Forests for Monarchs

LCHPP’S Forests for Monarchs Project: Close to 6 Million Trees Planted In and Around Monarch Butterfly Habitats

La Cruz Habitat Protection Project Inc. (LCHPP), a U.S. 501 (c) 3 non profit organization, is working in partnership with La Cruz Habitat Protection Project, Mexico on Forests for Monarchs Project which has planted during the summer of 2011 another 600,000 trees, bringing the total to over 5,743,595 million planted in and around the Monarch Butterfly Overwintering areas in Michoacan, Mexico. This has been accomplished with the participation of over one thousand local families.

Not only are the monarchs’ habitats in Mexico threatened by rampant illegal logging and climatic changes due to global warming, there is a general lawlessness by cartels battling one another in the area. Local people are being kidnapped and all businesses are being extorted. Tourism is way down. Who get hurts the most during these terrible times? The poor ones, of course. We will continue to reforest as long as it is possible, because the people and the environment need this now more than ever.

There is cause for great concern because with the forest canopy being thinned, there is less protection for the monarchs. The sources of water are also being threatened and soil erosion will worsen. Forests for Monarchs is dedicated to planting as many trees as possible. Our nursery in Mexico can now produce one million trees a year. What is needed are funds to support the nursery, tree distribution, monitoring, and educational efforts. You can help save the monarchs and the indigenous people of Michoacan.

For every dollar donated, two trees can be planted. By keeping administration costs down with many volunteering time and energy, and with the involvement of the local people in the planting of the trees, LCHPP has been able to maintain this low cost of 50 cents per tree. You can help by donating to Forests for Monarchs Outreach Office, 434 Bostock Road, Shokan, N.Y. 12481-5415 or visit the website: http://www.forestsformonarchs.org

Part of the proceeds of my book The Spirit of Butterflies: Myth, Magic and Art is donated to LCHPP.

Witness the phenomenon of millions of monarchs in Mexico yourself
and help save the butterflies. Part of the proceeds of the Spirit of Butterflies Tour is donated to LCHPP. See Spirit of Butterflies tour page.

La Cruz Habitat Protection Project, Inc. is a non-profit, tax-deductible organization. 85% of all money raised goes directly to planting and maintaining trees near the monarch butterfly sanctuaries.