Monarch Joint Venture Blog
Building a Buzz: A New Pollinator Habitat Blooms at Deer Creek Fish & Wildlife Area
The Monarch Joint Venture (MJV) is pleased to announce an exciting pollinator habitat project at Deer Creek Fish & Wildlife Area. Scheduled for seeding during the dormant season of 2025–2026, this initiative promises to make a significant positive contribution to the environment. In collaboration with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (IN DNR) and with the generous support of a grant from the Duke Energy Foundation, this initiative aims to create 25 acres of prairie pollinator habitat to benefit bees, butterflies, and birds—species vital to sustaining agriculture and conserving biodiversity. Read More
Charting a New Path: Journey North Migrating to Monarch Joint Venture
Journey North is moving to the Monarch Joint Venture! This transition ensures the program’s long-term sustainability, allowing it to continue engaging citizen scientists and inspiring conservation efforts for monarchs, pollinators, and the ecosystems they support. Read More
Partnering for Pollinator Habitat at Tri-County FWA
A grant from TC Energy is providing the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Tri-County Fish and Wildlife Area (FWA) staff in northeast Indiana with additional resources to create pollinator habitats and improve overall biodiversity. Awarded to the Monarch Joint Venture (MJV), this grant will fund the purchase of a native seed mix to establish 54 acres of prairie-pollinator habitat in Noble County, thanks to TC Energy's generosity. Read More
Western Monarch Population Continues to Decline
The 28th annual Western Monarch Count has reported a peak population of just 9,119 butterflies this winter. Read More
Ernst Seeds Joins the MJV Partner Network
The MJV is excited to welcome Ernst Seeds to the partner network! For 60 years, Ernst Seeds has grown, processed, and sold hundreds of species of native and naturalized seeds and live plant materials for restoration, beautification, reclamation, and conservation. They produce many eastern ecotypes of native flowers and grasses particularly adapted to wetland restoration, meadow establishment, and bioretention. Read More