Miles for Monarchs

Miles for Monarchs is a virtual fundraising campaign hosted by the Monarch Joint Venture. The campaign raises funds and awareness for monarch and pollinator conservation while encouraging participants to spend time outdoors and support personal wellness.

Individuals, teams, and organizations can track the miles they travel—walk, run, roll, bike, paddle, swim, anything self-propelled—during the campaign, enjoying nature and learning from Monarch Joint Venture conservation experts along the way. Funds are raised through registration, sponsorship, donations, and merchandise purchases, all of which support monarch and pollinator conservation efforts.

During the campaign, participants’ miles are added together to symbolically “migrate” alongside monarch butterflies. Each year, monarchs travel between breeding grounds in the U.S. and Canada and overwintering sites in Mexico and along the California coast. Eastern monarchs can travel up to 3,000 miles, while western monarchs migrate to coastal California. Together, participants work to complete as many 3,000-mile monarch migrations as possible, celebrating these incredible journeys and the campaign's collective impact. While Miles for Monarchs is not an official competition, participants can track their progress on leaderboards, adding a fun, friendly challenge to the campaign.