Written by Dinah Sandoval and GIS maps and illustrations by Alex Novoa.

Imagine opening an interactive map and watching it populate with individual trees, to a grove and as the years go by, into a mighty forest.  

You can also explore the places where restoration is happening, learn about the people and organizations making this effort possible, and see how individual actions become part of a larger movement to restore redwood ecosystems.

Over time, this map becomes more than a collection of locations and data points. It becomes a living story of restoration: the partnerships formed, the communities engaged, the landscapes protected, and the trees growing stronger year after year.

This is the vision behind the Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping efforts of the 10,000 Redwoods (10kRW) Program, a program of Turtle Island Restoration Network (TIRN). Through interactive maps, images, and data, we aim to transform information into an engaging learning experience that helps people build a deeper connection to place and understand the impact of restoration over time.

Our mapping approach serves three purposes:

• Creating an interactive learning experience that allows people to explore restoration efforts and develop a deeper connection to the landscapes we are working to protect.
• Establishing a baseline through Geographic Information System (GIS) maps that document current conditions and help illustrate changes over time.
• Tracking program progress by visualizing tree plantings, partnerships, restoration sites, and other key data points.

While storytelling for the 10,000 Redwoods Program extends beyond GIS, we are using four core maps to help tell this evolving story:

• Historical Redwood Planting Sites
• Partnership Development Map
• Seed Collection Sites
• Land Protection Map (TIRN properties)

Identifying Restoration Opportunities

The map below highlights a portion of the 30 acres of land stewarded and protected by TIRN. It includes two parcels: Parcel A, a residential area with two existing redwoods and additional space for future planting, and Parcel B, an area currently covered by trees and brush.

Parcel A’s proximity to San Geronimo Creek, a tributary within the Lagunitas Creek watershed, creates an opportunity to advance both redwood restoration and watershed health. The site’s consistent moisture availability, protection from strong winds due to the surrounding hills, and frequent summer fog create favorable conditions for coast redwood establishment and long-term growth.

Planting redwoods near San Geronimo Creek also advances another major focus of Turtle Island Restoration Network’s work: protecting and restoring habitat for Coho salmon. Healthy riparian forests play an essential role in watershed function by stabilizing streambanks, reducing erosion, improving water quality, and creating conditions that support resilient aquatic ecosystems.

Through their extensive root systems, redwoods help slow and absorb rainfall, allowing water to gradually move through forest soils and into surrounding ecosystems. Over time, these functions contribute to healthier watersheds and improved habitat conditions for native species, including Coho salmon.

The GIS map helps us identify restoration opportunities by showing not only where redwoods currently exist, but where additional trees can be planted. Parcel A demonstrates the potential for expanding redwood habitat, as shown in the images below.

The image above pinpoints where five additional trees can be planted separated by 20 feet.

Mitigating the Impacts of Climate Change Through Redwood Restoration

Coast redwoods are extraordinary carbon sinks, capturing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through photosynthesis and storing it within their trunks, branches, roots, and surrounding soils. Their immense size, longevity, and ability to accumulate biomass allow them to store carbon for generations, making them one of nature’s most powerful tools for addressing climate change.

Potter, Christopher. (2012). Net primary production and carbon cycling in coast redwood forests of central California. Open Journal of Ecology. 02. 147-153. 10.4236/oje.2012.23018.

However, the value of redwoods extends far beyond carbon storage. When we plant and protect redwoods,  we participate in a relationship of reciprocity—restoring forests that provide cleaner air, healthier watersheds, habitat for wildlife, and resilience for future generations.

In return for the many benefits ecosystems provide us, restoration offers an opportunity to give back by helping these forests thrive for centuries to come.

Measuring Our Impact Over Time

Through GIS mapping and additional data collection, our goal is to measure the impact of the 10,000 Redwoods Program over time. This includes estimating the carbon currently captured by redwoods protected on TIRN properties, as well as tracking the additional carbon storage and ecological benefits created as new trees are planted.

As the program grows, these maps will allow us to visualize restoration in action—from the first seed collected to the planting of thousands of redwoods across the landscape.

If you want to hear more about the 10,000 Redwoods Program, please reach out to Dinah Sandoval at dssandoval@tirn.net.
To support this work, you can donate directly through: https://seaturtles.org/campaigns/plant-10000-redwoods/

For Immediate Release, August 17, 2026
Contacts: Ken Bouley, Executive Director, kbouley@seaturtles.org
Laurel Irvine, Communications Manager, lirvine@seaturtles.org 

Drakes Estero Could Be the First Step in Returning Sea Otters to Northern California

New report explores the case for reintroducing southern sea otters to Point Reyes National Seashore

POINT REYES, CALIFORNIA — Point Reyes National Seashore has the potential to enter a new era of ecological restoration. A newly released report from Turtle Island Restoration Network explores what it could look like to bring one of California’s most iconic marine mammals back to its historic range.

Following our recent report, “Review of Seven Mammalian Species for Potential Reintroduction to Point Reyes National Seashore,” our newest position paper, “Drakes Estero, the First Stepping Stone: An Estuary-Based Strategy for Southern Sea Otter Reintroduction to Northern California,” takes a closer look at one species in particular: the southern sea otter.

Once found abundantly along much of California’s coast, southern sea otters have been absent from large portions of their historic range generations. Their return to Northern California could represent a significant step toward restoring an important native species and the ecological processes it helps support for thriving ecosystems, rippling into the Pacific Ocean.

This report makes the case that Drakes Estero could provide an ideal first stepping stone for that restoration. Located within Point Reyes National Seashore, Drakes Estero is a sheltered estuarine environment with several characteristics that distinguish it from more exposed coastal habitats. Its relatively protected waters, limited boat traffic and lower exposure to predators could provide important advantages for establishing a new population of southern sea otters.

“Southern sea otters have been threatened since 1977 and their recovery is stalled, and yet there has been no reintroduction effort for almost 40 years,” explains Ken Bouley, Executive Director. “Drakes Estero offers the perfect opportunity to act on law and policy and avoid extinction, which is forever. Let’s hope the relevant agencies and environmental community finally act to save this species.”

But the opportunity extends beyond simply bringing the otters back. Sea otters are a keystone species whose presence can influence entire coastal ecosystems. By feeding on marine invertebrates such as sea urchins and crabs, they help regulate food webs and can support the health of kelp forests and eelgrass ecosystems. Restoring sea otters, therefore, has the potential to restore ecological relationships that have been missing from Northern California waters for decades.

Rather than proposing that reintroduction happen overnight, the position paper lays out a pathway forward grounded in science, careful evaluation, collaboration and long-term stewardship. Any future reintroduction would require rigorous scientific assessment, regulatory review, monitoring and engagement with the many communities connected to Point Reyes National Seashore and its surrounding waters.

Point Reyes has already demonstrated that seemingly ambitious conservation efforts can succeed. The reintroduction of tule elk in the late 1970s transformed the landscape and became one of California’s great wildlife restoration stories. Today, as thousands of acres of the Seashore enter a new era of ecological restoration, we have an opportunity to think just as boldly about the waters surrounding this extraordinary landscape.

The goal is not simply to bring back a beloved species, it is to restore the ecological relationships that make healthy coastal ecosystems possible, and to imagine what Point Reyes could become when we give nature the opportunity to heal and thrive.

To learn more about Turtle Island Restoration Network and this report, visit https://seaturtles.org/reports. 

Turtle Island Restoration Network is a global ocean conservation nonprofit with offices in California and Texas, whose mission is to inspire and mobilize people around the world to protect marine biodiversity, the oceans and watersheds that sustain all life on Earth.

This year marks an exciting new chapter for Turtle Island Restoration Network’s (TIRN) 10,000 Redwoods Program. With renewed capacity and a long-term vision, we have an opportunity to build on the program’s foundation while expanding its impact across Marin County and beyond.

At its heart, the 10,000 Redwoods Program uses redwood restoration as a catalyst for strengthening watersheds, addressing the climate crisis, and reconnecting people with the natural world. By restoring redwood ecosystems, we are not only planting trees—we are restoring relationships: between forests and watersheds, people and place, science and storytelling, and present communities and future generations.

Our work is guided by four interconnected pillars.

Supporting Healthy Watersheds

Redwoods are a cornerstone species within healthy riparian ecosystems. Through strategic planting in areas where historical evidence and ecological data indicate redwoods were once part of the landscape, we aim to support watershed restoration and resilience.

By planting redwoods in appropriate locations, including along creeks and within the Lagunitas Creek watershed, we can help stabilize streambanks, reduce erosion, improve water quality, and contribute to habitat conditions that support native species such as Coho salmon.

Building Climate Resilience

Coast redwoods are among the world’s most effective natural carbon sinks, capturing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and storing it within their trunks, branches, roots, and surrounding soils. Their immense size, longevity, and ability to accumulate biomass allow them to store carbon for generations, making them one of nature’s most powerful tools for addressing climate change.

Through local seed collection, propagation, and strategic planting, we aim to restore redwoods to landscapes where they historically thrived while also supporting community members and landowners who want to plant redwoods on their own properties. Whether planted in a restoration area or a backyard, every tree represents a tangible act of hope and an opportunity for individuals to contribute to climate resilience.

Cultivating Stewardship Through Reciprocity

Long-term conservation depends on more than healthy forests—it depends on meaningful relationships between people and the natural world. The 10,000 Redwoods Program invites people to participate in restoration as an act of reciprocity: caring for the ecosystems that sustain us.

Through volunteer opportunities, educational partnerships, and community engagement, we hope to help people deepen their connection to the environment and recognize their role as stewards of the places they call home.

Sharing the Story Through Data and Learning

Restoration is a journey that unfolds over decades. Through Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping, photography, storytelling, and data collection, we are documenting that journey so our community can witness restoration in action.

By establishing baselines and tracking progress over time, we hope to transform data into an interactive learning experience—helping people understand where restoration is happening, how ecosystems are changing, and the collective impact of their participation.

Our mapping efforts will help us identify restoration opportunities, document historical and current planting sites, track partnerships, and communicate the ecological benefits of the work over time.

Looking Ahead

This first year is focused on building the foundation needed for long-term success. Our priorities include collecting locally sourced redwood seeds, expanding propagation efforts, identifying restoration opportunities, developing partnerships, and creating the systems needed to measure and communicate our impact.

Already, we are excited by the momentum building around the program. We have welcomed thought partners and critical friends, including Mia Monroe, Ben Anderson, and Matthew Ricards, who are helping strengthen the program through their expertise and perspectives.

We are also developing promising partnerships with organizations such as Forest Unlimited, Rancho Compasión, Spirit Rock Meditation Center, and local schools. These collaborations reflect the diverse community needed to make restoration possible, from land stewards and educators to conservation practitioners and community members.

Our interns are also helping advance the program through GIS mapping, storytelling, and data collection, creating tools that will allow us to document this restoration journey and share it with the wider community.

As the 10,000 Redwoods Program continues to grow, so too does the community behind it. Whether through collecting seeds, planting trees, sharing knowledge, or supporting our work, every contribution helps restore not only redwood forests but also our relationship with the natural world. We look forward to sharing this journey with you.

Today we’ve published a new report from TIRN’s Environmental Advocacy intern,  Savanna Stewart, and board member Dr. Rick Lanman: Drakes Estero, the First Stepping Stone: An Estuary-Based Strategy for Southern Sea Otter Reintroduction to Northern California.

Following on from our earlier report by Dr. Lanman and intern Alexis Evripidou entitled,  “Review of Seven Mammalian Species for Potential Reintroduction to Point Reyes National Seashore,” today’s report takes a deep-dive into the plausibility, issues, and benefits around reintroducing southern sea otters,  who have been federally listed as endangered since 1977, and whose recovery is stalled, to Point Reyes.

The paper surveys a vast amount of published science on the topic and makes the case that Drakes Estero, free of predatory sharks and boat traffic, surrounded by protected waters and situated in designated wilderness,  is the best place to make the next, long-overdue reintroduction.

We’d like to extend our sincere thanks to The Revelator (a news and ideas initiative of the Center for Biological Diversity) for publishing our Executive Director Ken Bouley’s recent feature on the future of Point Reyes National Seashore. This article highlights the extraordinary opportunity before us to restore one of California’s most iconic landscapes and explores the collaborative work needed to make that vision a reality. Dive in to the original report, “Review of Seven Mammalian Species for Potential Reintroduction to Point Reyes National Seashore“, to learn more! Header photo of a bobcat by Ken Bouley.

Point Reyes National Seashore is at a turning point. After decades of balancing conservation with commercial ranching, thousands of acres of public land are finally poised for ecological restoration. With most ranching operations now leaving the Seashore, we have a rare opportunity to restore native habitats, reconnect wildlife and reimagine what one of America’s most treasured coastal landscapes can become.

As TIRN’s E.D. Ken Bouley explains in The Revelator, this moment represents far more than a change in land management – it is a chance to rebuild a healthier, more resilient ecosystem while creating a national model for restoration, climate resilience, Tribal stewardship and public access.

One important piece of that larger vision is wildlife reintroduction.

Our newest report, “Review of Seven Mammalian Species for Potential Reintroduction to Point Reyes National Seashore,” by Environmental Advocacy Intern Alexis Evripidou, explores what it would take to bring back native mammals that once played vital roles in the Point Reyes ecosystem.

Rather than advocating for immediate species reintroductions, the report serves as a science-based starting point for discussion. It examines seven locally eliminated or functionally absent mammalian species (including the North American beaver and southern sea otter) and evaluates the ecological benefits, logistical challenges and conservation considerations associated with each.

These aren’t just charismatic animals, many are what ecologists call keystone species or ecosystem engineers – species whose presence helps shape and sustain entire ecosystems. Beavers, for example, naturally create wetlands that improve water storage, reduce erosion, and provide habitat for countless other species. Sea otters help maintain healthy eelgrass beds and kelp forests by keeping marine food webs in balance. Together with thriving tule elk populations and other native wildlife, these species can restore natural ecological processes that have been missing from Point Reyes for generations.

As outlined in the article, successful restoration will require much more than wildlife reintroductions alone. Rebuilding native coastal prairie, partnering with Tribal communities, expanding thoughtful public access and ensuring long-term stewardship are all essential pieces of the puzzle. Restoration is not a single project – it is an ongoing commitment that will require collaboration among scientists, land managers, Tribal leaders, conservation organizations, policymakers and the public.

Point Reyes National Seashore has already demonstrated that restoration is possible. The successful return of tule elk in the late 1970s transformed what was once thought impossible into one of California’s great conservation success stories. Today, with hundreds of elk roaming the Seashore and thousands of acres entering a new era of restoration, we have another opportunity to think boldly about what ecological recovery can look like.

The report is intended to spark that conversation. We hope it encourages readers to imagine a future where restored wildlife populations, healthier ecosystems and thriving biodiversity once again define Point Reyes National Seashore. While every potential reintroduction would require careful scientific evaluation, public engagement, and long-term monitoring, the possibilities are worth exploring.

Restoration begins with asking what’s possible. As Point Reyes enters this new chapter, we invite you to read the report, join the conversation, and help envision a future where nature is given the opportunity to heal – and thrive once again.

Written by 10,000 Redwoods! Program Manager, Dinah Sandoval.

When people think about environmental restoration, they often picture a single action: planting a tree, cleaning a beach, restoring a stream. While these actions matter, meaningful restoration requires much more than any one intervention. Ecosystems are interconnected, and the challenges they face are interconnected as well.

That understanding is one of the reasons I was drawn to Turtle Island Restoration Network (TIRN).

For nearly four decades, TIRN has approached conservation through an ecosystem lens. Protecting marine life is not simply about protecting what happens in the ocean. It requires policy change, scientific research, litigation, community engagement, education, and shifts in how people understand their relationship with the natural world.

After all, marine life does not recognize the borders, regulations, and systems that govern human societies. Yet it is profoundly affected by them. The health of our oceans is shaped by decisions made far upstream—in forests, watersheds, farms, communities, and government offices.

TIRN understands this interconnectedness. The organization has spent decades building partnerships, mobilizing grassroots supporters, engaging volunteers and interns, and advancing science-based solutions to some of our most pressing environmental challenges. Its work is informed not only by research, but by years of experience restoring ecosystems and advocating for their protection.

That same systems perspective makes redwood restoration a natural extension of TIRN’s mission.

Located in West Marin, an area once surrounded by towering redwood forests, TIRN is uniquely positioned to help restore a landscape that has been dramatically altered over the past two centuries. The organization maintains strong relationships with conservation agencies, environmental organizations, local landowners, and community members who all have a role to play in rebuilding healthy ecosystems.

Just as importantly, TIRN brings together the expertise needed to make restoration successful. From native plant knowledge and watershed restoration experience to systems thinking and community engagement, the organization understands that lasting change happens when ecological and human systems are strengthened together.

Why Redwoods?

Few trees capture the imagination quite like the coast redwood.

I often wonder what it must have felt like for the first settlers to encounter these forests. Towering hundreds of feet into the sky, surrounded by an abundance that seemed endless, redwoods provided shelter, lumber, transportation, and the raw materials that helped build communities throughout California.

What many people did not fully understand at the time was how long it takes for a redwood to become mighty.

Entire cities were built from these ancient forests. Today, only about five percent of old-growth coast redwoods remain.

For me, planting redwoods is, in many ways, an act of environmental reciprocity.

These trees have given so much to support human wellbeing. They have sheltered us, provided resources for us, and shaped the landscapes we call home. Caring for them now is an opportunity to reciprocate that relationship.

At the same time, our perception of redwoods has shifted.

People travel from around the world to stand among them—not for what they can take from them, but for what they can experience. Redwoods inspire awe, peace, reflection, and a sense of connection to something larger than ourselves.

That shift in perspective matters.

We are living in a time when concerns about climate change continue to grow, and many young people struggle to imagine a hopeful future. Environmental challenges can feel overwhelming, distant, and impossible to solve.

Planting a redwood offers a different story. It is a tangible act of hope.

Redwoods help stabilize watersheds, support biodiversity, improve ecosystem health, and capture significant amounts of carbon over their long lifespans. Mature redwoods possess remarkable resilience, including the ability to withstand and recover from wildfire. Their benefits extend far beyond the forests they inhabit.

Yet perhaps their greatest contribution is the mindset shift they inspire.

A redwood is planted not for today, but for generations to come. Planting one requires believing that the future matters and that our actions today can shape it.

Planting redwoods is about more than restoring trees. It is about strengthening relationships—between people and place, between communities and ecosystems, and between present generations and those who will inherit the world after us.

In that sense, every redwood planted is both an ecological investment and a declaration of hope.

And hope, when paired with action, can be a powerful force for restoration.

To learn more about the 10,000 Redwoods! Program, and stay up to date with new developments, please visit the page here!

Header photo of a Thick-legged Hover Fly, Syritta pipiens (family Syrphidae) is foraging on a flower of California Buckwheat. Photo credit: May Chen’s Pollinator Posts.  

Article written by SPAWN’s Nursery Manager, Kristen Hopper. 

Ever wonder what to do about that snake under the deck, or the leaf curl on your favorite perennial? When people ask me questions about pests, whether it be un-nerving reptiles, piercing insects or fungal infections, my thoughts usually turn to the idea of Integrated Pest Management. This framework for managing pests in the least toxic way possible begins with observation and monitoring. That is, understanding what you are seeing and deciding what is a tolerable threshold. How many snakes are too many? How much of this piercing insect can I tolerate?

In the larger context of recognizing our home gardens and landscapes as habitat for all of us biological organisms, we begin to see that there are important connections between organisms. Once we can identify the snake as non-venomous, we may decide that its services reducing the mouse population around the home may make it a tolerable addition to an outdoor space. On the other hand, if the home owner has a deep fear of snakes, maybe that garter or gopher snake and its family should be moved on – hopefully somewhere away from the home and possible harms from living close to the road.

As to the piercing insects such as aphids, pull up a chair and spend some time observing them, you will soon see some interesting interactions. Aphids are often tended by ants. The ants act as aphid bodyguards while benefiting from their apparently yummy (to an ant)  excretion known as ‘honeydew’. Watching this weird bit of animal husbandry for a while, you will then begin to notice that there are other insects making the rounds avoiding ant bodyguards and feeding on the aphids. These important predators of aphids (and other insects feeding on plant tissues) are called beneficial insects.

Beneficial insects are important in helping keep plant chomping insects at bay, but they are also in turn part of the food web, eaten by other larger insects or insectivorous birds and small mammals. If say the aphids seem to be getting the upper hand and the infected plant seems to be losing vigor, then choosing a least toxic control method would likely begin with a physical approach (e.g. the use of a garden hose to spray the plump little plant suckers off).

Physical removal to reduce the aphid population will help keep the other beneficial insects in business because there will still be plenty of food for them and you have avoided harming an important part of the ecosystem by choosing not to take control methods to the next level. Deploying chemical controls can have unintended effects. It may provide a reprieve for your favorite perennial but kill off the beneficial insects as well. Of course we need the beneficial insects. To support the beneficials including pollinators it is always important to ask if we can tolerate a bit of plant predation and the company of non-venomous snakes.

If you like the idea of pulling up a chair and watching the busy life of insects, check out May Chen’s Pollinator Posts here! To learn more about gardening for wildlife, dive in to SPAWN’s resources here.

By Jessica Garces, SPAWN Habitat Restoration Intern

Historically in West Marin, “monarch butterflies have been noted in huge beautiful numbers at “butterfly trees” in Bolinas and Stinson Beach since the turn of the last century and not too long after that in Muir Beach. We don’t know (yet) what happened before the coastal forests were gone but many speculate that they’d pause, sometimes for days to weeks, in the coastal groves of bishop pine and redwood trees as they traveled towards and down the coast to their favored place to tuck for the winter: the cypress and pine forests of the Santa Cruz and Monterey peninsulas to Cambria (the range of the Monterey Pine). This pause could have been to nectar, to be in a cool place during a heat wave or smoky period. In the early 1980s an inventory was done through a WWF grant to the Xerces Society to do a thorough inventory of overwintering sites. This became the base for the CA Natural Diversity Data Base, and eventually grew into a community science effort to continue regular monitoring. Thus, the decline of the overwintering population, loss of sites and other changes have been documented since.”- Mia Monroe, co-founder of the Marin Monarch Working Group and Western Monarch Count at the Xerces Society. 

Western monarchs breed during the spring and summer as they fly north along the western U.S and southern Canada in search of milkweed plants to lay their eggs. As fall approaches, the migratory population will travel south to find appropriate habitat for them to overwinter along the California coast, Baja and Arizona. This migratory generation lives 6-9 months, compared to the 2-5 weeks of earlier generations, and will go through a hibernation-like period called diapause. During diapause, the butterflies’ reproductive organs do not fully develop until after winter and their activities are restricted to sunning, rehydrating, and feeding on nectar. Overwintering habitat sites provide a microclimate suitable for the diapause stage of their life cycle, and are a crucial element to the survival of the western monarch. In recent years, the population of the western monarch butterfly has declined significantly. According to the Center for Biological Diversity, the western migratory population is down more than 95% since the 1980s, and less than 12,260 butterflies were counted this winter, the third lowest count on record. The causes of this drastic population decline are thought to be driven by a combination of pesticide use, habitat loss, and climate change. 

But there is hope! AB 2254 is a bill that seeks to strengthen protections for coastal monarch butterfly overwintering sites in California, and is soon to be presented to the California Assembly. If passed, AB 2254 would require the Department of Fish and Wildlife, in coordination with the California Coastal Commission, to identify western monarch butterfly overwintering habitat sites in coastal zones, provide guidance to local governments on model policies to protect monarch overwintering habitat (including habitat restoration and enhancement), and mandate that sites with confirmed overwintering habitat develop and implement enforceable monarch butterfly overwintering habitat site protection. Please join us in supporting this bill by reaching out to your California Assembly Member today and urge them to vote AYE on AB 2254 via https://win.newmode.net/ab2254-monarch-ca.

The Xerces Society served as a primary advocate for this bill, and has spearheaded many projects to protect the monarch butterfly, including the Western Monarch Count, an intensive community science project to monitor western monarch populations across California. They have done incredible science-based conservation work, and SPAWN is proud to have donated plants grown at our California Native nursery.

Here in Marin County, the Marin Monarch Working Group (MMWG) hosts training and monitoring opportunities for the general public and completes habitat restoration projects to restore western monarch habitats in private and public spaces. We have also donated milkweed to support their restoration efforts, and are grateful for our partnership. They are an excellent resource for local folks looking to get involved in monarch conservation- check out their upcoming events on their website at https://www.marinmonarch.com. SPAWN is grateful to be a part of such an important cause, and contribute to environmental conservation in West Marin!

Sources for further learning: 

• Virtual interview with Mia Monroe, co-founder of the Marin Monarch Working Group and Western Monarch Count at the Xerces Society.
• Monarch Joint Venture – Migration article
• Western Monarch Trail
• California State Parks Foundation – Ideal Home for Western Monarch Butterflies article
• Smithsonian Magazine – Butterflies are in Dramatic Decline Across North America article