A Century Farm’s Legacy of Monarch Habitat: The Bumann Family Story
*These videos were produced in collaboration with the Iowa Monarch Conservation Consortium. On a farm in Ida County, Iowa, a family of […]
Category: Field reports
Pollinator Week: Farmers Speak Up for Monarchs and Other Pollinators
Every year, Pollinator Week brings together growers, conservationists, gardeners, and advocates from across North America to raise awareness for the bees, butterflies, […]
New Overwintering Results Show a 64% Increase in the Eastern Monarch Population
New survey results released this week by Mexico’s National Commission of Protected Natural Areas (CONANP) and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) for […]
Spotlight on Partnership and Stewardship: Monarch Conservation in Action
One of the greatest strengths of Farmers for Monarchs is our members. When farmers, conservation organizations, and agricultural companies come together around […]
Western Monarch Count Shows Slight Uptick but Population Remains Near Historic Lows
Each winter, monarch butterflies west of the Rocky Mountains perform one of North America’s most remarkable migrations, traveling to hundreds of overwintering […]
Farmers Need to Hear From Other Farmers
At Farmers for Monarchs, we know that the best conservation stories come straight from the source—you. Whether you’ve enrolled in the Conservation […]
Encouraging Rebound in Eastern Monarch Butterfly Population
The latest annual survey of the eastern monarch butterfly population reveals a significant and hopeful increase, according to World Wildlife Fund (WWF)-Mexico […]
2023-2024 Eastern Monarch Overwintering Population Plummets
Recent data from the annual survey conducted by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and its partners on the overwintering numbers of the […]
International Union for Conservation of Nature Amends 2022 Classification of Monarch Butterfly, Lowers Alarm on its Threatened Status
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), a membership union of government and civil society organizations headquartered in Switzerland, […]
Final Monarch Listing Decision Timeline Among Topics Addressed at FFM Plenary Meeting
Where are the monarchs now? The monarch migration is now moving through Iowa and has entered northern Kansas. By the week of […]