Monarch Joint Venture Blog

Celebrating 2024’s Remote Sensing Program Milestones and Next Steps

While we close out the 2024 remote sensing field season, we reflect on the opportunities that have allowed our innovative program to grow. 2024 marks the second year that MJV has applied remote sensing across a large regional landscape, surveying over 5,000 acres across Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin. This year, we made significant progress toward building a cohesive, shareable, and mappable database of monarch habitat that also improves the capabilities of the conservation community to accurately monitor and evaluate pollinator habitat. Read More

Monarch Tagging and Beyond: NIPSCO’s Efforts in Biodiversity & Pollinator Conservation

NIPSCO, one of Indiana's largest natural gas and electric companies, teamed up with the Monarch Joint Venture and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources for a special event at Pisgah Marsh focused on tagging monarch butterflies. Read More

Friends of the Tonto National Forest Joins the MJV Partner Network

The MJV is thrilled to welcome Friends of the Tonto National Forest to the partner network! Read More

Help Pollinators & Public Lands: Participate in a National Public Lands Day Event Near You!

Fire Seasonality and Frequency: Habitat Tour Summary

On August 27th, a habitat tour was held in the Platte River Bluffs outside Linwood, NE. At the tour, we explored the themes surrounding utilizing prescribed fire across different seasons and varying frequency to accomplish ecological objectives. From the effects on wildlife to vegetation to preparation and tips to burning during all these seasons, we spent time looking at these results all on one site. Read More