Covia and Monarch Joint Venture: United To Protect and Enhance Pollinator Populations
Covia partners with Monarch Joint Venture to protect and enhance pollinator populations, focusing on the monarch butterfly. Challenges like habitat loss, climate change, and pesticide use have led to population declines. Covia's efforts include distributing milkweed plugs and developing pollinator habitats in various states. The partnership aligns with Covia's commitment to biodiversity conservation. For more information, visit https://www.coviacorp.com/esg/.
Covia's partnership with Monarch Joint Venture demonstrates a commitment to biodiversity conservation and habitat enhancement for pollinators, particularly the monarch butterfly.
The distribution of nearly 5,000 milkweed plugs to employees and the collaboration on creating a pollinator habitat show proactive efforts to support monarch butterfly populations.
Population declines and potential endangered status of the monarch butterfly highlight the severity of the challenges faced by these pollinators.
Factors such as habitat loss, climate change, pesticide use, and decrease in milkweed plants pose significant threats to monarch butterfly populations.
NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / May 2, 2024 / Covia is thrilled to be partnering with Monarch Joint Venture (MJV) in an effort to safeguard and enhance the habitat of the migratory monarch butterfly and other pollinators. Through MJV's work, they aim to protect monarchs and their migration by collaborating with partners, like Covia, to deliver habitat conservation, education, and science across the monarch range. The monarch butterfly is facing significant challenges that have raised concerns about the sustainability of its long-distance migration. These obstacles have led to population declines, prompting consideration for protection under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. Factors such as habitat loss, climate change, pesticide use, and the decrease in milkweed plants, crucial for monarch breeding, have all contributed to this decline.
Our shared goal includes the distribution of milkweed plugs throughout the eastern monarch population range in states such as Texas, Oklahoma, Georgia, North Carolina, Arkansas, Tennessee, Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, and Missouri, often referred to as the "Monarch Central Flyway." These efforts align with Covia's commitment to the conservation, restoration, and enrichment of biodiversity. Learn more about Covia's ESG efforts at https://www.coviacorp.com/esg/.
As part of our partnership, Covia will be distributing nearly 5,000 milkweed plugs to employees located within the monarch population footprint. We will be using various native milkweed species such as common, showy, swamp, butterfly, whorled, and spider milkweed to accommodate different regions. Milkweed plays a vital role as a food source and breeding ground for monarch butterflies.
In addition to the milkweed distribution, Covia's Cleburne, Texas, plant is collaborating with MJV on a yearlong project to develop a multi-acre pollinator habitat at the plant. MJV will be offering guidance, expertise, and technical support in designing the habitat layout, preparing the site, selecting native plant species, and giving recommendations for dormant seeding.
"We are pleased to share that we have established a partnership with Monarch Joint Venture," said Natalie Eglinton, Director of ESG. "Monarch butterflies and pollinators play a crucial role in our ecosystem, and we look forward to contributing to the enhancement of habitats for these important species. It is exciting to see that many of Covia's facilities align with the Monarch Central Flyway, providing us with a unique chance to support the habitat improvement for pollinators and other wildlife."
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FAQ
<p>What is Covia's partnership about?</p>
Covia partners with Monarch Joint Venture to protect and enhance pollinator populations, focusing on the monarch butterfly.
<p>What are the challenges facing the monarch butterfly?</p>
Challenges include habitat loss, climate change, pesticide use, and decrease in milkweed plants important for breeding.
<p>What efforts is Covia making to support monarch butterflies?</p>
Covia is distributing milkweed plugs and developing pollinator habitats in various states to enhance monarch butterfly populations.
