Monarch Joint Venture Blog
2021 Thanksgiving Count Shows Almost 250,000 Overwintering Western Monarchs: Let’s Celebrate, and then Get to Work
With the 2021 Thanksgiving Count showing almost 250,000 overwintering western monarchs, conservationists are relieved, and also scratching their heads. Read More
Hope and Gratitude at Pacific Grove: Notes From a Western Monarch Count
On December 28th, 2021, Candy Sarikonda counted overwintering monarchs at the Pacific Grove Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary on California's Central Coast. Here are her notes from the field. Read More
MJV’s Newest Partner is the Earth Discovery Institute!
San Diego-based Earth Discovery Institute (EDI) works to inspire stewardship of San Diego’s native biodiversity through environmental education and conservation. Read More
DuPage Monarch Project Joins the MJV Partnership!
The DuPage Monarch Project is a central hub for data on new and improved habitat and community engagement initiatives in DuPage County, Illinois. Read More
The California Working Lands Free Seed Program: Reflections on a Season of Growth
As the Free Seed Program grows, we’re reflecting on the relationships that underlie its success. Free Seed Program recipients represent a dizzying array of working lands, from large farms and vineyards to small urban farms, avocado and cut-flower farms, da Read More