Newsletters

This summer’s newsletter includes an update from MLMP Founder Dr. Karen Oberhauser on monarch winter 2022-2023 and spring population numbers, FAQs about monitoring, a summary of our 2023 online training workshops, a note to volunteers in Florida, an opportunity to learn about the Lost Ladybug Project, the Monarch Blitz Save-the-Date, and gallery photos. Read on!

This fall’s newsletter includes important monitoring reminders, a volunteer spotlight on two citizen scientists from Colorado, a summary of our 2021 monitoring season data, and a selection of great photos submitted to our gallery this summer.

As we await news from Mexico on how overwintering colony numbers reflect the data we collected on the breeding grounds in 2021, this winter’s newsletter includes important monitoring reminders, updates to our data sheets, information about our upcoming training workshops, a summary of our 2021 monitoring season data, an interview with researcher Jack Whisenant, and a selection of great photos submitted to our gallery. We’ll be back in touch after the release of winter data.

This summer’s newsletter includes a summary of monarch winter 2021-2022 population numbers, updates to our data sheets, a summary of our training workshops, a volunteer thank you and honor roll, and interviews with five current citizen scientists—some who are new to monitoring and others who have been with us since 1997.

This winter’s newsletter includes a reflection from MLMP Founder Dr. Karen Oberhauser on monarchs in the winter, an in memoriam piece for longtime MLMP volunteer and trainer Kip Kiphart, our 2023 workshop listing and information, a summary of 2022 MLMP data, an update to Activity 3: Estimating Monarch Survival, and some monitoring and data entry reminders.