Monarch Joint Venture Blog
Three Ways to Support Monarchs and Pollinators This Fall—No Matter Your Garden Size or Experience Level
If you’ve ever searched, “How can I help monarch butterflies?” or “What plants attract pollinators?”, you're already on the right path to supporting biodiversity in your own backyard. This fall, the Monarch Joint Venture is offering three live virtual courses designed to help you take the next step, from identifying insects in your garden to planting native habitat and learning about the monarch life cycle. Read More
Symbolic Monarch Migration Registration Now Hosted by Monarch Joint Venture
The Symbolic Monarch Migration project has a new home! Monarch Joint Venture is now proud to host the Symbolic Migration course on the Monarch NECTAR Hub, while continuing to collaborate closely with the team at Monarchs Across Georgia, who have coordinated this program since 2018. Read More
North American Monarch Summit brings together partners and stakeholders in support of monarch and pollinator conservation
The 2025 North American Monarch Summit brought 270 attendees from 161 different organizations to Minneapolis in late June for a week of collaboration and conversation about monarch and pollinator conservation. Read More
Small Actions, Big Impact: Support Monarch Butterfly Conservation by Sharing Your Observations!
The International Monarch Monitoring Blitz returns for its ninth edition from 25 July to 3 August 2025, inviting individuals and organizations across Canada, Mexico and the United States to come together in a unique cross-border effort to protect one of North America's most iconic species: the monarch butterfly. Read More
Prairie Oaks Through Time
Long before the Monarch Joint Venture began its work at Prairie Oaks, this land in Belle Plaine, Minnesota, was cared for by the Dakota people, who have long served as stewards and conservationists of the region. In this blog post written by Emily Hodson as part of her capstone project, explore the rich human history of the property — from its Indigenous roots through generations of ecologically minded caretakers to its present role in monarch conservation. Read More