Peace Along the Flyway

Three gardens of peace anchor the flyway, and every stop gets a Peace Pole ringed with milkweed. Here is how it connects with peace work around the world.

South · November 1–2

Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve

In the oyamel fir forests of Michoacán, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the monarchs arrive for Día de los Muertos. Many families there welcome them as the souls of loved ones returning.

Center · September 21

Peace Garden, Kansas City

At Heartland Waystation, a proposed nature center in Kansas City, a Peace Garden is planned for dedication on the UN International Day of Peace in 2027, at peak migration.

North · Summer

International Peace Garden

On the North Dakota–Manitoba border, a garden built in 1932 to celebrate peace between the United States and Canada. A natural finish line for the flyway.

Oyamel forest in the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve

A Peace Pole reading May Peace Prevail on Earth

The International Peace Garden on the U.S.–Canada border

Peace Poles worldwide

May Peace Prevail on Earth

In 1955 Masahisa Goi of Japan wrote a simple prayer: "May Peace Prevail on Earth." Poles carrying the message in several languages began appearing in Japan in the 1970s and spread worldwide in the 1980s through the World Peace Prayer Society, now May Peace Prevail On Earth International.

Today there are more than 200,000 Peace Poles in over 180 countries, at places like Hiroshima, the Giza pyramids and even the Magnetic North Pole. Each one carries the message in the host country's language plus several others.

On the Peace Flyway, every stop’s pole stands in a ring of milkweed and native flowers.

The 8 Pillars of Positive Peace

The Institute for Economics and Peace defines Positive Peace as the attitudes, institutions and structures that create and sustain peaceful societies. Pollinator gardens touch several of them, especially fair sharing of resources and good relations with neighbors.