<div dir="ltr"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><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: Thu, Dec 12, 2024 at 3:16 PM<br>Subject: [Dplex-L] Free Milkweeds from Monarch Watch!<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-225355271518892477">
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<p class="MsoNormal">It’s time to think about Spring! Right?<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please help us spread the word by sharing our free milkweed programs widely.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Share our social media posts also!<u></u><u></u></p>
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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 2025. Since this program began in 2015, 933,582 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.<br>
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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