Volunteering is a great way to get involved in your local community and aid in monarch conservation. Volunteer opportunities come in a variety of focus interests and time commitments to flexibly fit in your schedule.
Take a look below for volunteer opportunities across Iowa:
Monarch Conservation
- Project Wingspan
- Seed Collection to support monarch habitat establishment
- Seed Collection Training
- Volunteer Prairies for seed collection events
- Monarch Joint Venture
- Habitat information, monarch education, community science, advocacy
Habitat Restoration
- Tallgrass Prairie Center
- Prairie restoration and maintenance, seed collection, plantings
- Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation
- Seed collection, invasive species removal, prairie and woodland management
- The Nature Conservancy
- Wide range of volunteer opportunities across the country
- US Fish and Wildlife Service
- Wide range of volunteer opportunities across the country
Community Science
- Project Monarch App
- Help track migrating monarchs
- Monarch Watch
- Tagging monarchs to track migration
- Monarch Joint Venture
- Collection of many community science programs
- Iowa Butterfly Survey Network
- Monitor butterfly populations across the state
- Iowa DNR
- Wildlife monitoring
Gardening
- Reiman Gardens
- Gardening, event prep, insects, education
- Blank Park Zoo
- Gardening, animal care, event prep, invasive species removal, education
- Whiterock Conservancy
- Gardening, trail maintenance, event prep
- Trees Forever
- Tree planting
- Conservation Corps of Iowa
- Tree planting
Farm Work
- Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation
- Farmland maintenance
- Practical Farmers of Iowa
- Field crop events
- Farm field days
Community Engagement
- Iowa DNR
- Campground host, education, event prep
- Practical Farmers of Iowa
- Event prep, data management
- Iowa's County Conservation System
- Seed collection, community events