Creating 20 Million Acres of Monarch Habitat
Article originally contributed by Ilse Gebhard and adapted by Monarch Joint Venture. You might be surprised to learn what the largest irrigated crop in the United States is. It’s not corn or soy,...
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Metamorphosis: Changing the landscape for the better
This post is modified from a news article originally written by Tom Lindfors and Elizabeth Braatz on September 22, 2016, and republished with the permission of the New Richmond News. The original...
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Hope for The Monarchs: Education and Outreach in Texas
This post was written by the Cibolo Nature Center & Farm, in cooperation with the Monarch Joint Venture. Fourteen years ago, Texan Monarch enthusiasts Mary Kennedy and Kip Kiphart began hosting...
View ArticleRoad Tripping for Monarchs in Utah and New Mexico
Article written by Gail Morris, Southwest Monarch Study. There are blank pages in the monarch butterfly book in the western United States. This summer the Southwest Monarch Study (SWMS), with support...
View ArticlePre-order your 2017 milkweed plugs now!
This post was written by Monarch Watch. For more information about this program, visit Monarch Watch’s website. Milkweed for Monarchs: Saving the monarch migration will require the restoration of...
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The Monarch Butterfly: Uniter of Souls
This article was written by Candy Sarikonda, originally published in the Wild Ones National Journal in November 2016. Monarchs are a flagship species, a butterfly that is recognized and enjoyed by many...
View ArticleThe Monarch Alliance Grows Strong
MJV is pleased to welcome a new ally, The Monarch Alliance (TMA). While TMA began as a Maryland-based group in Washington County, it has expanded its reach into the eastern panhandle of West Virginia...
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Give to Monarchs This Giving Tuesday
The past year was filled with hope as efforts to aid monarchs continued to grow. Reports from Mexico estimated that the population was about three and a half times larger than the year before, boosting...
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To Save Monarchs, We Need More Than Milkweed
Written by Candace Fallon, Senior Conservation Biologist, the Xerces Society for Inverterbrate Conservation. The message is out: Monarchs are in decline across North America. The loss of milkweed...
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This just in – Inaugural MJV T-shirts and Water Bottles!
We have been working to find new and diverse sources of support for our monarch conservation work and are excited to launch the new Monarch Conservation Store (coming soon to the MJV website). We have...
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MJV Announces 2017 Monarch Conservation Implementation Plan
The 2017 Monarch Conservation Implementation Plan is now available on the MJV website. This annually updated plan, derived from the 2008 North American Monarch Conservation Plan, identifies and...
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New MJV Handouts
The Monarch Joint Venture has just released two new informational resources in our monarch conservation handout series! We have created these reader-friendly, two page, color handouts to address...
View ArticleMissourians for Monarchs and the Monarch Joint Venture
Missouri is the “Show-Me State," but rather than being shown, Missourians have been paving the way for state monarch and pollinator conservation planning efforts. With stakeholders from conservation...
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Happy Holidays from the Monarch Joint Venture!
The Monarch Joint Venture is a national partnership of federal and state agencies, non-governmental organizations, and academic programs working together to conserve the monarch butterfly migration.
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Rain, Shine or Squirrels, Pacific Grove Counts Western Monarchs
Post written by Candy Sarikonda, Monarch Watch Conservation Specialist and Wild Ones Member. This New Year’s Eve, I joined staff and volunteers from the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History to...
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New Publication Reveals Birthplaces of Eastern Monarchs
A recently published study (Flockhart et al. 2017) builds on previous work describing the natal origin of eastern overwintering monarchs, and has new implications for monarch conservation. By analyzing...
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Prairie Restorations & Monarch Butterflies
Post written by Kyle Kasten and Laura Lukens, University of Minnesota Monarch Lab. During the past few decades North American monarch populations have exhibited large declines in numbers. While many...
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The Next Generation of Monarch Conservation: Creating FFA Monarch Gardens
Many factors are contributing to the monarch population decline, including loss of breeding and migratory habitat throughout their range. Last year, the Monarch Joint Venture, University of Minnesota...
View ArticleMJV Welcomes Energy Resources Center to Fuel Monarch Conservation
The Energy Resources Center (ERC) of the University of Illinois - Chicago has been performing research and outreach related to pollinator habitat on working landscapes for nearly two years. Research...
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Western Monarch Count Reports More Monarchs than 2015, but Numbers Remain Low
This post is based on information found in this Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation Press Release. Find further information and data at the Western Monarch Count Resource Center. The 2016...
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