Monarch Habitat Restoration
I was inspired to start this project because of the quickly declining Western Monarch population. I have always loved these beautiful, iconic butterflies, and I would be devastated to see them disappear completely.
My project was implemented in many areas. In total, I have worked with 12 sites across Southern California, 10 of them schools. In essence, my project supported the Arroyos and Foothills Conservancy's Monarch Recovery Project which aims to plant, distribute, and monitor 4,000 milkweeds by 2024. I have helped distribute, plant, and monitor 360 of them.
There are two major impacts of this project. First, the project will help the newly classified endangered Western Monarch butterflies. The milkweed is the only host plant of these iconic American butterflies, and planting them will help them reproduce. Second, this project will help educate many youths in the schools that I have worked with. The milkweed distributed to the schools is placed in outdoor classrooms to teach the children about gardening and Monarchs.
I have learned a lot about bureaucratic project management. I had never worked with such large organizations before. I learned very quickly that being as detailed as possible when planning was essential to working with large organizations.
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