We are raising funds to reforest a crucial ecosystem.

The monarch butterfly has one of, if not the, most complex migrations of any insect. Monarchs travel thousands of miles every year across North America and have become a symbol for countless communities. From being the state insect of six U.S. states, the symbol of the state of Michoac?n, and the classroom favorite of elementary schools across the U.S., the monarch is one famous insect.

Today, the relict forests that the monarchs depend on constantly face pressure from storms to clearcutting. To maintain the current population size, what is left of the old-growth forests must stay protected.

That is why Forests for Monarchs is working with communities and landowners to reforest their land and bring it back to its original state. Reforesting in and around the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve area is crucial for the long-term survival of the monarch butterfly. Additionally, we restore land in the Highland Lakes Watershed Region, home to many other endemic and migratory species, all crucial to the North American ecosystem.

Since our founding in 1997, thanks to supporters like yourself, we?ve been able to plant over 13.5 million trees and restore over 12,500 acres in and around the Biosphere and Highland Lakes watershed.

For every dollar we receive, two trees are planted.

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