Among the most simple and effective measures farmers and landowners can take to conserve monarch butterfly populations is to follow best practices for mowing.
AMES, Iowa — The World Wildlife Fund and the Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas (CONANP) released its 2019-2020 overwintering monarch population report.
Cost-effective methods to establish and maintain monarch habitat
The eastern population of monarch butterflies has declined significantly over the past 20 years. Iowa is in the heart of the summer breeding range for this iconic insect.
Congrats to a team alum, Cody Acevedo, on his recent George Washington Carver Spirit of Innovation and Service award! Acevedo, a senior in animal ecology, is featured in the January 2020 issue of STORIES magazine.
JOHNSTON, IOWA – As Iowa farmers are wrapping up the annual harvest, plant employees at Western Iowa Energy biodiesel plant have already started planting for next year.
Congrats to a team alum, Cody Acevedo, on his recent George Washington Carver Spirit of Innovation and Service award! Acevedo, a senior in animal ecology, participated in the IINSPIRE LSAMP program funded by NSF in 2018 and col
Kara Weber is a research assistant for the Iowa State University monarch butterfly research team. She is a senior in biology and she has worked with the ISU monarch team in the field and in the lab since 2018.
Conservation practices for water quality and pollinator habitat can be complementary - using some of the same land and resources can multiply ecological benefits for water and wildlife.
Karen Oberhauser, Ph.D and director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum, will present the annual Paul L. Errington Memorial Lecture in Ames at 7:00pm on Oct. 3.
A long-term study offers new insights on how monarch butterflies are doing as they journey through the state, based on research by Iowa State University and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The research provides evidence that reduced
AMES, Iowa — Iowa Learning Farms will host a bioreactor and monarch habitat field day on Thursday, Aug. 29, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Rob Stout’s farm near Washington.
