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If needed, the NPSOT-Williamson County Chapter has resources to help with the application (examples include plant lists and sources). Contact the chapter at [email protected] for help.
Native Plant Society of Texas News:
Bring Back the Monarchs to Texas Grant Applications Now Open
Deadline to Apply: February 10, 2025
You can help save the Monarchs!
As their number declines and the species approaches threatened status, you can help save our iconic Monarch Butterfly. Plant pollinator gardens with native plants to provide the essential nectar that will fuel their up to 3,000 mile fall migration. Include native milkweeds to support the multi-generational spring migration.
Our Bring Back the Monarch to Texas (BBMT) garden grants can help with your efforts. Applications are now open for 2025 garden grants.
The BBMT program awards grants up to $600 to nature centers, schools, educational groups and others to help fund development of Monarch demonstration gardens or Monarch Waystations using native plants on public sites in Texas. The purpose of this program is to educate members, applicants, and the public about Monarch conservation and native plants, and to encourage restoration of Monarch habitats throughout the Texas migration flyway.
The application process must be completed by February 10th, 2025, and awardees will be announced at the beginning of March.
Grants are funded by Native Plant Society of Texas, Monarch Watch and by individual and corporate donations to the BBMT program. In 2025, additional funds through the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation will be used to underwrite some of the garden grants. The Native Plant Society of Texas is grateful for everyone helping provide the funds to maintain our program.
In 2024, BBMT awarded 51 grants for a total of $29,700, delivered educational talks, helped tag Monarch butterflies with Monarch Watch, and distributed milkweed plants!
Questions – [email protected]
Carol Clark, BBMT Committee Chair
Native Plant Society of Texas