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Got milkweed?
Got milkweed?
Due to extenuating circumstances, our online milkweed seed order form will not be available this year. This is due, in part, to the extensive number of seed packets shared at the Utah State Fair and other recent events. We simply can't keep up!
We have two excellent resources to refer you to in the meantime.
NOTE: In April 2026, we will have 3000 native milkweed seedlings to give away, all grown in 10cm tubes and 9 months old. Similar to April 2025, we will identify locations from St. George to Logan to set up and distribute three species of native milkweeds. Please watch this space!
New Seed Resources!
New Seed Resources!
GrowMilkweedPlants.com is a locally owned and operated resource for a variety of milkweed seeds native to Utah, as well as other states across the nation. Brad Grimm offers a wealth of information on his website with regards to milkweed seed germination, a podcast and other helpful tips.
Grandprismaticseed.com is another locally owned, amazing resource for many seeds, native and otherwise. If you are into seeds, Guy and James' website is a candy store! To find the various milkweed seeds for sale, check their "Natives" page.
What's happening now?
What's happening now?
October brings with it some final sightings of monarchs as they complete their lifecycles in our gardens, as well as newly eclosed monarchs heading to one of 200+ sites down the California coast or to Mexico to survive the winter.
As many of us wrap up our "monarch season" here in Utah, some make plans to visit one of the many overwintering sites in California, or even travel to explore the much larger overwintering sites in Mexico. If you have questions about visiting these areas, please email Rachel for more info (see email at bottom of page).
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ALSO: Utah is participating in the incredible new Bluetooth tag program, where monarchs are fitted with a very tiny (solar powered!) Bluetooth device with an antenna (really!), allowing them to be tracked through the free app called Project Monarch. Download, set up a free account, and start scanning for a dozen or more monarchs tagged in the Ashley National Forest area and Uintah Basin area. You can see the first four that were spotted after being tagged on the image at left.
THE WESTERN MONARCH OVERWINTERING COUNT 2024/2025
As shown in the graph to the right, the most recent count recorded the second lowest number of monarchs in recorded history, with roughly 9,000 monarchs counted at all California overwintering sites.
Natural fluctuations occur from year to year, but the overall trend is not good.
EXCELLENT RESOURCES
EXCELLENT RESOURCES
Monarch Watch
Home of the national "Monarch Waystation" Program
Monarch Joint Venture
Excellent resources and webinars
Southwest Monarch Study
Our Tagging Source
Utah Pollinator Habitat Program
Utah Pollinator Habitat Program
Xerces Society
Our Mission
To engage and educate Utahns in conservation of the monarch butterfly. We do this by providing expertise and training, native milkweed seeds and/or seedlings, and leveraging partnerships with other organizations (public and private) to advance the cause of the monarch butterfly and the other pollinators who will benefit from this work.
Utah FOM Official 501c3 status August 31, 2021
Federal ID 87-2412373
Rachel Taylor, Utah Friends of Monarchs, Founder
Monarch Conservation Specialist, Monarch Watch
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