Agreement Number
16-006
Awardee Name
Iowa State University of Science and Technology
Grant Type
Classic
Project Title
Enhancing Monarch Butterfly Conservation in Iowa
Awardee State/Territory
Iowa
Involved States/territories
Iowa
Award Year
2015
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$760,897.00
Production/Use
Farmland Agricultural
Grassland (includes pasture/rangeland)
Resource Concern (Broad)
Habitat
Resource Concern (Specific)
Pollinator habitat
Wildlife habitat
Conservation Practice(s)
Wildlife Habitat Planting
Project Background
The purpose of this project is to develop and stimulate the adoption of innovative approaches to monarch butterfly conservation while focusing on developing methods appropriate for use in the agriculturally-intensive Midwestern U.S. corn and soybean production regions.
Project Scale
Multi-farm
Regional
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No
Awardee Technical Contact Name
Steven P. Bradbury