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Pollinators and insects are vital to ecosystems and agriculture. The National Academies study population declines, habitat protection, and conservation strategies. 

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Why are native seeds important?

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Native plants provide the foundation for environments to support pollinators (like bees), butterflies, birds, and other life above and below ground. However, the supply of native seeds to restore and conserve ecosystems often falls short of demand.

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Pictured: Dornith Doherty, Sunflowers, 2009, dye coupler lenticular photograph, 29.75 x 48.5 inches. Permanent collection of the National Academy of Sciences. This print was part of the exhibition, Dornith Doherty: Archiving Eden, presented at the National Academy of Sciences in 2019.

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