Mission Monarch
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<h2><span style="font-size:28px">Helping Local Youth and Monarch Butterfly Populations</span></h2> <h3>Join Mission Monarch as we seek to restore local Monarch and Milkweed populations in Southern California while employing local youth! Mission Monarch, a project launched by SAMOFund in 2021, provides a meaningful wage to 2 local youth while empowering them and their communities to help Southern California monarch populations. The youth-led goals we have reached in 2021 and are reaching for in 2022 include:</h3> <ul> <li> <h3>Organize the collection and cleaning of over 1 million Narrowleaf Milkweed seed (Asclepias fascicularis) annually</h3> </li> <li> <h3>Help idenitfy and document new and known milkweed populations in the Santa Monica Mountains of all 3 local milkweed species (A. eriocapra, A. fascicularis, A. californica)</h3> </li> <li> <h3>Help grow and distribute live milkweed plants and clean seed to over 1,000 Southern California households annually, provided to the public free of charge</h3> </li> <li> <h3>Engage with the public at local festivals, conferences, etc to promote local milkweed and best practices for welcoming monarchs into local gardens</h3> </li> <li> <h3>Work with local schools and youth groups to provide age-appropriate lessons covering local monarch and milkweed populations</h3> </li> <li> <h3> Organize, promote and produce the annual Southern California Monarch & Milkweed Conference, provided to the public free of charge</h3> </li> </ul> <h3><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/betterunite-com/image/upload/c_limit,f_auto,q_auto,w_750/v1/orgs/SAMOFund/campaigns/50c33dbd-8404-4828-9d72-2394b52c16ec/f3vndkhclsbf7dcqcs0s" /></h3> <h3>Our Impact</h3> <ul> <li> <h3>Collecting over 2 million Narrowleaf Milkweed seed</h3> </li> <li> <h3>Creating 1500 connections sharing the importance of Milkweed and Monarchs</h3> </li> <li> <h3>Connect with over 200 local middle school students utilizing next generation science standards to develop and lead science lesson</h3> </li> <li> <h3>Travel to over a dozen farmers markets in Los Angeles and Ventura counties</h3> </li> <li> <h3>Highlight the importance of human interaction with milkweed by utilizing Traditional Ecological Knowledge to support butterfly habitat</h3> </li> <li> <h3>Participate in local Monarch and Milkweed working groups to collaborate with outside organizations and share findings</h3> </li> <li> <h3>Serve as liaisons for Girl Scouts of Central Valley programming and habitat development</h3> </li> <li> <h3>Create short form video content to reach young audiences and inspire conservation</h3> </li> <li class="videodetector"><iframe frameborder="0" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAMt1v64TsE?autohide=1&controls=1&showinfo=0"></iframe></li> </ul> <p>Mission Monarch is a project led by SAMOFund, a non-profit organization that works to protect and encourage appreciation and understanding of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. Visit our non-profit website, samofund.org, for more information about our non-profit and the work we do in and around the Santa Monica Mountains!</p>
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