Overview of Programs
To reach our nation’s ambitious monarch and habitat targets, commitment from a diverse set of stakeholders is required. The MJV works to recruit, educate, and inspire to action a broad spectrum of individuals and entities through the four pillars of our work:
- Habitat Conservation
- Education and Outreach
- Research and Monitoring
- Partnerships and Coordination
The Monarch Conservation Implementation Plan drives our work. This plan (updated annually) captures national objectives, actions, and priorities set forth by the MJV partnership in each of these areas.
To better facilitate coordination and cooperation across the United States, the MJV engages partners through working group conversations on different topics, hosts an annual meeting for information sharing and networking, and disseminates information in a variety of ways. The MJV staff team regularly engages partners working in their program areas to help advance our collective goals efficiently and effectively.
Select the appropriate page below to learn more about MJV and partnership initiatives in each of our program areas.
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HabitatThe MJV habitat program works on various habitat projects, including gardens, large-scale restoration projects, and collaborations with agriculture. Adding more habitat to the landscape helps monarchs, pollinators, and other wildlife species.
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EducationThe MJV education program offers professional development workshops for educators, partners and other stakeholders; curated educational resources to share widely within and outside of the MJV partnership; webinars on the latest in monarch conservation; and local outreach to communities where MJV staff are based.
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ScienceThe MJV conducts and supports monarch monitoring programs, data analyses to help understand monarch conservation issues, and research to inform and improve the success of habitat restoration efforts.
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PartnershipIn facilitating the Partner Network, MJV builds partnerships and collaboration to advance monarch conservation across the United States. We currently have more than 130 federal and state agencies, non-governmental organizations, businesses, and academic programs working together to conserve the monarch migration.
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Minnesota Campus and ProgramsWhether you’re exploring the wonders of pollinators at a summer camp, planning an educational field trip, or hosting a private event surrounded by native prairie, our campus in Belle Plaine, MN, offers something for everyone.
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California ProgramsThe MJV California staff are committed to restoring and enhancing habitat in the West through a holistic and interconnected approach. With a special focus on California, MJV staff are advancing research, educating communities, and building relationships and partnerships to protect the western monarch population and to restore biodiversity and ecological resilience across the western landscape.
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Program ServicesMonarch Joint Venture offers several services to aid in monarch conservation and education.
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Department of Defense Legacy Resource Management Program and MJVPrograms aim to help DoD land managers maximize the use of their lands for training while considering the needs of this widespread at-risk species.