Monarch Joint Venture Blog

Pork Producers Collaborate with Iowa Researchers to Benefit Monarchs
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- Conservation Stories
Hog farmers are collaborating with Iowa State University to provide more habitat for monarch butterflies through on-farm research projects. Read More
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Building Capacity: Stormwater, Pollinators and People
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- Conservation Stories
Last fall, Metro Blooms organized a pollinator garden-planting event on the site of an affordable housing complex in MN. Their story is just one example of how pollinator habitat can be a catalyst for community conservation and connections. Read More
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Fort Hood partners with MJV in pursuit of their Monarch Mission!
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- MJV Partnership News
The Fort Hood Adaptive and Integrative Management Program is the first military program to join the Monarch Joint Venture - to advance their monarch mission! Read More
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Revised Handout: Mowing and Management Best Practices for Monarchs
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- MJV Partnership News
The Monarch Joint Venture has partnered with the Xerces Society to update our existing handout, previously titled ‘Mowing: Best Practices for Monarchs’, to provide recommendations for the timing of habitat management in both the eastern and western U.S. Read More

Field Notes: State of Mexico, Mexico, January 28-February 1, 2019
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- Conservation Stories
- Migration
- Population Trends
Alison Cariveau, MJV Science Coordinator, shares her recent visit to Mexico to participate in the Trinational Monarch Science Meeting, and visit a monarch overwintering sanctuary. Read More