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: International Monarch Monitoring BlitzLINK: Notice: Below is a list of 2 important links included on this page.1. International Monarch Monitoring Blitz2. Please note that while screen readers have made…
International Monarch Monitoring Blitz : 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…
Mid-Season Count : Read MoreLINK: 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 MoreLINK: Western Monarch Count (WMC)LINK: YouTube channelLINK: [email protected]: REGISTER HERE!LINK: Learn about other upcoming events!LINK: Isis HowardLINK: Sara Cuadra-VargasLINK: Emma PeltonNotice: Below is a list of 8 important links included…
The numbers are in! Announcing the final tally for the 2024 Western Monarch Count : Read MoreMonarchs returned in higher numbers for Thanksgiving count, but were then battered by winter storms.For immediate release January 31, 2023LINK: [email protected]: [email protected]: Western Monarch CountLINK: Less than 2,000 individualsCentral Coast…
Western Monarch Count Tallies Over 330,000 Butterflies (Press Release) : Read MoreLINK: [email protected]: Below is a list of 1 important links included on this page.1. [email protected] note that while screen readers have made significant strides, they may still lack full support…
Bay Area Western Monarch Count Volunteer Training: Nov. 1 & 6, 2022 : Read More
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