2020 International Monarch Monitoring Blitz!
Montreal, 16 July 2020—Join thousands of volunteers in Canada, Mexico and the United States, from July 24 to August 2, 2020 for the 4th annual International Monarch Monitoring Blitz (the Blitz). With...
View ArticleThe Oklahoma Monarch & Pollinator Collaborative Joins the MJV Partnership!
MJV’s newest partner is the Oklahoma Monarch & Pollinator Collaborative (Okies for Monarchs), which was founded in the Fall of 2016. This consortium created a statewide monarch conservation plan...
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Monarch Conservation Spotlight: Monarch Wings Across California
Monarch Conservation Spotlight: Monarch Wings Across California One thing that makes the iconic monarch butterfly an extraordinary insect is that their migration and population span a large...
View ArticleMore than Monarchs: Connections through Community Science
(Misinformation from our previous More than Monarchs wildfires article has been corrected and an updated version can be found here.) Why monarchs? While monarchs are intrinsically important, conserving...
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Monarch Conservation Spotlight: M3 Monarch Migration Study
Monarch Conservation Spotlight: M3 Monarch Migration Study One thing that makes the iconic monarch butterfly an extraordinary insect is that their migration and population span a large geographical...
View ArticleMore than Monarchs: Diplomacy - Conservation and International Cooperation
Why Monarchs? While monarchs are intrinsically important, conserving monarchs matters for more than just their own protection. We’re exploring the ways that monarch habitat and conservation helps...
View ArticleSan Diego Zoo Global Joins the MJV Partnership!
MJV’s newest partner is San Diego Zoo Global (SDZG). SDZG is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to “save species worldwide by uniting our expertise in animal and plant care and conservation...
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Monarch Conservation Spotlight: Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge
Monarch Conservation Spotlight: Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge One thing that makes the iconic monarch butterfly an extraordinary insect is that their migration and population span a large...
View ArticleThe State Botanical Garden of Georgia Joins the MJV Partnership!
MJV’s newest partner is the State Botanical Garden of Georgia. As a unit of the University of Georgia, the garden’s mission is to “nurture an environment for learning, inspiration and engagement...
View ArticleMore than Monarchs: NAPPC Celebrates 20 Years of Diverse Coalition-Building
Why monarchs? While monarchs are intrinsically important, conserving monarchs matters for more than just their own protection. We’re exploring the ways that monarch habitat and conservation helps...
View ArticleProject Apis m. Joins the MJV Partnership!
MJV’s newest partner is Project Apis m. (PAm), a 501c5 organization. Founded in 2006, they are focused on honey bee health and crop pollination. PAm is a hub with strong ties to agriculture, including...
View ArticleGoin’ Native Therapeutic Gardens Joints the MJV Partnership!
MJV’s newest partner is Goin’ Native Therapeutic Gardens in San Juan Capistrano, California. Founded in 2009, their mission is to “help people, plants, and pollinators thrive together”. As a small...
View ArticleShifting Language: From Citizen Science to Community Science
Community science involves the public in scientific research and has existed in various forms since the late 1800s.1 Over the years, there have been a number of terms used to describe projects that use...
View ArticleMonarchs and Día de Muertos in Mexico
After having the pleasure of witnessing the eastern population of monarchs migrating south over the past few months, you may be asking what’s next for these enchanting butterflies? The short answer is...
View ArticleMore than Monarchs: Insect Biodiversity
Why monarchs? While monarchs are intrinsically important, conserving monarchs matters for more than just their own protection. We’re exploring the ways that monarch habitat and conservation helps...
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2020 Summer Review: Monitoring Habitat Across the Midwest
The Monarch Joint Venture collaborated with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) in both 2019 and 2020 to evaluate pollinator habitat restored through NFWF's Monarch Butterfly and...
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2020 Summer Review: Outdoor Explorations
By Katie-Lyn Bunney As the Education Coordinator, I normally spend my summers attending outreach events and festivals, and coordinating and instructing teacher professional development workshops. These...
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2020 Summer Review: Collecting Data for Community Science
By Rita Morris This summer I had the pleasure of participating in a monarch community science program, the Monarch Larva Monitoring Project (MLMP). Every week, myself and 1-2 others would go to Falcon...
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2020 Summer Review: Using Drone Technology to Survey Monarch Habitat
By Kiley Friedrich As the new Agriculture Program Coordinator at the Monarch Joint Venture, part of my role is piloting our habitat drone work. This summer, I had the opportunity to fly drone carried...
View ArticleCase Studies: Three Examples of Insects & the ESA
Cover photo of a rusty patched bumble bee by Xerces Society / Rich Hatfield. While we do not know what will happen in the upcoming ESA listing decision for monarch butterflies, we can explore how the...
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