Save the Monarchs
By: Lauren Hartmann
Monarchs Threatened?
The monarch butterfly is one of the most recognizable species of wildlife in all of America. They undertake one of the world’s most remarkable and fascinating migrations, traveling thousands of miles over many generations from Mexico, across the United States, to Canada.
The Texas Milkweeds and Monarchs iNaturalist.org project is focused on restoration of the monarch butterfly habitat. Monarchs are listed as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act. By planting the widely available Tropical Milkweed, Ascelpias Curassavica, the hope is that the population can be restored.
Monarchs and Pollination
Monarchs and Migration
Monarchs and Milkweed
YOU CAN HELP!
Making an Impact... "One Monarch at a time"
Why Milkweeds? Monarch butterflies will only lay their eggs on this specific plant, and without help the Monarchs could go to extinction.
"Making an impact one monarch at a time. Becoming Green one plant at a time. And staying connected one community at a time."
How I helped... and steps to take
2) Document your milkweed plants on inaturalist.org (or in journal if you dont know how to record the information and transfer it later)
3) Choose a specific time of day that you will look for any monarchs or caterpillars and after data collection record what you see on inaturalist.org