Activate the Inwood Nature Center for Monarch Conservation.

The Inwood Butterfly Sanctuary preserves native species and biodiversity to create a sustainable future for all. We believe that everyone can make an impact and that collective actions can lead to big changes. Through our conservation initiatives and advocacy, we aim to raise awareness about the importance of environmental sustainability, stewardship and empower individuals and communities to take action. Our Wings Without Borders initiative seeks to create a network of monarch butterfly waystations to restore migration populations in the United States, Canada and Mexico. #wingswithoutborders 

Our first partnership with the Friends of Inwood Hill Park established monarch butterfly conservation programs, waystations, pollinator gardens and monarch habitat restoration in Inwood Hill Park. 

Our community has been working to establish a vibrant, interactive Children's Pollinator Garden in Isham Park to provide local elementary school students with hands-on nature learning experiences. This Nature Learning initiative transforms a small, fenced ~400-square-foot area at the northwest corner of Isham Street and Park Terrace West—a space already familiar to students through existing educational programs. Under supervision of the NYC Parks Department this Community Stewardship will ensure the proper maintenance of this green space. Our volunteers will:

- Remove invasive weeds
- Perform seasonal plant maintenance
- Add mulch and composted soil
- Schedule weekly watering with students and residents
- Curate non-pollinator plants
- Care for existing perennial plants, such as Rudbeckia, Butterfly Bush, Lavender, Echinacea, Mountain Mint, Fleabane
- Introduce approved native annual and perennial pollinator species such as Wild Bergamot, Bee Balm, Common Milkweed, Blue Vervain, New England Aster, Zigzag Goldenrod, Swamp Milkweed, Butterfly Weed, Joe Pye Weed, Wild Columbine, Smooth Blue Aster, Helianthus