Monarch Joint Venture Blog
Latino Center of the Midlands Joins the MJV Partner Network
The Latino Center of the Midlands (LCM) is a community-based nonprofit located in South Omaha, Nebraska, dedicated to empowering and uplifting the greater Omaha community through education, workforce development, and health and wellness initiatives. One of the ways that LCM does this is through its Cultiva Bienestar program. “Cultiva Bienestar” translates to “cultivate well-being.” This at-home and community gardening initiative empowers community members to grow healthy, fresh, organic food while emphasizing pollinator-friendly practices and fostering biodiversity in densely populated neighborhoods. Read More
Welcoming AZA SAFE Monarch to the MJV Network
The Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ Saving Animals from Extinction (AZA SAFE) Monarch conservation program and the Monarch Joint Venture have worked together closely for several years, but we’re pleased to announce the advancement of that partnership as SAFE Monarch officially joins the Monarch Joint Venture partner network. Read More
Heartland Restoration Services Joins the MJV Partner Network
The Monarch Joint Venture is pleased to announce that Heartland Restoration Services, Inc. has joined the partnership. Heartland Restoration Services, based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, works to provide native landscape restoration throughout its service area. Read More
Meet Our Newest Partner: Harambee Elementary School
We’re thrilled to announce that Harambee Elementary School, located in Maplewood, Minnesota, has officially joined the Monarch Joint Venture partnership, taking another step in the school’s commitment to environmental education, protection, and collaboration. Read More
Tagging monarchs, planting hope: NIPSCO supports conservation across Northern Indiana
Earlier this fall, the Monarch Joint Venture teamed up again with volunteers from NIPSCO to catch, tag, and release monarch butterflies. The tags used were from the Monarch Watch tagging program, a large-scale community science project initiated in 1992 to help understand the dynamics of the monarch's spectacular fall migration through mark-and-recapture. Read More