30\/elementor-15099\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about By the Numbers: The Power of Volunteers!\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-12125 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry 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