[Pollinator] Fwd: [Dplex-L] Monarchs Need Milkweed!

[Kelly Bills]

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From: Podrebarac, Dena Kay <denap at ku.edu>
Date: Wed, Jan 24, 2024 at 11:47 AM
Subject: [Dplex-L] Monarchs Need Milkweed!
To: DPLEX-L <dplex-l at lists.ku.edu>


*All hands on deck! Plant milkweed for monarchs!*



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.



Please help us spread the word by sharing widely.

*Milkweed Market*



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. Monarch Watch Milkweed Market
<https://albertawilderness.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d32dee74e9b17a2745430f0ac&id=eba3d28142&e=35741d7511>



*Free milkweeds for habitat restoration projects*



 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: Monarch Watch Free Milkweed
for Restoration.
<https://albertawilderness.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d32dee74e9b17a2745430f0ac&id=db5ce3e619&e=35741d7511>


*Free milkweeds for schools and educational non-profits*


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: Free Milkweeds
for Schools and Non-profits.
<https://albertawilderness.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d32dee74e9b17a2745430f0ac&id=b1478f333a&e=35741d7511>

[image: Rows of plants in a greenhouse Description automatically generated]

*Native Milkweeds growing at one of our partner nurseries.*



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<https://monarchwatch.org/>

Dena Podrebarac

She/They

Milkweed Coordinator

Monarch Watch

The University of Kansas

2021 Constant Ave

Lawrence KS 66047
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Kelly Bills *she/her*

Executive Director

Pollinator Partnership

600 Montgomery St. Ste 440

San Francisco, CA 94111

e: kelly at pollinator.org

w: pollinator.org <http://www.pollinator.org/>

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c: 585-255-0962

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