Happy first day of April! We are elated to be sharing this month about an organization that is near and dear to our business, the Institute for Applied Ecology, or IAE. The Institute for Applied Ecology’s mission is, “to conserve native species and habitats through restoration, research and education”. Our team is particularly fond of the Institute for Applied Ecology because one of the species that the organization serves to protect is the Fender’s Blue butterfly and its habitat.