GET INVOLVED IN WILDLIFE CONSERVATION!
Join with us to help protect species at risk.
WHAT IS MONARCH NATION?
Monarch Nation is a national program that engages and educates children ages 6-12 about species at risk, and empowers them to take action on behalf of wildlife in Canada.
DID YOU KNOW?Monarch butterflies migrate 4,800 km every fall. |
Through a network of partner organizations across the country, Monarch Nation delivers local, grassroots programming designed to get kids involved in real, hands-on conservation work — from habitat restoration to citizen science.
We have chosen the monarch butterfly as the icon for this project, and many of our activities centre on efforts to conserve this amazing insect and its habitat.
Monarch Nation program activities also focus on other species at risk, including the polar bear, the barn owl, the western chorus frog and the little brown bat.
HOW TO GET INVOLVED
Monarch Nation’s partner organizations offer programs and activities, tailored to local needs, that give kids the chance to get their hands dirty doing real-life species-at-risk conservation.
FIND OUT WHAT’S AVAILABLE IN YOUR REGION:
ROYAL BOTANICAL GARDENS
PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES OFFERED
- Participate in an engaging, interactive distance learning experience to discover what a species at risk is and why, and how you can help them.
THE BATEMAN FOUNDATION
PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES OFFERED
Nature Sketch is an outdoor nature program for kids that focuses on sketching and observing wildlife habitats in unique ecosystems. Nature Sketch has partnered with Monarch Nation to deliver programming with a species-at-risk focus.
MERSEY TOBEATIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES OFFERED
- Species-at-risk focused classroom presentations
- Milkweed planting
- Educator training
ROYAL BOTANICAL GARDENS
PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES OFFERED
- Participate in an engaging, interactive distance learning experience to discover what a species at risk is and why, and how you can help them.
ROYAL BOTANICAL GARDENS
PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES OFFERED
- Participate in an engaging, interactive distance learning experience to discover what a species at risk is and why, and how you can help them.
DAVID SUZUKI FOUNDATION
PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES OFFERED
- Take the Monarch Manifesto pledge
- Get trained as a Patrouille Papillon
- Purchase native wildflower seeds
- Help your community become a Monarch-Friendly City
MISSION MONARCH
PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES OFFERED
- Take part in a citizen science project that tracks and maps monarchs and their habitat
- Get trained to lead a team of citizen scientists
THE BATEMAN FOUNDATION
PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES OFFERED
Nature Sketch is an outdoor nature program for kids that focuses on sketching and observing wildlife habitats in unique ecosystems. Nature Sketch has partnered with Monarch Nation to deliver programming with a species-at-risk focus.
CAMBRIDGE BUTTERFLY CONSERVATORY
PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES OFFERED
- In-class presentations for schools
- Public events at the conservatory
DAVID SUZUKI FOUNDATION
PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES OFFERED
- Establish a Butterflyway in your neighbourhood
- Encourage your community to sign the Mayors’ Monarch Pledge
- Purchase native wildflower seeds
LAKE SIMCOE REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY (LSRCA)
PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES OFFERED
- Programs for school groups
- Programs for camps and community organizations
- Educator training
- Online learning
TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY (TRCA)
PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES OFFERED
- Species-at-risk programming for camps and summer institutes
- Educator training
- Planting events for communities
- Programs for school groups
MONARCH TEACHER NETWORK
PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES OFFERED
- Monarch focused classroom presentations
- Habitat creation projects
- Citizen science opportunities
- Educator training
THE BATEMAN FOUNDATION
PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES OFFERED
Nature Sketch is an outdoor nature program for kids that focuses on sketching and observing wildlife habitats in unique ecosystems. Nature Sketch has partnered with Monarch Nation to deliver programming with a species-at-risk focus.
ROYAL BOTANICAL GARDENS
PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES OFFERED
- Participate in an engaging, interactive distance learning experience to discover what a species at risk is and why, and how you can help them.
THE BATEMAN FOUNDATION
PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES OFFERED
Nature Sketch is an outdoor nature program for kids that focuses on sketching and observing wildlife habitats in unique ecosystems. Nature Sketch has partnered with Monarch Nation to deliver programming with a species-at-risk focus.
ROYAL BOTANICAL GARDENS
PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES OFFERED
- Participate in an engaging, interactive distance learning experience to discover what a species at risk is and why, and how you can help them.
THE BATEMAN FOUNDATION
PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES OFFERED
Nature Sketch is an outdoor nature program for kids that focuses on sketching and observing wildlife habitats in unique ecosystems. Nature Sketch has partnered with Monarch Nation to deliver programming with a species-at-risk focus.
DAVID SUZUKI FOUNDATION
PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES OFFERED
ROYAL BOTANICAL GARDENS
PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES OFFERED
- Participate in an engaging, interactive distance learning experience to discover what a species at risk is and why, and how you can help them.
ROYAL BOTANICAL GARDENS
PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES OFFERED
- Participate in an engaging, interactive distance learning experience to discover what a species at risk is and why, and how you can help them.
DID YOU KNOW?The little brown bat only weighs about as much as a toonie. |
WHY PARTICIPATE?
Lots of reasons!
For one, there’s a wealth of research suggesting that children’s health and well-being is improved by time spent outdoors in nature.
Getting involved in conserving species at risk can help kids develop deeper understanding of and empathy for the other living things that share our world. It can empower kids, too, by demonstrating that their actions can have real impact on the health of our environment.
Biodiversity is critical to a healthy ecosystem. By acting on behalf of local species at risk, youth can play a meaningful role in ensuring that their communities continue to thrive.
DID YOU KNOW?Western chorus frogs can survive being frozen during hibernation. |
Get in Touch
DID YOU KNOW?A family of barn owls will eat more than 1,000 mice & other small mammals in one nesting season. |
To find out more about Monarch Nation, please contact Rachel Stewart: rachel.stewart@trca.ca.
Monarch Nation is managed by Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA).
101 Exchange Avenue
Vaughan, ON L4K 5R6
This project was undertaken with the financial support of:
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