working together

In a landmark effort to preserve the natural heritage of western Maine, four prominent conservation organizations have joined forces to launch the Magalloway Project—a comprehensive, integrative initiative to permanently protect 78,000 acres of forests, rivers, and wildlife habitats in the Magalloway region. This ambitious endeavor not only seeks to safeguard critical ecosystems but also aims to bolster the regional economy through sustainable forestry and recreation.

The University of Illinois Chicago has reached a major milestone in its nationwide monarch conservation effort, with more than 100 energy and transportation partners now participating in a voluntary program to protect and enhance monarch butterfly habitat.

Approximately 1.3 million acres across 47 states are now being managed as monarch habitat through current partnership commitments that bring together industry, state agencies and government entities to address habitat loss on a national scale.

Monarch butterflies and other pollinators continue to face widespread habitat loss across much of their range. The Monarch CCAA leverages the massive footprint of energy and transportation rights-of-way and lands already maintained for infrastructure operations, such as land around power lines and along roadways, to support habitat creation and connectivity.