Monarch Joint Venture Blog
MJV Welcomes The Pizzo Group to the Partner Network
The Monarch Joint Venture is excited to welcome the Pizzo Group, an ecological restoration group based in Leland, Illinois, to the MJV partnership. The Pizzo Group, with the monarch butterfly as its logo, recognizes the importance of preserving habitat for monarchs and other pollinators. The organization was founded in 1988 based on a passion for the preservation and restoration of natural ecosystems. Read More
Western Monarch Count marks another low year at coastal overwintering sites
From late November through early December 2025, hundreds of volunteers and partners participated in the effort, surveying 249 overwintering sites and recording a peak population of just 12,260 monarchs. While this is a slight increase from last season's 9,119, it is the third-lowest tally since the count began in 1997. Read More
Welcoming Nebraska Monarchs to the MJV Partner Network
The Monarch Joint Venture would like to welcome Nebraska Monarchs to the MJV partnership. Nebraska Monarchs provides free native plants and garden plans on its website to help community groups and individuals create their own micro-habitats and make a measurable impact on the amount and quality of pollinator habitat in Omaha and surrounding areas. In addition to free plant giveaways, the organization provides education through its website, social media channels, and community events. Read More
MJV awarded NEEF biodiversity conservation grant to turn wildfire into a win for wildlife
Monarch Joint Venture is pleased to announce a new pollinator habitat restoration project in the Southern Plains, made possible by a Biodiversity Conservation Grant from the National Environmental Education Foundation. The project will restore and enhance over 1,100 acres of public land at the Concannon and Finney Wildlife Management Areas in southwest Kansas, in collaboration with the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks and Ducks Unlimited. Read More
Remembrance Forest joins the MJV Partner Network
The Monarch Joint Venture is pleased to welcome its newest partner, Remembrance Forest, to our national conservation network. Remembrance Forest offers a unique way for individuals across the country to contribute to long-term habitat restoration. By offering memorial and celebration tree plantings, the organization transforms personal tributes into thriving ecosystems. Read More