Door Creek Orchard Biodiversity

Institution: Door Creek Orchard
Habitat Type: Agricultural Area
Location: Cottage Grove, Wisconsin
Size: XXL
Date Submitted: Monday, April 25, 2016
Milkweed Species: Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca), Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata), Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa), Whorled Milkweed (Asclepias verticillata)
Nectar Source Plants: Coneflower, Coreopsis, goldenrod (many species), aster (many species), red clover, white clover, Lupine, bergamot, early sunflower, cup plant
Habitat Programs: Monarch Waystation
Habitat Management Practices: Our farm is low-impact, advanced IPM. We also have two managed prairie spaces - one tall grass (approx 17 acres), one dry/shortgrass (less than one acre). These are managed with timed mowing and burning. We also keep un-managed pollinator blocks throughout the property.
Habitat Details: We are Monarch lovers at Door Creek Orchard! We believe in cultivating ecological health and diversity in our farming, and providing safe habitat for Monarchs and other butterflies is part of that.

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The Monarch Joint Venture (MJV) is a partnership of federal and state agencies, non-governmental organizations, and academic programs that are working together to support and coordinate efforts to protect the monarch migration across the lower 48 United States.