The Problem
A 2025 study reported in the Associated press found that America\'s butterflies are disappearing at a catastrophic rate. An annual survey that looked at just monarch butterflies, counted a nearly al-time low of fewer than 10,000 down from 1. 2 million in 1997.The federal officials plan to put it on the threatened species list. This underlines the very urgent need to ramp up conservation efforts, especially towards monarch butterflies. Yet there is not much awareness among the community that I live in (northeast).
Our Plan
New Englanders are a very compassionate set of people who care deeply about their environment. Hence, if awareness is created, they will step up to do their part. I plan to purchase milkweed plants from local nurseries, put them in small containers that can then be distributed to interested individuals. Given these may be young families or youth, providing the container with the plant will cut out the steps they need to take in order to participate in the action as all they need to do is place the milkweed plants in their garden and put minimal effort to maintain them. Instructions will be provided for all of this. They will also be motivated to carry the torch forward and involve their friends and family to get involved with the project.
