Monarch Butterfly

The Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System Regional Association (GCOOS-RA) is a 501(c)3 organization responsible for developing a network of business leaders, marine scientists, resource managers, governmental and non-governmental organizations and other stakeholder groups that combine their data to provide timely information about our oceans — similar to the information gathered by the National Weather Service to develop weather forecasts.

The Master Gardener Program is a volunteer development program offered by Texas AgriLife Extension Service and is designed to increase the availability of horticultural information and improve the quality of life through horticultural projects.

Educational Science is interested in the conservation of the Monarch butterfly through habitat restoration. Unless we restore the Monarch's breeding habitats, the Monarch may not survive as a widespread North American species.

Fort Bend County Master Gardeners began in 1989 with the first graduating class of 24 taking place on November 27, 1990. The Texas Master Gardener program originally formed in Montgomery County, Texas in 1979, with five more counties following close behind.

The National Wildlife Federation’s South Central Region covers 12 states along the Gulf Coast and into the Midwest. Our regional work focuses on protecting and restoring healthy rivers and estuaries; conserving wetlands, springs, and aquifers; protecting wildlife habitats; and connecting both children and adults with the natural world.

MISSION TreeFolks grows Central Texas urban forests through tree planting, education, and community partnerships. TreeFolks is central Texas’ only charity that promotes comprehensive urban forestry practices to public, private and government audiences.

The Texas Nursery & Landscape Association's Mission is to Enhance Members' Business Success Through Legislative/Regulatory Advocacy, Education, Networking, and Promotion of Professionalism.

Colony estimates at central Mexico overwintering sites indicate that monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) populations have declined over the past two decades.

Mission: To conduct research and provide education in wildlife science and management in the context of a working Texas cattle ranch.  

Texas AgriLife Extension Service educates Texans in the areas of agriculture, environmental stewardship, youth and adult life skills, human capital and leadership, and community economic development.

Welcome to the Texas AgriLife Extension, Glasscock County website. The county seat, Garden City, the only town in the county, has a population of 250 and is conveniently located about half way between the larger metropolitan cities of San Angelo and Midland.

Borden County was named for Gail Borden, a distinguished Texas patriot, surveyor and inventor of the process for condensed milk. It was created from Bexar County in 1876, but was not organized until 1891.

For more information about Crosby County, or any of Texas’ 254 counties, you can access the following: the Texas Almanac 1996-1997; web sites http://govinfo.

In 1881 the Texas and Pacific Railroad laid tracks from Fort Worth to Sierra Blanca. Section stations were built every ten miles along the route.

Upton county was established in 1910 at Upland, Texas. By the fall of 1911, the railroad was crossing the south survey. F.E. Rankin donated land for a town site, and a new town, Rankin, was born.

Mission: The mission of AgriLife Extension is a seemingly simple one: improving the lives of people, businesses, and communities across Texas and beyond through high-quality, relevant education.

Crane County was created in 1887. After the discovery of oil the county was organized in 1927 with Crane the county seat and the only town in the county.

Ector County is one of 254 counties in Texas. It is part of the Odessa-Midland Metropolitan Area. Its population is approximately 125,110. Population estimates by race groups are: Anglo – 57.

Home of the world’s largest oak forest! This huge oak forest is located in the scenic Sandhills State Park. The Sandhills alone comprise 4,000 acres of sand dunes, while the “forest” occupies 40,000 acres.

Pecos County was officially designated in 1875, with the town of St. Gall (now Fort Stockton) selected as the county seat. Located in the semi-arid Trans-Pecos region of West Texas, Pecos County is the second largest county in the state with 4,740 square miles and a 1996 population of 16,213, which ranked 130th in the State.

Texas AgriLife Extension plays a vital role in Reeves County. We provide practical information and education to help people make their lives better and to help our communities and neighborhoods address their problems.

Monarch 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.

At 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.

Scientists at the Field’s Keller Science Action Center are working to understand the role urban places play in supporting monarch butterflies, to implement community science programs around Chicago, and to develop resources that nearly anyone can use to help monarchs and other pollinators.

Report 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.

Mission: To foster the conservation of North American monarch butterflies and their migration through habitat conservation, research, monitoring, education and support for sustainable community development in and near monarch habitats in Mexico.

The Monarch Larva Monitoring Project (MLMP) is a citizen science project involving volunteers from across the United States and Canada in monarch research

The Monarch Conservation Science Partnership is a USGS led group of scientists, managers, and conservation organizations who perform science related to the conservation of monarch butterflies.

Monarch Butterfly Garden is a nature blog filled with tips, ideas, and resources designed to guide you through the challenges of creating a successful butterfly garden and raising healthy monarch butterflies.

We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that partners with communities to create resilient landscapes and foster clean watersheds, embracing the values of equity and inclusion to solve environmental challenges.

The 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.

Formed in 1993, the North American Butterfly Association (NABA), a not-for-profit membership organization, is the major North American organization promoting conservation of butterflies and their habitat.

Learn, Participate, Conserve has been the foundation of Naturedigger since we started our journey in 2012. Our mission has always been to educate the public, then engage them in scientific research and data collection.

You can begin to see monarchs cluster in Central Coast overwintering sites beginning in November. The monarch population peaks in size at the end of November to early December.