Bas Relief, LLC

20/06/2024

15/02/2024

Monarch butterfly populations that winter in Mexico measured at second-lowest.

06/02/2024

The MJV is hiring a full-time Executive Assistant / Operations Manager!

🦋Location: Position has the option to be fully remote or work hybrid out of our office in St. Paul, MN (U.S.-based candidates only)
🦋Compensation: $55,000 - $65,000; full-time
🦋Application Deadline: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis starting Monday, February 19th; the position will remain open until filled

The Executive Assistant / Operations Manager plays a key role in supporting the leadership team of the Monarch Joint Venture. They provide timely research, response, and recommendations for a wide array of leadership team needs. They also provide administrative support and oversight, facilitate regular reporting of key performance indicators for programs and finances, provide support and accountability to staff in managing grants and program support, and liaise with the board of directors in ensuring clear communications and documentation of organizational activities. This position has the option to work remotely from anywhere within the U.S. or work hybrid out of our office in St. Paul, MN.

🦋Apply🦋 at https://monarchjointventure.org/about-us/job-opportunities

02/02/2024

27/12/2023

Announcing the 2024 Monarch Conservation Webinar Series!

Stay connected with the latest monarch conservation topics by attending our free monthly webinars. This series is a unique opportunity to hear from experts across various interdisciplinary fields related to monarchs, other pollinators, their habitats, and the threats and pressures that make conservation urgent. Bring your questions and get ready to discover how you can get involved to protect monarchs.

All webinars are one hour long and occur at 1:00 PM Central Time. Please note that scheduled webinars are subject to change.

Register at https://monarchjointventure.org/events/monarch-conservation-webinar-series

25/12/2023

Happy ! Today, we are highlighting the basic components of monarch habitat.

Monarch habitat should meet the needs of all four life stages: egg, caterpillar (larva), chrysalis (pupa), and butterfly (adult). It should include the monarch’s hostplant, milkweed, and various nectaring sources. The habitat should also vary in bloom time, shape, and height. Not only does this habitat sustain monarchs, but it also supports other species, such as quail, bees, other butterflies, beetles, birds, and more!

Learn more about monarch and pollinator habitat and the programs we offer at https://monarchjointventure.org/mjvprograms/habitat

26/11/2023

13/11/2023

Happy ! Did you know that monarchs prefer specific microclimates when overwintering?

Microclimates are small regions within a general climate zone with unique climatic conditions.

In Mexico, the eastern monarch butterflies overwinter in Mexico's oyamel fir forest, a unique mountain habitat with an elevation between 2,400 and 3,600 meters high and temperatures averaging between 32 to 60 degrees Fahrenheit.

In the west, monarch butterflies overwinter along California's Pacific coast. California overwintering groves of eucalyptus, Monterey pine, and Monterey cypress provide similar microclimate conditions to Mexico's oyamel fir forest.

12/11/2023

Our amazing staff and docents counted 7,604 monarchs at the Pacific Grove Monarch Sanctuary yesterday morning! This is a fantastic weekend to go see them before we get a potential storm moving in early next week!

10/11/2023

For the past two months, Monarch butterflies that emerged in the late summer and early fall in the Northeast have been winging their way to the Transvolcanic Mountains of central Mexico (a distance…

10/10/2023

Only two weeks left to register for the Symbolic Migration! If you have participated in the past, please join us again. Spread the word about this project: tell a colleague, share it on your social media, or recruit a library, youth group, or nature center to participate. Help us reach our goal of 1,500 Ambassador butterflies this year.

The postmark deadline is October 20, 2023.

➡️ Read more and register:
https://journeynorth.org/symbolic-migration/news/fall-2023/10092023-only-two-weeks-left-register
📸: Ambassador butterflies received by Susan with Monarchs Across Georgia

30/09/2023

One part stays the same from caterpillar to butterfly. It might surprise you.

27/09/2023

Monarch news.

Monarch migration is well underway. How do weather and nectar rich plants affect migration?

➡️ Read more in this week's monarch migration news:
https://journeynorth.org/monarchs/news/fall-2023/09272023-more-peak-migration-events-reported

📸 Amy in Belton, MO

23/09/2023

22/09/2023

While attending the Farmers for Monarchs meeting, Monarch Watch Director, Dr. Chip Taylor, received a letter of recognition signed by Martha Williams, Director of the US Fish & Wildlife Service, presented by Lori Nordstrom of the USFWS.

22/09/2023

A new way to track monarchs! And you can get involved..

Cape May Point Science Center and Cellular Tracking Technologies are deploying the first ever solar-powered coded digital radio tags on Monarchs tomorrow on Cape May Point, NJ. These tags weight 0.06g and have no battery, so as long as they have sun on them, they will transmit their unique ID once per second. Since they operate on the same frequency as Bluetooth, they can be detected by any smart device running the Monarch Science app (with a ~100-200m range from cellphone to tag). The app is available in both iOS and Android app stores; here are the links:

Project Monarch - iOS
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/project-monarch-science/id6460006970

Project Monarch - Android
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.celltracktech.projectMonarch.project_monarch

01/09/2023

MJV's Western Science Coordinator, Sarah Gomes, captured this fantastic shot of a monarch egg on showy milkweed in her garden today. We can tell that the caterpillar will hatch soon because you can see its black head and white body through the egg casing.

What stage are the monarchs in your habitats? Feel free to share photos of monarchs in your gardens in the comments.

31/08/2023

Monarch activity is ramping up as preparations for fall migration begin. Several roosts have been observed, particularly in the Upper Midwestern U.S. When you see a monarch at any life stage, we want to know. Contribute your observations of adult monarchs, eggs, larvae, and roosts to help track the fall migration with the Journey North community!

Read more in today's news update ➡️ https://bit.ly/3qLsKTP
📸 Bruce in Hartley, IA (08/27/2023)