Monarch Butterfly

The Central Texas Conservation Partnership is a collaborative effort of several public and private natural resource organizations. Our goal is to provide a centralized, accessible resource for important information and guidelines for effectively conserving the property you already have or enhancing your property to meet your goals.

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.

Program Goal The Pastures for Upland Birds Program (PUB) provides cost-share incentives and technical guidance to private landowners to restore native grass and forb vegetation on pastures and hayfields dominated by exotic grasses such as Bermudagrass, bahiagrass, and Old World bluestems.

Monarchs in the Rough is a partnership between Audubon International and Environmental Defense Fund. The program connects and supports superintendents and other golf course staff as they plan, install, and manage habitat projects for the monarch butterfly on their courses.

Research Interests Forest and native plant nursery propagation, outplanting, and establishment including biophysical and physiological limitations and adaptations within each system.