Monarch Joint Venture Blog
Conservation grasslands provide more monarch habitat than previously thought
A new paper, “Monarch Habitat in Conservation Grasslands” (Lukens et al. 2020), provides estimates of monarch habitat and use by monarchs in Midwestern conservation sites. Read More
Roadside Corridors as Habitat for Monarchs
Roadside corridors can provide important habitat opportunities for monarchs. The Monarch Joint Venture and partners have created a set of tools for transportation managers who want to enhance or maintain monarch habitat in roadsides. Read More
New Publication Highlights the Impact of IMMP
“This program is especially important because it integrates data on habitat – milkweed and nectar plants – with data on monarch use, which really hasn’t been done before at this scale.” -Alison Cariveau, Monarch Joint Venture (MJV) Science Coordinator Read More
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Survey Says: Americans Support Pollinators and Want to Know How to Help
A recent survey by our partner the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) shows that the public is looking for ways to get involved to save our pollinators. Read More
Join the 2018 International Monarch Monitoring Blitz to help save the monarch butterfly
From July 28 to August 5, 2018, citizens from Canada, the United States and Mexico are invited to participate in the second International Monarch Monitoring Blitz to help identify the monarch butterfly's breeding sites. Read More