Xerces Society Milkweed. As a science based organization we both conduct our own research and rely upon the most up to date information to guide our conservation work. To protect and restore habitat for monarch butterflies across a broad array of landscapes provide workshops and educational resources on monarch conservation and conduct research including facilitating community science projects like.
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For more information please read our article tropical milkweed a no grow. What is the xerces society s position on this milkweed species. To address this seed shortage the xerces society launched project milkweed with support from the monarch joint venture a usda natural resources conservation service conservation innovation grant and private foundations.
Due to these and other concerns the xerces society along with monarch joint venture project monarch health and leading monarch researchers recommend against planting non native milkweeds such as tropical milkwed and balloon plant gomphocarpus physocarpus.
The xerces society government agencies partner organizations and communities are working across the u s. The xerces society s milkweed conservation work has been funded by a national conservation innovation grant from the nrcs sup port from the u s. The xerces society s milkweed conservation work is funded by a national usda nrcs conservation innovation grant the monarch joint venture the hind foundation seaworld and busch gardens conservation fund disney worldwide conservation fund the elizabeth ordway dunn foundation the william h. Live in the west.
