Monarchs gather at Lighthouse Field overwintering site in mid-October, 2025. Photo by Diana Magor.
Monarch butterflies are fluttering back to California’s coast, and volunteers across the West have been busy surveying overwintering sites for the 2025 Western Monarch Count (WMC)! Early reports estimate approximately…
Western Monarchs Are Returning to California: Early-Season Count Documents Several Thousand So Far : Read More
LINK: Let us know hereLINK: Regional coordinatorNotice: Below is a list of 2 important links included on this page.1. Let us know here2. Regional coordinatorPlease note that while screen readers…
Early-Season Count : Read MoreThe annual Western Monarch Count (WMC), led by the Xerces Society and count co-founder Mia Monroe, is underway with the mid-season count beginning tomorrow, Saturday, November 16. The inaugural early-season count at…
Early monitoring in California reveals a low overwintering population (Fall 2024) : Read More
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