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National Pollinator Garden Network Surpasses Goal of One Million Registered Pollinator Gardens
Posted March 1, 2019
In just three years, 1,040,000 gardens were registered with the Million Pollinator Garden Challenge (MPGC) involving an estimated eight million people, concentrated in the United States, and Canada with some in Mexico, and across the globe. From tiny yards to public gardens, the million plus gardens add up to a network of approximately five million acres of enhanced or new pollinator habitat.
Read the National Pollinator Garden Network's 2019 Press Release…
The Weird Sex Lives of Orchids
Posted February 19, 2019
Drakaea thinniphila, a species of Australian hammer orchid. Photo © ron_n_beths pics / Flickr.
The animal kingdom is full of strange, endearing, and even alarming courtship rituals and mating habits. Yet we don’t hear much about the bizarre reproductive strategies that plants use to produce the next generation.
Read about orchid reproductive strategies…
Eastern Monarch Population Numbers Increase 144% from Last Year
Posted January 31, 2019
© Wendy Caldwell, Monarch Joint Venture.
The eastern North American monarch population estimate for the winter of 2018-2019 reports a population size of 6.05 hectares, announced by World Wildlife Fund - Mexico and the Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas (CONANP). This is the largest population we have seen since 2007, an increase of 144% compared to last year.
Read more about the monarch population increase on the Monarch Joint Venture website…
2019 Monarch Conservation Webinar Series
Posted January 29, 2019
The Monarch Joint Venture is excited to announce the topics for the 2019 Monarch Conservation Webinar Series! The Monarch Joint Venture is partnering with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Conservation Training Center to put on another year full of informative and inspiring webinars on all things monarch.
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