Monarch Joint Venture Blog
Pre-order your 2017 milkweed plugs now!
Monarch Watch distributes free ecoregion appropriate milkweed plugs to restoration projects across the country. Interested in getting milkweed in 2017? Apply now so Monarch Watch can plan for 2017 milkweed production. Read More
Road Tripping for Monarchs in Utah and New Mexico
There are blank pages in the monarch butterfly book in the western United States. This summer the Southwest Monarch Study, with support from the Monarch Joint Venture, has been working to fill them. 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
Metamorphosis: Changing the landscape for the better
What do the New Richmond School District, the Hungry Turtle Institute, ArtReach St. Croix and the Andersen Corporation have in common? Each of these organizations, as well as nearly 100 more, have signed a WI Pollinator Resolution to help pollinators. Read More
Creating 20 Million Acres of Monarch Habitat
Ilse Gebhard writes, you might be surprised to learn what the largest irrigated crop in the United States is. It’s not corn or soy, it’s our grassy lawns. Imagine if half of this space was converted to native habitat! Read More