Riparian Lands Tax Incentive
The Riparian Tax Incentive Program provides property tax relief to landowners interested in improving or maintaining riparian lands. Property owners can receive full property-tax exemption, based on qualifying riparian property they wish to “maintain, preserve, conserve, and rehabilitate,” and may include land up to 100 feet from a stream. Landowners interested in protecting riparian resources […]
River Fork Ranch
The Nature Conservancy’s River Fork Ranch has been involved in monarch conservation for several years, so it was no surprise when it received funds from the USFWS to enhance its conservation efforts in 2015 and beyond. The River Fork Ranch Habitat Restoration project will leverage its funding to enhance 2.4 hectares (6 acres) of monarch […]
Roadside Best Management Practices that Benefit Pollinators: Supporting Pollinators through Roadside Maintenance and Landscape Design
This document introduces guidance for managing habitat along roadways for pollinators, by outlining BMPs for DOT roadside managers, maintenance crews and landscape designers. Produced for the Federal Highway Administration, the document covers reference information, such as pollinator biology, the benefits of pollinators to agriculture, and the importance of roadside habitat. The report also addresses specific […]
Roadsides for Wildlife Program
The Minnesota Board of Water & Soil Resources’ Roadsides for Wildlife Program encourages landowners to manage adjacent roadsides to benefit wildlife. The program offers technical assistance and management guidelines to landowners, which can benefit a host of species that utilize roadside resources, including birds, mammals, bees, butterflies and frogs (MnDNR 2008). Landowners interested in supporting […]
Rosalynn Carter Butterfly Trail Service Project
The Rosalynn Carter Butterfly Trail was founded in 2013 as an effort to raise awareness and concern over the decline of the monarch butterfly and the loss of pollinators and their habitats. The trail is also an educational resource for teachers in Georgia. After the trail was established, the Georgia Department of Education took steps […]
Rural Clean Water Program-York Region
The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority provides technical assistance and direct financial payments to implement BMPs that reduce impacts to water quality. Activities like planting of buffer strips may be covered (75–100%) up to C$5,000. Other projects may be funded under this program, including projects that may not fit existing categories, but all projects must […]
Rural Water Quality Program-Peel Region
The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority provides technical assistance and direct financial payments to implement BMPs that reduce impacts to water quality. Activities like creating and enhancing natural areas may be covered (100%) up to C$20,000. Landowners may apply and Environmental Farm Plans are required. Other projects may be funded under this program, including projects […]
Santa Cruz Monarch Enhancement Project
“Groundswell Coastal Ecology works for a more vibrant and ecologically sustainable coastline by helping local communities to become participatory stakeholders in their environment. To do this [they] identify, prioritize, promote, and implement coastal restoration projects that will increase biodiversity and coastal resiliency while maximizing community outreach. [Their] projects target degraded coastlines that receive high visitor-ship […]
Schoolyard Garden Grants
The University of Minnesota Schoolyard Garden Grants program offers funding to teachers and educators, primarily those who have participated in monarch and citizen science education workshops, to install monarch and pollinator habitat gardens in schoolyards as an educational opportunity for students. This creates dual benefits by creating habitat for monarchs and allowing students an outdoor […]
Science & Technology Training Library, Webinar Portal for Conservation of Natural Resources
This USDA online resource hub provides webinars, which may be live-broadcast or may be accessed as streaming videos online. To date, webinars include multiple monarch- and pollinator-focused webinars, including those that touch on NRCS programs and practices that can restore, protect, or enhance monarch and pollinator habitat. Some webinars focus on specific practices or concerns, […]
Seeds of Success (SOS)
Seeds of Success (SOS, Les graines de la réussite) est le programme national de collecte de graines administré par le Bureau of Land Management (BLM, Bureau de la gestion des terres), en collaboration avec divers organismes fédéraux et organisations non fédérales. SOS a pour mission de recueillir des graines indigènes sur les terres en friche […]
Southern Oregon Monarch Advocates Habitat Restoration Initiative
In an effort to enhance general knowledge about the western monarch population in the Pacific Northwest, Southern Oregon Monarch Advocates (SOMA) was created. SOMA engages in a variety of habitat conservation and outreach efforts throughout the Pacific Northwest. In 2015 alone, SOMA led habitat workshops in Bend, OR, Brookings, OR, Ashland, OR, Burns, OR, Sacramento, […]
Southernmost Monarch Waystations
“The National Butterfly Association’s Center, in partnership with the Lower Rio Grande Valley and Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuges, will create approximately 67 acres [27 hectares] of native nectar plant and milkweed habitat across Hidalgo County, Texas; significantly increase the availability of native milkweed seeds and plants by surveying and collecting on Refuge tracts; and […]
Southwest Monarch Study Tagging
“The Southwest Monarch Study is researching the migration and breeding patterns of monarch butterflies in Arizona and the South Western United States.” With over 300 citizen scientists, the Southwest Monarch Study has recovered monarchs tagged in Arizona in both Mexican and California overwintering sites. This has shown that it is not always true that monarchs […]
Species at Risk Farm Incentive Program
The Species at Risk Farm Incentive Program (SARFIP) provides direct financial payments for agricultural landowners for completion of BMPs for the benefit of provincial and federal Species at Risk (SARs). Cost-share funding is available at multiple levels (40%, 50%, 60% and 80%) for properties with an Environmental Farm Plan. Cost share of 60% or 80% […]
Species at Risk Partnership on Agricultural Lands
The Species at Risk Partnership on Agricultural Lands (SARPAL) is a federal initiative supporting voluntary stewardship actions on commercially farmed lands. The focus is on habitat for Species at Risk (SARs) and associated critical habitat (ECCC 2015). SARPAL is administered by provincial or regional organizations; in Saskatchewan, SARPAL is a new program administered through a […]
Species at Risk Stewardship Fund
The Ontario Species at Risk Stewardship Fund, established in 2007, provides direct financial payments to landowners and farmers, as well as aboriginal groups and other organizations, for projects benefiting Species at Risk (SARs). A key fund objective is to improve “the status of species at risk and their habitats by supporting stewardship and recovery actions” […]
State Conservation Cost Share Program
The Minnesota Board of Water & Soil Resources has identified a number of state and federal programs that may provide pollinator habitat as an additional benefit to funded projects. One of these, the State Conservation Cost-Share Program provides cost share for state-approved conservation practices. Pollinator habitat can be incorporated into funded projects and should include […]
State Program for the Conservation of Monarch Butterfly in Tamaulipas
Since 2012 the Government of the State of Tamaulipas, in coordination with Conanp, has driven the monitoring network in Tamaulipas; starting in the Tamaulipeco Altiplano and in particular the town of Jaumave, where the most important areas for migratory monarchs are located, they have established a conservation program consisting of five parts: 1) Identification of […]
STRIPs Program
“The STRIPS project is composed of a team of scientists, educators, farmers, and extension specialists working on the prairie strips farmland conservation practice. Our research shows that prairie strips are an affordable option for farmers and farm landowners seeking to garner multiple benefits. By converting just 10% of a crop field to diverse, native perennials […]
Symbolic Migration
The Symbolic Migration uses the monarch’s journey to unite students and communities across North America. In 2016, the 20th year of the project, over 60,000 students participated in this culture-building event. Students in Canada and the US make paper butterflies inscribed with greetings and send them with post-paid return envelopes to students in Mexico. “The […]
Technical Publications Relating to Pollinators
This online resource hub provided by the USDA NRCS provides a number of publications relating to pollinators, including brochures and flyers; plant fact sheets; plant guides; miscellaneous popular articles; major publications; final study reports; published symposium proceedings; technical notes; and other resources. Resources vary in geography and topic but provide useful information covering habitat establishment […]
Temporary Employment Program (Programa de Empleo Temporal, PET)
The Temporary Employment Program (PET) is a broad government program that provides wages in exchange for participation in projects to benefit the community. PET projects administered by Conanp may relate to monitoring, conservation or sustainable use of wildlife and resources or other conservation objectives (Conanp 2015). For example, a PET-supported livestock management project in the […]
Texas Milkweed and Monarchs
Texas Milkweed and Monarchs is a citizen science monitoring program that focuses on documenting native Texas milkweed, using the iNaturalist mobile app. As of February 2016, 904 total observations of 28 different milkweed species have been reported by over 120 citizen scientists. Facilitated by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), the project only focuses […]
Texas Monarch Watch
The Texas Monarch Watch project was established in 1993 to record sightings of monarchs moving south in the fall migration. It is interested in reports of overnight roosts or significant numbers of monarchs flying south, including an assessment of the available nectar resources, the temperature and the wind direction at the location of the sighting […]
The Cape May Monarch Migration Monitoring Program
There are many long-term monarch migration monitoring programs that conduct counts of adult monarchs at set locations each year. These surveys are conducted by citizen science volunteers driving or walking routes and documenting all adult monarchs sighted. These locations are often determined because of the geographic significance for monarchs. For example, “The Cape May monarch […]
The St. Louis Riverfront Butterfly Byway: Milkweeds for Monarchs
“The City of St. Louis will create urban monarch butterfly habitat within a 19 mile pollinator pathway along the Mississippi River. Building on the successes of Milkweeds for Monarchs: The St. Louis Butterfly Project, the St. Louis Riverfront Butterfly Byway will bring together local, state and federal partners to establish monarch habitat, build capacity through […]
Tommy Thompson Park Butterfly Festival
Festivals are an exemplary way to unite a community around one cause. The Tommy Thompson Park Butterfly Festival in Toronto, Ontario, is only in its seventh year, but it certainly rallies the greater Toronto community around one important conservation cause. The Festival is usually planned for late August, just in time for the resident Canadian […]
Urban Monarch Landscape Conservation Design
“The Field Museum is partnering with the USFWS Landscape Conservation Cooperatives and the Ecological Places in Cities (EPIC) Network to create an urban conservation plan for the monarch butterfly. The project [addresses] the following questions: what contribution can urban areas make to monarch conservation; where should we focus this work to achieve the best ecological […]
US Forest Service Pollinator Projects
In 2010, the USFS began its extensive and ongoing involvement in monarch conservation efforts. Starting with the People’s Garden Initiative, Secretary Tom Vilsack encouraged all USDA facilities across the world to aid communities in creating their own gardens, ultimately prompting the USFS to collaborate with community partners to increase monarch habitat restoration efforts. Nearly 13,760 […]
Using Cattle Grazing and Fire to Increase Pollinator Habitat in the Central United States
This summary report provides an overview of the use of prescribed grazing to increase pollinator habitat in the central United States for private landowners or land managers. This document reviews the role of grazing in managing rangelands for pollinators and outlines practices that can provide multiple benefits, including soil and water conservation. Practices are reviewed […]
Voluntary Public Access Habitat Improvement Program
The Voluntary Public Access Habitat Improvement Program (VPAHIP), part of the USDA’s 2014 Farm Bill, provides funding to state agencies to “partner with landowners in their areas to enhance outdoor recreation opportunities and protect at-risk wildlife.” In Pennsylvania, funds are being used by the Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) to “improve wildlife habitat and public access […]
Western Milkweed and Monarch Occurrence Survey
“During the spring and summer, monarchs breed across the continental United States and parts of Southern Canada, and yet very little is known about where and when monarchs breed west of the Rocky Mountains” (Xerces 2016). In collaboration with partners, the Xerces Society is gathering information about the location of monarchs and milkweed stands in […]
Western Monarch Habitat Conservation and Native Milkweed Seed Increase on US Forest Service Lands (CA)
“The US Forest Service will conserve, restore and monitor restoration success of occupied and suitable western monarch habitat on the San Bernardino National Forest by protecting existing milkweed populations, propagating, out-planting, and direct seeding three local milkweed species and five nectar species. The project will impact 4,166 acres [1,685 hectares] at six locations on the […]
Western Monarch Habitat Suitability Model
In a large-scale effort to better understand the habitat distribution and population dynamics of the less-understood but still imperiled Western monarch population, the USFWS is collaborating with the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation to compile a database of milkweed presence and monarch occurrence across an 11-state range west of the Rocky Mountains. “Using MaxEnt software, […]
Western Monarch Thanksgiving Count
“Every year in late summer and early fall, western monarchs journey back to more than 200 overwintering sites up and down the California coast. Here, they gather by the dozens, hundreds and even tens of thousands to rest for the winter, before mating in the spring and starting the cycle all over again” (Xerces 2016). […]
Wild for Monarchs Campaign
“The Wild for Monarchs campaign is an initiative of Wild Ones: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes. They have partnered with the MJV and Monarch Watch’s Bring Back the Monarchs program to endorse the use of locally sourced, native milkweed and nectar plants in monarch habitat restoration efforts and to boost education and outreach efforts for monarchs. […]
Wildlife Conservation Land Program
The Wildlife Conservation Land Program administered by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission provides reduced property tax assessment to landowners who are interested in managing their land for protected wildlife or priority wildlife habitats. To qualify for the program, landowners must have owned their property for at least five years and the land must already […]
Wildlife Habitat Conservation and Management Program
The Wildlife Habitat Conservation and Management Program (WHCMP) is a voluntary incentive program administered by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) in collaboration with local governments and other partners, to help landowners conserve wildlife habitat on their property that is ecologically significant. Under the program, private landowners can receive property tax relief to […]
Workshops for Land Managers of Breeding and Overwintering Habitat and Citizen Science Monitors
“The Xerces Society conducts a wide array of educational workshops for various audiences important to protecting the monarch migration. Training land managers, federal [and state] agency staff and citizen science monitors in key regions is essential to long term habitat restoration and conservation” (MJV 2015). The Xerces Society conducts monarch conservation short courses that focus […]
Youth Pollinator Habitat Program
“Pheasants Forever’s Youth Pollinator Habitat Program aims to provide support to over 750 grassroots chapters across the country to engage youth groups, families and communities in establishing pollinator habitat projects. The objectives of this program are to increase awareness about decreasing pollinator populations, educate the general public on the importance of habitat for pollinators, and […]