Monarchs | A program to promote habitat rebuild for Monarch butterflies

The monarch butterfly is a wonder of the world

The monarch butterfly is a North American icon, yet its population has declined by over 90% in the last two decades. To address this decline and the broader threat facing other vital pollinators, Audubon International has launched a program that collaborates with golf courses to restore pollinator habitats in out-of-play areas. Through these efforts, we aim to create critical habitats for butterflies and raise awareness of the golf sector’s role in addressing the monarch conservation challenge.

Thanks to a generous grant from the Wadsworth Golf Charities Foundation, MITR registration is now OPEN to ALL golf courses, Audubon International certified and non-certified members not yet enrolled in this initiative. Monarchs in the Rough members receive regionally appropriate milkweed seed for one acre and a complimentary program sign. By joining, courses help support monarch butterflies and advance the golf community’s role in pollinator conservation. Don’t miss your chance to take part in this important initiative!

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Monarch populations across North America are at great risk

The monarch’s distinctive orange and black pattern is instantly recognizable, and its migration of thousands of miles is a natural wonder. However, factors such as habitat loss have led to dramatic population declines and the very real possibility of losing this species’ migratory phenomenon. Saving the monarch butterfly will require the creation and stewardship of monarch habitat across North America, and golf courses are playing a crucial role.

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Golf courses can grow the habitat that monarchs need to survive

Monarchs need milkweed plants to survive. They lay their eggs on milkweed plants, and monarch caterpillars must eat milkweed to survive. By growing native milkweed and other nectar-producing plants in naturalized, out-of-play areas, golf course superintendents can provide habitat that is desperately needed to save the species for future generations.

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The monarch butterfly is a wonder of the world

Monarch populations across North America are at great risk

Golf courses can grow the habitat that monarchs need to survive

Monarchs in the rough is a program of