People making Mission Monarch shine!
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October 8, 2025
At Espace pour la vie, it’s part of our DNA to celebrate involvement in community-science projects like Mission Monarch. In this article we yield the...Read more
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Flash or Mission? Understanding the two types of data at Mission Monarch
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August 20, 2025
In participatory science, every observation counts. But not all data have the same ecological value. At Mission Monarch, a community science program...Read more
Five reasons for mapping the monarch’s breeding grounds
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July 9, 2025
We sometimes hear criticisms about the relevance of Mission Monarch , our participatory science program that maps the monarch butterfly’s breeding...Read more
The Insectarium is celebrating 50 years since the discovery of the monarch butterfly’s wintering grounds
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January 8, 2025
The migration of the monarch butterfly is one of the most impressive in the animal kingdom. Every fall, the monarchs in eastern Canada set off on a 4...Read more
An encounter with Anthony Battah, who runs for monarchs
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November 20, 2024
Mission Monarch had the chance to interview Anthony Battah, a 40-year-old ultra-marathoner who pulled off a remarkable feat in 2023 by running 4,500...Read more
Mission Monarch and the fight against nature-deficit disorder
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September 25, 2024
Over the last thirty years, children have been spending less time outdoors, resulting in the appearance of what American journalist Richard Louv has...Read more
Why save the monarch butterfly?
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July 31, 2024
Across North America, considerable resources are being invested in protecting the monarch butterfly, the migratory populations of which have dropped...Read more
The top 5 species most confused with the monarch
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July 19, 2023
Every year we impatiently look forward to this moment: the arrival of the majestic monarch butterfly. But did you know that there are a number of...Read more
The milkweed community
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May 24, 2023
Common milkweed, that singular plant found at the edge of forests or alongside agricultural fields, is the host plant of the majestic monarch...Read more
Community science: hitting three targets with one stone
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May 2, 2023
Community science is gaining in popularity! The number of scientific projects allowing anyone at all to get involved has exploded in the last few...Read more
