He has been a significant contributor in calling attention to the environmental issue of pollinator decline. He founded the Forgotten Pollinators Campaign, the Migratory Pollinators Conservation Initiative, and attempts to restore nectar corridors for pollinators in bi-national watersheds around his home in Patagonia, Arizona, which he calls the "pollinator diversity capitol of the United States."
He has been a key figure in raising awareness about the environmental problem of declining pollinators. He created campaigns such as the Forgotten Pollinators Campaign and the Migratory Pollinators Conservation Initiative, with an aim to revive nectar routes for pollinators in bi-national watersheds near his home in Patagonia, Arizona.