Become a Citizen Scientist

There are many ways to contribute to the conservation of butterflies throughout the USA. Citizen Scientists contribute data that helps find answers to questions that we otherwise would have not known to ask. Your contributions also help inform and drive decision making for conservation strategies and efforts. 

General

• Monarch Joint Venture - Citizen Science Handout

Monitoring 

• iNaturalist

  • Project: Texas Monarch and Milkweeds

• Texas Pollinator Bioblitz

  • Happens Annually

• Journey North

• Monarch RX

• Monarch Larva Monitoring Project

• Project Monarch Health

  • Also instructs Texans to please report any winter monarch sightings to Journey North! 

• Texas Butterfly Monitoring Network

Tagging and Tracking

• Monarch Watch