monarch butterfly

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation is spending nearly $560,000 on efforts to improve habitats for the Monarch Butterfly in Oregon and California.    “Protecting monarch butterflies is an urgent issue that requires sustainable solutions,” said Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley, who secured additional western monarch conservation funding as Chairman of the Interior, Environment & Related Agenci

BASF Agricultural Solutions North America will donate $50,000 to The Bee and Butterfly Habitat Fund's Seed A Legacy pollinator habitat program.  The donation is part of BASF's annual Living Acres #MonarchChallenge initiative. The Bee and Butterfly Habitat Fund will use BASF's donation to expand its Seed A Legacy pollinator habitat program with the goal of restoring high-quality pollinator habitat

A new Western Monarch butterfly breeding pattern is spurring hope that the butterfly is adapting to climate and ecology change. Washington State University Associate Professor, Dr. David James, said the studies done indicate the strategy for overwintering has changed and the Monarchs were breeding in the San Francisco, Bay area and Los Angeles this winter. "This ...

On Thursday, Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley joined a host of other lawmakers from the U.S. Senate and House introducing the Monarch Action, Recovery, and Conservation of Habitat (MONARCH) Act.  Supporters of the legislation say this bipartisan, bicameral proposal would provide urgent protections for the struggling western monarch butterfly, a pollinator that is integral to supporting American agricu

You've heard about the steep decline in the Monarch butterfly population, there's a way you can help restore them.   "With Monarch Challenge we're providing tools and resources to farmers and members of farm families to help establish and conserve habitat for Monarch butterflies. Thi...

The monarch butterfly might not be the best known pollinator, but it is an important according to NRCS’ Acting Chief Leonard Jordan.   The butterfly has fallen from roughly one billion 20 years ago to 34 million in the most recent estimate.   “...