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Here you will find resources about all things monarchs. From raising monarchs to learning about their fascinating migration, if you have a question, chances are you’ll find the answer here. If you don’t see the answer to your monarch question, you can use the Ask the Expert tool!

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Monarch Studies at Weaver Lake Elementary

All of the K-6 students at Weaver Lake Elementary School in Maple Grove, Minnesota studied monarchs and insect ecology this fall. They had a schoolwide monarch fair at which students shared their findings about monarch life cycles, camouflage, parasites, and ecology with their parents, teachers and administrators. View the YouTube videos the students made about their work.

Monarch Biology and Conservation Meeting: Minnesota 2012

We invite your attendance at a 2.5-day meeting, June 21-23, 2012, at the University of Minnesota’s Landscape Arboretum. This meeting will be an opportunity for monarch biologists, agency land managers, monarch conservationists, citizen scientists, and others interested in monarch biology and conservation to share information on monarch population trends, new findings in monarch biology, and successful monarch conservation efforts. It will include speaking and poster sessions, field trips, workshops, and plenty of time for informal sharing and networking. This 5th international conference on monarch biology and conservation is being planned and sponsored by the Monarch Joint Venture and the MonarchLab at the University of Minnesota. For more information, please visit the meeting website or contact Priya Shahani or Karen Oberhauser.

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