Biodiversity Works

With just 20 days left to get your entries in to the 2026 PlantArte Native Plant Art Contest, we are thinking about ALL the amazing works that were created and submitted last year. Biodiversity Works is proud to be an art judge for a second year in a row; we found it to be an inspirational way to connect with native plants. Check out the link in bio to view the entire 2025 gallery.

Photo #1: “Honey Tailed Sweat Bee on Fiddlewood” by Devin Johnston - 2025 1st Place Winner
Photo #2: “Monarchs on a Milkweed Vine” by Elizabeth White Olson - 2025 2nd Place Winner
Photo #3: “Seeds of Life” by Karen A. Johnson - 2025 3rd Place Winner

Information about the contest can be found at plantgente.com and .y.gente. Deadline to enter is March 30th!

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Thank you for supporting Biodiversity Works on Amplify Austin Day! Donations will help support conservation of rare, threatened, and endangered species in Texas!

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The third annual PlantArte handmade native plant art contest is now accepting art submissions of native plant art in diverse mediums for an exhibit debut on Earth Day 2026!

The PlantArte goals are:
🌼 To channel the power of art to build awareness of the importance of native plants.
🌼 To promote native plant advocacy by empowering diverse communities to support conservation and restoration efforts.
🌼 To honor the ancestral roots and shared ecoregions that connect plants and people.

Art submissions are due March 30th. Check out the art themes listed below!

● Wildflowers / Flores silvestres
● Resilience / Resiliencia: A special focus on freeze and drought-resistant plants
● Plants & critters / Plantas y fauna: Native plants benefitting pollinators and local wildlife
● Plants of my people / Las plantas de mi gente: Native plants or herbs with personal or historical significance
● Plants beyond borders / plantas más allá de fronteras: native plants in Transnational ecoregions, areas of land that cross national borders and/or plants supported through binational restoration efforts.
● Endangered plants / Plantas en peligro

Many art mediums are welcome; both traditional and novel expressions such as textile art and native plant seed mandalas, to original native plant tattoo designs.

Learn more about the PlantArte contest and access the art submission form via:
website: plantgente.com.

Climate Change Effects on the Timing of Monarch Life History Events

Join us for our next Monarch Conservation Webinar Series on December 16th! Learn about the effects that climate change may have on the complex lifecycle of monarch butterflies with Dylan MacArthur-Waltz.

Register for FREE at https://monarchjointventure.org/events/monarch-conservation-webinar-series

All webinars in this series will take place at 🕰 1:00 PM CT. This webinar will be recorded.

Happy Amplify Austin Day! Over the next 24 hours, you can show your support for our work by making a donation at https://www.amplifyatx.org/organizations/biodiversity-works.

❤️ Thanks for your support!