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MBF Supports Environmental Education Workshops

(January 2012) MBF carried out environmental education and guide training workshops with local community members in the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve at the beginning of this...

Newsletter Fall 2011

(December 2011) Our latest newsletter is complete. Read about MBF's work in environmental education, research and reforestation from the past few months. Thanks to all our partners and...

Reforestation monitoring and seedling survival rates for 2011

(November 17, 2011). Approximately 16 weeks after planting, MBF has returned to our reforestation sites to observe how the seedlings are adapting to their new environment. Once again,...

Monarch Butterfly Biology Training Manual Released

(November 2011) MBF is proud to release the updated version of the Monarch Butterfly Biology Training Manual (in Spanish). The manual is an illustrated guide that explains...

Reforestation Analysis Posted Online

(October 2011). Late this summer 2011, the Reserve released a comprehensive analysis of reforestation projects in the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve. This is the first document of its kind,...

MBF Featured on HealthyPlanet.org

(October 2011). This fall, Healthy Planet generously donated funds for MBF’s work with local communities and our environmental education workshops. Based in the UK, Healthy Planet...

The 2011 MBF Summer Reforestation Season was a Great Success!

(September 2011). MBF’s partnership with Ecolife and Alternare resulted in a very rewarding and productive summer. During the month of July an experimental plot with pine seedlings...

Summer 2011 Newsletter

The summer 2011 newsletter has been completed. Download a copy by clicking here if you did not receive this...

Soil Sampling to Prepare for Reforestation Season 2011

(June 2011) The 2011 reforestation season is about to begin. This year MBF is sponsoring work to evaluate soil quality at the planting sites. This assessment is done...