Monarch Conservation Plan: The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism is currently working with partners in the development of goals, objectives, strategies, and action items as part of the Kansas Monarch Conservation Plan.

If your organization qualifies, we will provide a free flat of 32 milkweed plugs as well as guidance on how to create a new habitat or enhance an existing garden. The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has provided funds for this project.

U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will provide technical and financial assistance through EQIP working with agricultural producers to combat the decline of monarch butterflies.  Kansas producers and conservation partners can apply management practices to native rangeland and pasture to increase milkweed and other nectar-rich plants needed to support monarch butterflies.  In addition, assistance can be provided for milkweed and nectar-rich plantings. 

The most common milkweeds in roadsides in Kansas & Missouri. Offers recommendations for milkweeds tolerant of mowing.

The Seed A Legacy Pollinator Habitat Program is available for private, public and corporate lands in a 12-state region of the country that is critical to pollinator health and habitat needs. Applications are accepted year-round. Offers recommendations for milkweeds tolerant of mowing.

The Monarch Butterfly and Pollinators Conservation Fund supports work that advances the conservation of the monarch butterfly and other at-risk native insect pollinators. Originally named the Monarch Butterfly Conservation Fund, the fund added the term ‘Pollinators’ to its title in 2018 to reflect an increased focus on a broader set of priority species.