![A tiny leaf hopper insect perched on a pondberry fruit in Baker County. Conservationists must balance the needs of a species of butterfly whose caterpillars subsist on pondberry leaves as well as a migratory bird that eats its seeds, the Hermit Thrush, when working with the endangered plant.](https://www.gpb.org/sites/default/files/styles/flexheight/public/2021-07/rare_plant_search_06.jpg?itok=ygEuUnC6)
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A tiny leaf hopper insect perched on a pondberry fruit in Baker County. Conservationists must balance the needs of a species of butterfly whose caterpillars subsist on pondberry leaves as well as a migratory bird that eats its seeds, the Hermit Thrush, when working with the endangered plant.
Credit: Grant Blankenship