Agency Working Group
The California Multi-Agency Monarch and Pollinator Collaborative (Collaborative) is a working group comprised of 13 state and federal partner agencies. The Collaborative was created to inform and promote integrated science, natural resource management, and policy that can increase the pace and scale of monarch and pollinator conservation throughout California.
Monarch butterflies and other pollinator populations have declined precipitously. As ecosystem service providers, protecting and recovering their populations enhances ecosystem function and conserves California’s biodiversity. In December 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed listing monarchs federally threatened(opens in new tab) with designated critical habitat in California in the western population's overwintering grounds. For more information on monarchs and pollinators, see the CDFW monarch page and pollinator page(opens in new tab).
Identifying Priority Actions to Conserve Monarchs in California
From 2023-34 the Collaborative has been conducting a priority and gap analysis using the WAFWA 50-year monarch conservation plan(opens in new tab) and the Western Monarch Summit Priorities(opens in new tab) as our guides. We will publish a report outlining our priority goals and actions for agencies and other partners in 2025.
Resources
Collaborative partners compiled monarch-focused resources into a unified location for easier access by agency staff. If you’d like to recommend a resource to add to this collection, email wildlifemgt@wildlife.ca.gov.