“What you are doing is audacious in the best sense of the word: You’re trying something difficult, and you’re doing it for good reasons.”
Dan Fagin, Pulitzer Prize-winning environmental writer
“The Monarch Research Project is a prime example of an ‘all-hands-on-deck’ approach. Thank you for having the energy and vision required for saving the monarch butterfly.”
Kraig McPeek, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
“As a first-time participant, I’d like to let you know how much I’ve enjoyed the project. What a kick to watch the caterpillars devour the milkweed! I released 29 butterflies, and my only complaint is that it went too fast.”
Carol Franklin, A community member
“Alliant Energy is proud to partner with the Monarch Research Project and welcomes the opportunity to support its mission. We are dedicated to improving the habitat for the monarch butterfly and are planting pollinator habitat on our properties where possible to help fortify the migratory pathway of the monarch.”
Doug Kopp, Alliant Energy
“MRP’s strategy for solving the decrease in native habitat and the dramatic reduction in the monarch population is to engage and energize a broad group of Linn County landowners to make environmentally sound use of our lands. Our hope is that our efforts set an example of the positive impact we all can have on the environment.”
Chuck Hammond, President and CEO, Raining Rose
