Western Monarchs & More
The MJV California staff are committed to restoring and enhancing habitat in the West through a holistic and interconnected approach. With a special focus on California, MJV staff are advancing research, educating communities, and building relationships and partnerships to protect the western monarch population and to restore biodiversity and ecological resilience across the western landscape. This initiative works at the intersection of MJV’s four pillars of Habitat, Science, Education and Partnership to ensure long-term conservation success in California and the Western U.S. Through strategic partnerships, habitat restoration efforts, and community engagement, we aim to build a more resilient landscape for pollinators, wildlife, and people. Your support helps bring pollinator habitat back to the western landscape, ensuring that insects, animals, and humans alike benefit from a thriving, interconnected environment.
Why Focus on the Western Monarch?
The western monarch population has seen dramatic declines, with numbers plummeting due to habitat loss, climate change, and pesticide exposure. Unlike their eastern counterparts, which migrate to Mexico, Western monarchs overwinter along California’s coast and rely on native habitats throughout the western landscape. Western monarchs face a 99% probability of extinction within the next 60 years (US Fish & Wildlife Service, 2024), and proactive conservation is essential to secure their future.
Help Western Monarchs & More with a Donation Today!
Donate to the Monarchs & More Western Habitat Fund and help us provide essential resources like regionally appropriate seed mixes, native milkweed plugs, habitat monitoring, and educational materials. Your contribution—no matter the amount—plays a crucial role in supporting western monarchs, native pollinators, birds, mammals, and people who depend on a healthy and thriving ecosystem.
The Monarchs & More Western Habitat Fund isn’t just about saving one species—it’s about restoring biodiversity and ecological resilience across the western landscape. This initiative works at the intersection of science, partnership, habitat restoration, and education to ensure long-term conservation success.
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Questions? Contact Us -
Western Science: monitoring@monarchjointventure.org
Western Habitat: calhabitat@monarchjointventure.org
Western Partnership: partnership@monarchjointventure.org
Western Education: education@monarchjointventure.org
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Habitat Enhancement and Restoration in CaliforniaWe work with farmers, ranchers, land stewards, community groups, Tribes and conservation partners to restore high-quality native pollinator habitat across the entire state of California.
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Science & Monitoring in CaliforniaThe MJV western staff conduct and support various community science programs, applied research, and the broader research community to evaluate habitat availability, monarch activity, and conservation management strategies in California and beyond.
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Education & Community Engagement in CaliforniaThe MJV education program in the west offers professional development workshops for educators, partners and other interested parties; curated educational resources to share widely within and outside of the MJV partnership; webinars on the latest in western monarch conservation; and local outreach to California communities where MJV staff are based.
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Building Partnerships in the Western U.S.Through the Partnership Program, Monarch Joint Venture (MJV) connects with organizations and facilitates connections among them to share knowledge and collaborate on impactful monarch and pollinator conservation efforts. At the heart of this program is the MJV Partner Network, which provides a framework to support and coordinate these collective actions.
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California and Western U.S. ResourcesA comprehensive list of western-focused resources.
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How You Can Help in the Western U.S.A comprehensive list of opportunities and ways you can help monarchs and more in the Western U.S.
