By Stella Little, TIRN Communications Intern This past month, fifty 5th graders from Mark Day School in southern Marin were welcomed to the SPAWN headquarters for a day of exploration…
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Western monarchs once filled California’s coastal groves by the millions. Today, they’re hanging on by a thread. Last winter’s Western Monarch Count recorded just 9,119 overwintering butterflies — the second-lowest…
For Immediate Release, May 19, 2025 Contact: Ayano Hayes, Watershed Conservation Manager, ahayes@tirn.net Habitat Restoration Field Showcase (New Date!): Sediment Load Reduction Project in the Lagunitas Creek Watershed MARIN COUNTY,…
SPAWN, the Marin Monarch Working Group (MMWG), and the West Marin Monarch Sanctuary are hard at work restoring habitat for the Western Monarch butterfly through enhancing habitat at an overwintering…
Double the Monarchs, Double the Message: Support Pollinators with Our Limited-Edition Earth Week Design Just in time for Earth Week, Float.org has launched a stunning, limited-edition apparel design celebrating one...
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Hopeful news for monarch butterflies! The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has reopened the public comment period on its proposal to list the monarch butterfly as a threatened species under...
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Today is California's Western Monarch Day, and what better way to celebrate the iconic butterfly species by using your voice to ensure their Endangered Species Act protection?! SPAWN is on...
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After years of persistent advocacy following a steep 90% population decline, one of our nation’s most iconic pollinators needs your voice now more than ever! Last Tuesday, the U.S. Fish…
