Monarch Joint Venture Blog
Western Monarch Populations Increase for the Second Year, but Our Work is Not Done
Over 250 volunteers surveyed 272 overwintering sites this winter, tallying a total of 335,479 monarch butterflies observed across the western overwintering sites, an increase of 88,242 monarchs! Read More
Eastern Monarch Population Holds Steady at 2.84 Hectares
Eastern monarch population shows very slight increase after 26% decline last year Read More
Western Monarch Mystery Challenge Documents Spring Migration
Now in its third year, the Western Monarch Mystery Challenge is an easy way to help protect monarchs in the West Read More
2021 Thanksgiving Count Shows Almost 250,000 Overwintering Western Monarchs: Let’s Celebrate, and then Get to Work
With the 2021 Thanksgiving Count showing almost 250,000 overwintering western monarchs, conservationists are relieved, and also scratching their heads. Read More
Hope and Gratitude at Pacific Grove: Notes From a Western Monarch Count
On December 28th, 2021, Candy Sarikonda counted overwintering monarchs at the Pacific Grove Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary on California's Central Coast. Here are her notes from the field. Read More