As you might have already heard, our founder Peggy is a big advocate for forest and species conservation. In 2005, after struggling to raise money for her non-profit Kids Saving the Planet, she decided to start a company driven by a mission to save endangered species by conserving their habitats. Lo and behold, the birth of Vermont Woods Studios!
Due to illegal logging, deforestation, habitat lost, climate change, pesticides, and herbicides, there has been a vast decline in biodiversity. The monarch butterfly, now on the endangered species list, went from a recorded population in California in the 1980’s of 4 million to just 30,000 in 2019. The milkweed plant, which is critical for the survival of young butterflies and caterpillars, is becoming harder to find due to increased development, weeding, and mowing.
So what can you do to help?
H3 - Plant native milkweed
As you might have already heard, our founder Peggy is a big advocate for forest and species conservation. In 2005, after struggling to raise money for her non-profit Kids Saving the Planet, she decided to start a company driven by a mission to save endangered species by conserving their habitats. Lo and behold, the birth of Vermont Woods Studios!
One day, Peggy read about Jose Luis Alvarez and the work he was doing through Forests for Monarchs. After reading about his work, Peggy decided to reach out since they had aligned values in forest conservation and restoring the monarch butterfly. Since Vermont Woods Studios is a mission driven company, Peggy felt a partnership with Jose and Forests For Monarchs (FFM) would amplify the message and work around the importance of conserving the monarchs. Years later, we are still putting in the hard work with Jose and his team to Save The Monarchs.
H4 - Don’t forget to plant native nectar
As you might have already heard, our founder Peggy is a big advocate for forest and species conservation. In 2005, after struggling to raise money for her non-profit Kids Saving the Planet, she decided to start a company driven by a mission to save endangered species by conserving their habitats. Lo and behold, the birth of Vermont Woods Studios!
- Avoid mowing
- Don’t use pesticides or herbicides on your yards or gardens
- Avoid buying GMO foods
One day, Peggy read about Jose Luis Alvarez and the work he was doing through Forests for Monarchs. After reading about his work, Peggy decided to reach out since they had aligned values in forest conservation and restoring the monarch butterfly. Since Vermont Woods Studios is a mission driven company, Peggy felt a partnership with Jose and Forests For Monarchs (FFM) would amplify the message and work around the importance of conserving the monarchs. Years later, we are still putting in the hard work with Jose and his team to Save The Monarchs.
- Avoid mowing
- Don’t use pesticides or herbicides on your yards or gardens
- Avoid buying GMO foods
H5 - Make milkweed seed bombs
Don’t have a yard but want to help out the monarchs? Create a Monarch Waystation at your local school, business, parks, or on any other unused plots of land! We got our headquarters in Vernon certified as a Waystation in 2015. Creating a Monarch Waystation can be as easy as maintaining or adding milkweeds and nectar sources in existing green spaces. You can register your Monarch Waystation here.
H5 - Make milkweed seed bombs
Helping spread the word about the importance of preserving monarch butterflies helps immensely. It is important to remember that no effort is too small in helping out the monarchs!
Monarch preservation is a top priority here at Vermont Woods Studios. We believe in using our leverage as a company to play a leading role in helping restore monarch butterfly populations. We hope you enjoyed these tips and that it inspired you to help save monarch butterflies with us!
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