Youth-led conservation · Est. Waystation #54310

Plant a milkweed.
Save a monarch.

Northern Wings is a youth-led project restoring over an acre of monarch habitat — and helping you build your own pollinator sanctuary at home with native-seed garden kits.

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Certified Monarch Waystation #54310 Recognized by Monarch Watch for creating, conserving, and protecting monarch habitats.
Monarch butterfly on milkweed

Monarch Watch

Certified
Waystation

№ 54310
Our Mission

Safe havens for monarchs, one milkweed at a time.

Northern Wings is a youth-led social enterprise that manages over an acre of land specifically for Monarch butterfly conservation. Known as a Monarch Waystation, this land provides critical habitat for migrating monarchs — offering milkweed, nectar plants, and a safe place to rest and reproduce.

To support this effort, we sell DIY Pollinator Garden Kits so others can establish their own waystations or enhance their existing gardens. Together, we can help reverse the decline of one of North America's most iconic species.

Pollinator Garden Kits

Build your own monarch waystation.

Each kit gives families, schools, and gardeners everything they need to start a pollinator-friendly habitat — designed by us, planted by you.

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    Native seed mixRegion-appropriate milkweed and nectar varieties.
  • 02
    Bio-degradable planting materialsCompostable trays and natural growing media.
  • 03
    Educational guideStep-by-step planting & monarch life-cycle handbook.
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100% of proceeds go directly toward maintaining and expanding our waystation habitat.

Milkweed seedlings in early spring
Pollinator Garden Kit $15

Covers ~25 sq ft of native habitat.
Free shipping over $50.

Map of Emmet County, Michigan showing the fall monarch migration route through Little Traverse Bay, Petoskey, and Harbor Springs
Certified Monarch Waystation #54310

A real waystation on a real migration corridor.

Northern Wings is a certified Monarch Waystation located in Emmet County, MI — at the northernmost tip of Michigan's Lower Peninsula, where monarchs funnel through each fall on their journey to Mexico.

The waystation is larger than average, built on private farmland managed specifically for wildlife. Every kit sold directly supports the restoration of more habitat along this critical migratory route.

Learn about the waystation →
Avery Siudara Founder · Northern Wings
Meet the Founder

Conservation is personal.

I am a high school student passionate about the environment. As someone who spends a great deal of time outdoors — hunting, fishing, hiking, skiing, and photographing wildlife — nature conservation is a cause that's very close to my heart.

Recently, I've been researching the decline of the Monarch butterfly population, particularly the impact of habitat loss, and I'm eager to contribute meaningfully to conservation efforts.

Merging my interests in both conservation and community engagement, I started the Northern Waystation Project to help protect monarch butterflies and raise awareness about the importance of native plants and pollinators.

Avery Siudara Founder · Northern Wings
Avery Siudara standing beside farm equipment used for waystation habitat restoration

One acre at a time.
One kit at a time.

Join hundreds of gardeners, families and classrooms helping reverse the decline of the monarch butterfly.

Get my pollinator kit → Learn the mission