Conservation Groups and Associations found near Union County, Illinois
Monarch WatchFounder & Director - Orley R. 'Chip' Taylor
Monarch Watch is a nonprofit education, conservation, and research program based at the University of Kansas that focuses on the monarch butterfly, its habitat, and its spectacular fall migration.
Located in Lawrence, Kansas - about 342 miles away
Milkweed MarketMonarch Watch
The Milkweed Market is provided by Monarch Watch, a nonprofit education, conservation, and research program based at the University of Kansas that focuses on the monarch butterfly, its habitat, and its spectacular fall migration.
Located in Lawrence, Kansas - about 342 miles away
Bee and Butterfly Habitat FundProgram Director - Peter Berthelsen
The Bee & Butterfly Habitat Fund (BBHF) identifies opportunities to establish critical pollinator habitat to help honey bee and monarch butterfly populations thrive.
Located in St. Paul, Nebraska - about 555 miles away
Mid-America Monarch Conservation StrategyMid-America Monarch Conservation Strategy is designed to facilitate cohesive, coordinated, and effective conservation actions needed to sustain the eastern population of the monarch butterfly, including restoring, enhancing, and protecting habitat, and providing information, education, and conservation engagement opportunities to interested citizens.
Located in Rhinelander, Wisconsin - about 564 miles away
The Pollinator PartnershipThe Pollinator Partnership is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization-- the largest organization in the world dedicated exclusively to the protection and promotion of pollinators and their ecosystems.
Located in San Francisco, California - about 1806 miles away
Green Earth, Inc.Green Earth, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit land conservation organization. Our mission is to preserve natural areas for the benefit of the people of Carbondale, IL.
Located in Carbondale, Illinois - about 21 miles away
Southeastern Grasslands InitiativeThe Southeastern Grasslands Initiative (SGI) is a collaboration of leaders in international biodiversity conservation led by the Austin Peay State University Center of Excellence for Field Biology.
Located in Clarksville, Tennessee - about 123 miles away
Illinois Audubon SocietyThe Illinois Audubon Society promotes the perpetuation and appreciation of native flora and fauna of Illinois and the habitats that support them.
Located in Springfield, Illinois - about 163 miles away
Illinois Monarch ProjectOver the past 20 years, the eastern monarch population has faced a significant decline in migratory habitat. The Illinois Monarch Project collaborates with public and private partners, in addition to individuals across the state, to protect and enhance existing habitat and establish new habitat that supports monarch butterflies and other pollinators.
Located in Urbana, Illinois - about 190 miles away
Quail and Upland Wildlife FederationThrough and with our chapters, members and sponsors, maximize the recovery and restoration of the wild quail and other upland species through critical habitat management using sound science, with technology, and old fashioned sweat equity.
Located in Buffalo, Missouri - about 207 miles away
Central Hardwoods Joint VentureCoordinator - Jane Fitzgerald
The Central Hardwoods Joint Venture (CHJV) is a partnership of state, federal, and non-for-profit wildlife conservation agencies and organizations that work together to insure the long-term viability of native bird populations across the Central Hardwoods Bird Conservation Region.
Located in Reeds Spring, Missouri - about 229 miles away
Illinois Native Plant Society Quad Cities ChapterDedicated to the study, appreciation, and conservation of the native flora and natural communities of Illinois The Quad Cities Chapter is centered in Rock Island, and features the diverse habitats near the Mississippi River.
Located in Rock Island, Illinois - about 286 miles away
Illinois Native Plant Society Northeast ChapterThe Northeast Chapter is centered in Chicagoland, from wide open prairies to deep forests, serene dunelands to vibrant marshes, this area has many plant communities to explore.
Located in Illinois - about 323 miles away
Journey NorthReport your sightings each fall and spring as the monarchs travel to and from Mexico. Track migration on real-time migration maps and follow the migration news.
Located in Madison, Wisconsin - about 385 miles away
Monarch Larva Monitoring ProjectThe Monarch Larva Monitoring Project (MLMP) is a citizen science project involving volunteers from across the United States and Canada in monarch research
Located in Madison, Wisconsin - about 385 miles away
Project Monarch HealthMonarch Health is a citizen science project in which volunteers sample wild monarch butterflies to help track the spread of a protozoan parasite across North America.
Located in Athens, Georgia - about 410 miles away
Shortleaf Pine InitiativeIn 2010, a diverse group of the region's resource management leaders formed the Shortleaf Working Group (SWG). This group began to focus regional attention on the extensive and rapid loss of shortleaf pine habitats and the associated values.
Located in Athens, Georgia - about 410 miles away
National Wild Turkey FederationThe NWTF is a non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of the wild turkey and the preservation of the hunting tradition.
Located in Edgefield, South Carolina - about 486 miles away
Upper Mississippi River and Great Lakes Region Joint VentureThe mission of the Upper Mississippi River and Great Lakes Region Joint Venture (UMGL JV) is to deliver the full spectrum of bird conservation through regionally based, biologically driven, landscape-oriented partnerships.
Located in Bloomington, Minnesota - about 553 miles away
Integrated Monarch Monitoring ProgramMonarch Joint Venture
The Integrated Monarch Monitoring Program (IMMP) is a national initiative to track monarchs and their habitats across their North American breeding range in order to better understand habitat availability, quality, and use by monarchs.
Located in St. Paul, Minnesota - about 556 miles away
Monarch Joint VentureThe Monarch Joint Venture (MJV) is a partnership of federal and state agencies, non-governmental organizations, businesses and academic programs working together to protect the monarch migration across the United States.
Located in St. Paul, Minnesota - about 556 miles away
Great Plains Institute for Sustainable DevelopmentCommunications Director - Gail Nosek
Throughout the last 20 years GPI cultivated and honed the roadmap for achieving a better energy system. By bringing the right people to the table, finding the best technologies, and stimulating the necessary markets we can: Increase energy efficiency and productivity Decarbonize electricity production Electrify the economy and otherwise adopt zero- and low-carbon fuels Capture carbon for beneficial use and permanent storage At the Great Plains Institute, we work across 35 states in five key parts of the energy system: Carbon Management We are leading regional and national efforts with gove
Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota - about 557 miles away
Pheasants ForeverPheasants Forever provides the most efficient conservation model of any organization. PF's unique model empowers local chapters with the responsibility to determine how 100 percent of their locally-raised conservation funds will be spent.
Located in St Paul, Minnesota - about 559 miles away
Midwest Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies (MAFWA)Executive Secretary - Ollie Torgerson
Our mission is to provide a forum for state and provincial fish and wildlife agencies to share ideas and information, pool resources, and initiate action to benefit the management and conservation of fish and wildlife resources in the Midwest.
Located in Rhinelander, Wisconsin - about 564 miles away
Sustainable MonarchsAt Sustainable Monarch, we believe it takes a network of people, communities, businesses, and government to bring about real and lasting change, especially when the focus is saving the migration of an insect that crosses 3 countries and requires a specific diet! We protect monarch habitat through education, conservation, research and economic development.
Located in North Platte, Nebraska - about 666 miles away
Monarch Butterfly and Pollinators Conservation FundThe Monarch Butterfly and Pollinators Conservation Fund supports work that advances the conservation of the monarch butterfly and other at-risk native insect pollinators.
Located in Washington, DC - about 671 miles away
Texan by NatureThrough our programs, we unite conservation organizations, businesses, health care institutions, schools, the scientific community, and faith-based organizations in Texan-led conservation.
Located in Austin, Texas - about 694 miles away
Pollinators Prospering PeoplePollinators Prospering People is driven by a single goal; to increase sustainable pollinator habitat. A combination of education and community involvement and designing spaces that focus on the relationship between our food and pollinators, we strive to build resilient ecosystems and positively impact pollinators.
Located in Baltimore, Maryland - about 696 miles away
Monarch FlywayMonarch Flyway seeks to protect and establish Monarch habitat by developing products based on sustainably grown and harvested milkweed raw materials.
Located in Ogallala, Nebraska - about 712 miles away
Monarch CollaborativeKeystone Policy Center
The Monarch Collaborative consists of national organizations representing farmers, ranchers, and land owners; businesses working along the agricultural supply chain; researchers and academic institutions; federal and state entities; and conservation organizations.
Located in Keystone, Colorado - about 914 miles away
Bee City USAAn Initiative of the Xerces Society
Bee City USA® and Bee Campus USA work to galvanize communities to sustain pollinators, in particular the more than 3,600 species of native bees in this country, by increasing the abundance of native plants, providing nest sites, and reducing the use of pesticides.
Located in Portland, Oregon - about 1802 miles away
Project WingspanPollinator Partnership
Project Wingspan (PW) is a three-year landscape-scale project supported by grants from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to the non-profit the Pollinator Partnership.
Located in San Francisco, California - about 1806 miles away