Monarch Joint Venture Blog
The Monarch NECTAR Hub: A Year of Growth and What's Coming Next!
Wow—time flies when you’re learning about butterflies! It’s hard to believe that the Monarch NECTAR Hub has been around for over a year now, and what a year it’s been. Read More
Celebrating Monarchs in Mexico: Spanish Resources for Conservation and Culture
Learn about new Spanish resources from the Monarch Joint Venture. Read More
Support Monarch Conservation Through the Monarch Marketplace
At the Monarch Joint Venture (MJV), we are dedicated to protecting the monarch butterfly and its migration. One of the ways we achieve this is through our Monarch Marketplace, a collective of businesses that share our commitment to conservation. These businesses generously donate a portion of their proceeds to support our shared efforts. By choosing to shop with them, you are directly contributing to the conservation of monarchs, other pollinators, and the environment. Read More
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