Monarch Joint Venture Blog
The Next Generation of Monarch Conservation: Creating FFA Monarch Gardens
In 2016, the MJV, Monarch Lab and USFWS' NCTC partnered with FFA chapters and other community partners to help create more habitat to support monarchs and other pollinators. Read More
Prairie Restorations & Monarch Butterflies
The need for monarch habitat restoration is great. But it's important to ensure habitat restoration is based on good understanding of how seeds in the ground translate to plants on the landscape. Find out how the UMN Monarch Lab is doing this research. Read More
To Save Monarchs, We Need More Than Milkweed
The message is out: Monarchs are in decline across North America. The national call to action has focused primarily on planting milkweeds, but monarchs need more than milkweed to support them throughout the year. Adult monarchs need nectar to fuel them! Read More
The Monarch Butterfly: Uniter of Souls
Candy Sarikonda writes: Monarchs are a flagship species, a butterfly that is recognized and enjoyed by many people... But the gift of the monarch goes way beyond just being a flagship species. Monarchs unify souls. Read More
Hope for The Monarchs: Education and Outreach in Texas
Fourteen years ago, Cibolo Nature Center & Farm started their monarch citizen science outreach. At the time, they had no idea the trainings would evolve into a statewide monarch conservation effort. Read More