We are pleased to announce the release of the River for Monarchs: Sandia High School Seed Workshop film produced by New Mexico PBS! The River for Monarchs project (R4M), led by the Institute for Applied Ecology, is a large-scale collaborative project to restore habitat for monarch butterflies and other pollinators along the Rio Grande River corridor. In concert with IAE’s ecological education programs, the R4M project engages students of all ages in hands-on conservation projects, including monitoring, seed collection, and nursery production. The project involves 18 partners across New Mexico, including Sandia High School, featured in this film. Special thanks to the New Mexico PBS and project funders for making this work possible: the Carroll Petrie Foundation, New Mexico Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and US Forest Service – Region 3.
You can view the full broadcast of the New Mexico PBS film here. If you’re interested in supporting our work to conserve native ecosystems across the Southwest, consider making a donation to support the Southwest Branch of IAE.
River for Monarchs Project Partners
- Rio Grande Return
- Pueblo of Santa Ana Native Plant Nursery
- Sandia High School
- Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Ecological Services Field Offices
- Pollinator biologists Olivia Messinger Carril & Steve Cary
- New Mexico PBS
- Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
- New Mexico Department of Game and Fish
- El Rancho de las Golondrinas
- Albuquerque Open Space
- Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District
- New Mexico Department of Transportation, District 6
- Pueblo of Santa Ana
- Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge
- Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Taos Field Office
- Carson National Forest
- Santa Fe National Forest
With any questions related to the R4M project, please contact Tyler Turk at [email protected].
