Monarch ESA Designation Decision Delayed Until 2020
Posted onThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced May 24 that it has extended the deadline to determine whether the monarch butterfly warrants federal protection under the Endangered Species Act to December 15, 2020.
Pork producers collaborate with Iowa researchers to benefit monarchs
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Ben Crawford, environmental services director for Prestage Farms of Iowa, is featured in a new video (linked below) about Iowa pork producers’ cooperation with researchers to plant and survey monarch habitat plots on their land. Hog farmers are collaborating with Iowa State University to provide more habitat for monarch butterflies through on-farm research projects. Since […]
Upcoming webinars address the “why” and “how” of pollinator habitat on working lands
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Two webinars scheduled for May 28th and July 23rd, 2019, will be produced by the Monarch Collaborative as part of the monthly Monarch Conservation Webinar Series co-hosted by the Monarch Joint Venture and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Why pollinator habitat makes sense on your land: maximizing the potential of working acres May 28th, […]