Phoenix joined the Mayor's Monarch Pledge in 2021 to help support their multi-generation, 3,000-mile-long migration. Keep your eyes peeled for these beautiful butterflies in the Fall through Spring in Phoenix. This species is struggling due to habitat loss, pesticide use, and climate change, but we can help.
Help the monarch butterfly Survive and Thrive!
Join us in the pledge by planting native milkweed and other native nectar plants to help the monarch butterfly and other pollinators! Let us know what you did on social media using #PlantingforMonarchs. Check out these top tips on how to help.
Native Plants
Planting native plants are essential for the monarch butterfly and other pollinators, while also supporting our Sonoran Desert biodiversity and conserving water.
Need ideas on what to plant? Check out this list of native plants
Resources
Check out these links to learn more and find additional resources
Participate in monarch butterfly mapping citizen science
Participate in milkweed mapping citizen science
List of AZ nurseries that supply milkweed
Southwest Monarch Study
Desert Botanical Garden - Monarch ButterFlies and Milkweeds
Pollinator Conservation Resources: Southwest Region
AZ Monarch Collaborative Native Plant Sources
Xerces Society Managing for Monarchs in the west
National Wildlife Federation
Monarch Joint Venture
Maricopa Native Seed Library
Monarch Education Resources
Ideas or suggestions? Email oepinfo@phoenix.gov with “monarch" in the subject line
Photograph by William Vann
View the Mayor’s 2021 monarch proclamation
English (PDF)
Espanol (PDF)
Planted a pollinator garden? Consider registering as a monarch waystation or pollinator pathway:
Monarch Watch
Maricopa Pollinator Pathway
Looking for monarch interpretive signs? Check out these links for interpretive signs for the Phoenix area.
