Iowa State University Extension
National Wildlife Refuge System
Websites of Interest
- Bee & Butterfly Fund
- Butterfly Gardening
This site will help you plan your butterfly garden. It includes specific flowers and attractants as well as information on butterfly anatomy to help you better plan your habitat. - Iowa Organizations Band Together To Save Monarch Butterfly
- Journey North
Journey North is a student and citizen driven site devoted to tracking the migrations monarchs and many other wildlife species. Citizens can make anecdotal observations that follow monarch breeding, roosting, and spring/fall migration all in real-time! - Monarch Butterfly Conservation Webinar Series
A partnership between Monarch Joint Venture and the US Fish & Wildlife Service created this series of webinars sharing the many aspects of monarch biology and conservation. - Monarch Joint Venture
Monarch Joint Venture is a partnership of federal and state agencies, non-governmental organizations, and academic programs that are working together to support and coordinate efforts to protect the monarch migration across the lower 48 United States. - Monarch Larva Monitoring Project (MLMP)
MLMP, developed by researchers at the University of Minnesota, is a citizen science project involving volunteers across the United States and Canada. Their goal is to collect long-term data on the distribution and abundance of monarch eggs and larvae thro - Monarch Watch
Monarch Watch is an education, conservation, and research site dedicated to monarch butterflies. Use this site to learn more about the Monarch Watch Tagging Program. - MonarchNet
MonarchNet is a network of monitoring programs within North America focused on monarch data integration. - Monarchs and Migration
The Science Museum of Minnesota has teamed up with teachers, students and families across North America to share their knowledge on the monarch migration. - North American Butterfly Association
Learn about creating your own butterfly paradise and get involved in their annual 4th of July monarch butterfly count. - Project Monarch Health
Project Monarch Health teaches you all about monarch butterfly parasites. With the help of volunteers, wild monarch butterflies are sampled across North America to track the spread of a protozoan parasite. You will read the latest research on the parasit - Teaching about the Magnificent Monarch
Resource Recommendations for Conservation Educators - The Monarch Butterfly in North America
A website put together by several federal agencies providing news, information, activities, and resources about the biology and conservation of monarch butterflies. - Wild for Monarchs
Wild for Monarchs has a wealth of resources for anyone looking to give a talk about monarchs. There are many free resources that you can use to educate yourself and others about monarchs. There are also many online resources about monarchs, milkweed, establishing habitat, and monarch conservation topics. MJV has compiled many of these online resources for you to use.