On December 15th 2020, the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service announced that listing the Monarch as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act is warranted, but was not fully implemented into the list because of other higher priority species. Its status will continue to be reviewed annually. Despite this, it is still a large step forward in the effort to conserve the Monarch Butterfly.
Update
Good news, with the recent visit to Stevenson Lower School, we have reached our first goal of giving out 5000 milkweed balls! This is huge news for this initiative, and we really appreciate all the continued support. We are super excited for what the future holds. Keep planting your milkweed balls!
Happening next week (March 11)
We will be meeting with Stevenson Lower and Middle School on March 11. We’ll review the Monarch Waystation program, the role of milkweed in Monarch survival, and discuss how we can help.
What you can do to help right now
Here are a couple of things you can be doing right now:
Monarchs leaving the Sanctuary need energy from plant nectar, be sure to plant spring nectar plants!
Start your Monarch Waystation Garden now, see how at this website https://monarchwatch.org/waystations/
Jimmy Panetta takes Monarch cause to Congress
State Representative, Jimmy Panetta introduces Monarch Act in Congress requesting much need funding to rescue the Monarchs over a five year period. The focus will be on restoring the overwintering habitat and breeding grounds to avoid extinction.
Visit and discussion at All Saints Day School
We had a great discussion about how we can help the Monarchs at All Saints Day School assembly and 2nd grade class on March 2nd. We distributed 1,000 Milkweed seed balls to students and discussed creating a Waystation Garden.
Visit to Santa Catalina Lower School
We reviewed the Monarch challenge and distributed 1,200 Showy Milkweed Seedballs to Santa Catalina Lower School assembly in February. We presented the Monarch Waystation idea to students and enjoyed a lively discussion!