Recordings, Media and More
Nature's Best Hope in Utah
On March 3, 2025, Professor and author Doug Tallamy presented to Utah Friends of Monarchs on his conservation approach, as outlined in this New York Times best-selling book, "Nature's Best Hope."
We recorded the presentation, which lasted roughly 60 minutes, plus a Q&A with live viewers. This recording is available for the public to view, but requires having a Google login (free).
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Saving the Monarchy!
A 12 minute TEDx talk on Saving the Monarchy.
"A heartfelt and informative talk on how simple changes can make a big impact for monarchs and other pollinators, from a western state perspective but applicable to all monarchs." (Sageland Collaborative)
Recorded March 2021
This one hour recording was done for the Conservation Garden Park in West Jordan, Utah. The webinar focuses on (1) the decline of the monarch, (2) an overview of the monarch lifecycle, including migration, and (3) what we can do to help
Have you heard the buzz? Why we need pollinators
Have you heard the buzz about pollinators? Bees, butterflies, wasps, and even some flies live fascinating lives and play critical roles in our ecosystems. Come learn why we should make more room for pollinators in our yards and how to do it.
Guests: Rachel Taylor, Founder of Utah Friends of Monarchs Joseph (Joe) Wilson, Associate Professor of Biology, Utah State University; co-author of several books, including "Common Bees of Eastern North America" and "The Bees in Your Backyard: A Guide to North America's Bees"
Mexico, February 2019
Rachel is a Utah native who grew up when monarch butterflies were plentiful. She has spent the past decade as a “Citizen Scientist”, planting milkweed, attracting and tagging monarchs, and gaining expertise in the area of monarch conservation.
She founded “Utah Friends of Monarchs” (a Utah 501c3 corporation) and shares native milkweed seeds freely throughout the state, offering presentations on “Saving the Monarchy” to organizations ranging from gardening groups to Red Butte Garden, and Osher Lifelong Learning to the program she created with the Decker Lake Youth Corrections facility in trade for them growing milkweed seedlings to give away.
She is currently Utah's Conservation Specialist for MonarchWatch.org, the mothership of all things monarch. Utah Friends of Monarchs is an active partner of MonarchJointVenture.org.