Monarch Joint Venture Blog
2021 Thanksgiving Count Shows Almost 250,000 Overwintering Western Monarchs: Let’s Celebrate, and then Get to Work
With the 2021 Thanksgiving Count showing almost 250,000 overwintering western monarchs, conservationists are relieved, and also scratching their heads. Read More
Hope and Gratitude at Pacific Grove: Notes From a Western Monarch Count
On December 28th, 2021, Candy Sarikonda counted overwintering monarchs at the Pacific Grove Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary on California's Central Coast. Here are her notes from the field. Read More
Annual Research Review: A Summary of the Latest Scientific Findings About Monarch Butterflies.
MJV is excited to share our first annual review of academic literature published on monarchs and their habitat. Read More
2020 Summer Review: Collecting Data for Community Science
I spent my summer collecting data for community science, and so can you! Read More
2020 Summer Review: Outdoor Explorations
Exploring the natural world and helping others do the same is one of my favorite activities - and one of the reasons I became an environmental educator. Read More