The Monarch Larva Monitoring Project (MLMP) involves volunteers around the world in monarch research.
MLMP was developed in 1997 by researchers at the University of Minnesota to collect long-term data on larval monarch populations and milkweed habitat.
Learn more about MLMPSteps to Get Involved
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1. Get Trained
You can train online, attend a training session given by a trainer in your region, or attend a spring virtual workshop.
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2. Sign Up
If you'd like to commit to regularly monitoring one or more sites, please fill in the information below to create your account.
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3. Go Monitor
Choose the MLMP activities that interest you and help us track monarch populations and understand monarch use of available habitat.
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4. Submit Data
Use the MLMP data portal to submit a milkweed or monarch observation!