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 MoreLINK: Isis Howard and Sara Cuadra-VargasLINK: Https://westernmonarchcount.org/volunteer/LINK: Learn more and register hereNotice: Below is a list of 3 important links included on this page.1. Isis Howard and Sara Cuadra-Vargas2. Https://westernmonarchcount.org/volunteer/3.…
RETURNING Volunteer Training for the Western Monarch Count (WMC) : Read MoreLINK: Isis Howard and Sara Cuadra-Vargas with the Xerces SocietyLINK: Https://westernmonarchcount.org/volunteer/LINK: Learn more and register hereNotice: Below is a list of 3 important links included on this page.1. Isis Howard…
NEW Volunteer Training for the Western Monarch Count (WMC) : 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…
Late-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…
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 MoreNotice: Below is a list of 0 important links included on this page.Please note that while screen readers have made significant strides, they may still lack full support for optimal…
For the Love of Monarchs! : Read MoreLINK: Western Monarch Count (WMC) LINK: View data from past years here)LINK: Monarch overwintering sitesLINK: Early-seasonLINK: WesternMonarchCount.orgNotice: Below is a list of 5 important links included on this page.1. Western Monarch…
Mid-season Western Monarch Count set to be second lowest tally since 1997 : 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 More
The Western Monarch Count website is administered by the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation on behalf of the Western Monarch Count. The Xerces Society is a donor-supported nonprofit organization that protects our world through the conservation of invertebrates and their habitats.
