Over the past 20 years, monarch butterfly populations have declined more than 80 percent. The decline is due to many different factors: deforestation of their overwintering site, severe weather events, availability of nectar sources and loss of milkweed habitat. By simply preserving and re-establishing milkweed habitat on non-crop areas of your farm, you can play an important role in protecting this iconic species.
As a Texas wheat grower, you are particularly well positioned to help be a part of restoring the monarch population. A large part of our state falls along the monarch’s migration path and prime summer breeding range.
