The US-LT RCD is a proud supporter of the Western Monarch Trail. The Western Monarch Trail project is a multi-agency collaboration with representatives from federal and state agencies, non-profit organizations, and private entities taking a grassroots approach to educating, advocating, and making change in support of the Western monarch. Lead partners include The Xerces Society, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services, California State Parks, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Central Coast State Parks Association, and the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. The Western Monarch Trail follows the migration route of the western monarch butterfly. Sites along this route provide shelter for butterflies during the winter, nectar to feed migrating monarchs and native milkweed to feed their larvae. Signage along the trail identifies crucial overwintering and nectaring locations for western monarchs, providing the public with consistent, up-to-date information on their status, as well as efforts to restore their populations.

Learn more about the Western Monarch Trail by following this link!  We are excited to collaborate on monarch conservation to scale up and speed up restoration efforts on the Central Coast.