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The Cape May Monarch Monitoring Project is the longest-running research program for Monarch butterflies in the world! Coordinated by New Jersey Audubon’s Cape May Bird Observatory, the project is a leader in both scientific research, conservation, and public outreach. The project is now recognized as a chief contributor to documenting the epic 2,000+ mile, transcontinental migration that Eastern Monarchs take from as far north as southern Canada, down to central Mexico.

It was founded in 1990 by Dick Walton and Dr. Lincoln Brower, experts in the field of Monarch biology. It was then carried on for many years by Director Emeritus Mark Garland and previous Field Coordinator Louise Zemaitis, who gave life to the legacy that the program upholds today.