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Many monarch butterflies landing on the branches of a tree at an overwintering site.

Everything You Need To Know About Visiting Overwintering Monarchs

A remarkable phenomenon unfolds along the California coast each fall — and you can witness it yourself!

A remodeled park included a daylighted creek, flowering meadow, and playground (Photo: Matthew Shepherd).

New Guidelines Support Creation of Pollinator-Friendly Parks

To support the work being done by park managers across the country, the Xerces Society has recently released Pollinator-Friendly Parks: Enhancing Our Communities by Supporting Native Pollinators in Our Parks and Other Public Spaces. This is an updated and greatly expanded version of the 2008 release of Pollinator-Friendly Parks, chock full of information to help park managers plan and care for properties with pollinators and other insects in mind.

Three young men use shovels to help plant a new tree in the middle of a grove

Planning and Planting for the Future of Monarchs in California

Pismo State Beach is one of the most important overwintering sites for monarchs in California. It has regularly hosted over 10% of the entire western monarch population each winter. Xerces Society has partnered with California State Parks, Creekside Center for Earth Observation, and others to develop and implement a plan to restore and enhance the site’s ability to host monarchs.

A monarch and a goldenrod soldier beetle share a pale purple thistle.

Pollinator Conservation Program Digest – May 2019

May’s featured staff share stories of building pollinator habitat that will also support monarchs—one project on a farm in Iowa, and the other in a park in Missouri.