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MJV elevates pollinator habitat monitoring through drone surveys and trainings

Oct 03, 2025

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  • Science and research

Monarch Joint Venture is using drones to elevate how it and other conservation organizations monitor pollinator habitat. Read More

10 of Habitat Manager Jake Koenig's favorite fall blooms

Sep 29, 2025

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  • Habitat News

Fall-blooming flowers give us one last hurrah before temperatures drop and we settle in for winter, but they also provide important nectar for monarchs making the trip south. When you're thinking about what you want your garden or habitat space to look like at this time next year, consider adding some of these flowers. Read More

Strong end to monarch breeding season; leading edge of migration reaches Oklahoma

Sep 28, 2025

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  • Population Trends

Journey North volunteers have reported monarch roosts as far as Kansas and Oklahoma, and Dr. Karen Oberhauser writes that monarch observers with the Monarch Larva Monitoring Project reported monarchs in good numbers throughout August and into September. Read More

Welcoming Friends of the Mississippi River to the MJV Partner Network

Sep 25, 2025

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  • MJV Partnership News

For over 30 years, the Friends of the Mississippi River has worked to protect, restore and enhance the Mississippi River and the surrounding land in the Twin Cities area. Read More

August Butterfly Days event brings community to MJV's Belle Plaine campus

Sep 19, 2025

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  • Prairie Oaks

In August, we had a great time welcoming the public to the Monarch Joint Venture's Prairie Oaks campus for Butterfly Days! Read More