Monarch Conservation Starts at Home The Demand Side of Monarch Conservation

The Demand Facet of Conservation

Yearly, our small however mighty VWS group works to additional exhibit our founding mission of forest conservation.  Ken and I created Vermont Woods Studios in 2005, using Vermont-made furnishings to lift consciousness about forest and wildlife conservation. We would like folks to know the place their furnishings, flooring and different forest merchandise come from. The purpose being, that far too many wooden merchandise are constituted of bushes which were harvested unsustainably. Timber is commonly clear lower illegally in rainforests the place indigenous folks don’t have the sources to guard their land. As their forests disappear, so do the endangered animals who reside there. At VWS, we’re attempting to do our half by lessening the demand for unlawful and unsustainable furnishings. It’s a small piece of an enormous puzzle however it’s important to begin someplace, proper?  Margaret Mead mentioned,

“By no means doubt {that a} small group of considerate, dedicated residents can change the world; certainly, it’s the one factor that ever has.”

Monarch Conservation Begins at Residence

We Use Timber so We Plant Timber

At VWS, your furnishings is made with wooden that’s harvested sustainably in North American forests. Moreover, we plant a mean of 30 bushes for each furnishings order we fulfill (the variety of bushes planted relies on the value of the merchandise). Many of the bushes are planted by our mates and trusted companions at Forests for Monarchs. Collectively we’re serving to to revive the forest habitat the place monarch butterflies (from Vermont and all throughout North America) overwinter in Mexico.  We additionally plant bushes in Vermont, on the woodland that’s house to our showroom, Stonehurst.

Be a part of Our Monarch Conservation Efforts

For those who’re as loopy as we’re about monarch conservation and forest restoration, we’d like to have your help. You’ll be able to assist us plant bushes and milkweed on the 109 acre managed woodland that’s house to our Stonehurst showroom in Vermont. Or when you’re extra adventurous, you possibly can journey to Mexico with us. That’s the place we do reforestation work with our colleague, Jose Luis Alvarez, founding father of Forests for Monarchs. Through the years, many have requested to affix us on this endeavor. We’re keen to indicate folks our environmental mission in motion. For those who’ve ever dreamed of visiting the monarch sanctuaries in Mexico, come see them with us and go away a legacy of newly planted bushes behind. Contact me when you’re .