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Goodbye Mowers, Hello Bees and Butterflies
Jun 23, 2025
The Native Oasis program is a comprehensive initiative designed to help homeowners in Cedar Rapids, Marion, and Hiawatha transform their yards with high-value native plants to create pollinator-friendly landscapes.
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Orange Alert: Save the Monarchs
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Join us and learn from area experts how you can create a pollinator sanctuary in your own backyard and support the Midwest Monarch population.
14,535 Trees
Apr 05, 2022
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In the next three weeks an army of 3,318 individua...
Young Prairie Becomes Dazzling Pollinator Zone
Feb 15, 2022
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It’s amazing what can be done with a dream, a plan...
Strategic Financial Solutions (SFS) Plants Forward
Feb 14, 2022
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In 2021, Monarch Research founder Clark McLeod spo...
Planting Forward for Woodlands in the news
Feb 07, 2022
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We have been busy promoting the Planting Forward f...
Tree Orders OPEN: Planting Forward for Woodlands
Jan 20, 2022
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Planting Forward for Woodlands
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Planting Forward for Woodlands: Coming Soon
Jan 14, 2022
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Linn County landowners with three or more acres wi...
30,000 Trees!
Oct 07, 2021
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The Monarch Research Project is providing trees to...
October is Monarch and Milkweed Month: get free seeds!
Oct 06, 2021
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In recognition of October being named “Monarch and...
Planting Forward: Spring Recap
Jun 21, 2021
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In April we launched the first Planting Forward ef...
Winter Milkweed Sowing
Feb 18, 2021
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Mike has been drinking a lot of milk! And he's doi...
Winter Sowing: Milkweed
Feb 13, 2021
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Mike has been drinking a lot of milk. And he's usi...
Outdoor Monarch Life Cycle Kits: on SALE
Feb 12, 2021
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TODAY is a GOOD day to think about SPRING
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