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Wisconsin Monarch Collaborative:  http://wiatri.net/Projects/Monarchs/

As one of the states along the monarch's migration route, Wisconsin is taking proactive measures to design and implement conservation strategies to protect and increase monarch populations.

Includes

• Creating habitat in Urban Areas; http://wiatri.net/Projects/Monarchs/habitat.cfm
• Habitat on farms,
• Habitat on protected lands
• Habitat in rights-of-way
• Connect with others working on monarch recovery in Wisconsin (We’re one of them!) http://wiatri.net/Projects/Monarchs/connect.cfm

Also contains a directory of milkweed vendors, and Wisconsin native plant nurseries.

The Monarch Joint Venture: https://monarchjointventure.org/

In the face of declines in monarch numbers and habitat availability, MJV partners are pooling their efforts to protect monarch and pollinator habitat in the U.S

Includes:

• About Monarchs: https://monarchjointventure.org/monarch-biology
• Downloads, flyers and info sheets: https://monarchjointventure.org/resources/downloads-and-links
• Citizen Science Opportunities: https://monarchjointventure.org/get-involved/study-monarchs-citizen-science-opportunities
• They even have a webinar series: https://monarchjointventure.org/resources/monarch-conservation-webinar-series

Monarch Watch: https://www.monarchwatch.org/

Education/Conservation/Research

Includes:

• The Monarch Waystation Program: https://www.monarchwatch.org/waystations/
• Bring Back the Monarchs: https://monarchwatch.org/bring-back-the-monarchs/campaign/
• Milkweed Market: https://monarchwatch.org/milkweed/market/

Journey North: https://journeynorth.org/

A citizen-based data collection site. Find out the latest sightings during the year, from Mexico to Canada. Add your findings to the data maps and help the scientists learn more about where they are.

Includes:

• Data Maps: https://maps.journeynorth.org/map/?map=monarch-adult-first&year=2019
• Latest News: https://journeynorth.org/monarchs/news/spring-2019/030719-here-they-come

Other great organizations:

• Pollinator Partnership:   https://pollinator.org/  

• Xerces Society: https://xerces.org/

• US Fish and Wildlife Service: https://www.fws.gov/savethemonarch/