<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">--------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Podrebarac, Dena Kay</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:denap@ku.edu">denap@ku.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Wed, Jan 24, 2024 at 11:47 AM<br>Subject: [Dplex-L] Monarchs Need Milkweed!<br>To: DPLEX-L <<a href="mailto:dplex-l@lists.ku.edu">dplex-l@lists.ku.edu</a>><br></div><br><br><div class="msg-6437288416424492608">





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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt">All hands on deck! Plant milkweed for monarchs!</span></b><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Great pollinator habitat includes native milkweeds. Milkweed is the host plant for the monarch butterfly and a nectar source for many other insects. Invite monarchs to your habitat, large or small, with milkweeds from Monarch Watch.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please help us spread the word by sharing widely.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Milkweed Market</b><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Native milkweeds for gardens or habitat are available for purchase from our Milkweed Market.  The minimum purchase is one flat of 32 plants (58 for Texas). If your space is too small for 32 milkweeds, share with your neighbors! Not available
 in all areas. <a href="https://albertawilderness.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d32dee74e9b17a2745430f0ac&id=eba3d28142&e=35741d7511" title="https://AlbertaWilderness.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d32dee74e9b17a2745430f0ac&id=eba3d28142&e=35741d7511" target="_blank">Monarch
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Free milkweeds for habitat restoration projects</b><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> Monarch Watch will once again be distributing free milkweeds for planting in large-scale habitat restoration projects for Spring 2024. Since this program began in 2015, 840,000 milkweeds have been planted in restored habitat throughout
 much of the monarch breeding range. To qualify, applicants must have a minimum of two acres (one acre or less in California) to restore to natural, native habitat, and have a management plan in place. Milkweeds are awarded on a first come, first served basis,
 so apply early. Those awarded free milkweeds need only pay shipping/handling, which is modest compared to the value of the plants. For more information and to apply, please visit: <a href="https://albertawilderness.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d32dee74e9b17a2745430f0ac&id=db5ce3e619&e=35741d7511" title="https://AlbertaWilderness.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d32dee74e9b17a2745430f0ac&id=db5ce3e619&e=35741d7511" target="_blank">Monarch
 Watch Free Milkweed for Restoration.</a><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Free milkweeds for schools and educational non-profits</b><u></u><u></u></p>
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Butterfly gardens are a great educational tool! Schools and educational nonprofits may apply for a free flat of native milkweeds for a public garden. Single flats of 32 plants (58 for Texas) will be distributed to recipients in the spring. The application can
 be found here: <a href="https://albertawilderness.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d32dee74e9b17a2745430f0ac&id=b1478f333a&e=35741d7511" title="https://AlbertaWilderness.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d32dee74e9b17a2745430f0ac&id=b1478f333a&e=35741d7511" target="_blank">Free
 Milkweeds for Schools and Non-profits.</a><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b>Native Milkweeds growing at one of our partner nurseries.</b><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://monarchwatch.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><img border="0" width="108" height="108" style="width:1.125in;height:1.125in" id="m_-6437288416424492608Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:ii_18d3d3e80f34ce8e91" alt="A logo of a butterfly

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Dena Podrebarac</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">She/They</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Milkweed Coordinator</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Monarch Watch</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The University of Kansas</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">2021 Constant Ave</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Lawrence KS 66047</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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