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Iowa RECs: How Iowans are helping monarchs

by Erin Campbell
Director of Communications, Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives

Learn about monarch butterfly research at Farm Progress Show

Join us at the 2018 Farm Progress Show and bring your questions about monarch and pollinator habitat!

Summer research with IINSPIRE at Iowa State

The fall semester began this week at Iowa State which means summer research internships are wrapping up!

Monarch Field Day Aug 21

AMES, Iowa ― Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will host a monarch and pollinator field day on Aug. 21 at the Prairie Ridge Care Center in Orange City. The program will run from 2:30-3:30 p.m.

RECAP: 2018 Iowa Monarch Conservation Summit and Field Day

"Awesome research -- keep it going!"

"I learned a lot about monarchs today -- very informational!"

"Great event! Loved the demonstration!"

By Willy Klein

Funding for monarch butterfly habitat available through June 15

DES MOINES, IOWA—Funding and planning assistance are available to implement habitat for monarch butterflies and other pollinators on Iowa farms through USDA’s Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP).

The Midwest Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (MAFWA) welcomes public comments through May 31 on a draft conservation plan that provides a blueprint for reversing the decline of the eastern monarch butterfly population. 

By Bob Hartzler, ISU Extension weed scientist

Iowa Monarch Conservation Consortium Honored for Leadership in Collaboration

The Iowa Monarch Conservation Consortium was honored to receive the "Leadership in Collaboration Award" as part of the Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Leader Awards presented on March 6.

Modeling Monarch Movement Behavior to Find Ideal Milkweed Planting Locations

The eastern population of monarch butterflies is declining.

Iowa Sets Goal for Monarch Conservation

The Iowa Monarch Conservation Consortium has set a goal of acres devoted to monarch butterfly habitat in the state by 2038.

by Carol Brown

NRCS Offers Assistance for Monarch Butterfly Habitat

Iowa Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has two conservation program opportunities earmarked for landowners to implement monarch habitat practices: the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) and the Environmental Quality Incentives

"Monarchs On the Move" offers opportunities in STEM

AMES, Iowa – A group of Iowa 4-H'ers will come to Ames March 2–3 to be trained as a cadre of leaders for a new STEM curriculum, "Monarchs on the Move." Once trained, the young people will share their excitement and knowledge about monarchs with yo

New research adds insight about nine native milkweed species

The eastern population of monarch butterflies has declined significantly over the past 20 years. As the figure here illustrates, Iowa is in the heart of the summer breeding range for these iconic insects.

Over 100 years ago, ISU Extension and Outreach engaged 4-H youth in growing better varieties of corn as a way to get the innovation to their farmer parents. When your son or daughter has higher yields than you do, you pay attention.

APPLY NOW: Monarch lab technicians

The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) launched the new Monarch Fueling Station Project, which encourages biofuel producers in Iowa to add monarch butterfly habitat near production facilities.