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4th of July 2019

July 4, 2019

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail on Purple Coneflower Echinacea purpurea). Note Yellow Coneflower (Ratibida pinnata) toward bottom of photo.

My wish for you on this day America has set aside to celebrate our independence is a safe and healthy holiday! https://youtu.be/CuN0fnlpxJ4 Eastern Swallowtail butterfly nectaring on Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) and joined by a female Monarch butterfly. We hold these truths to be … [Read more...]

First Monarch of Season

May 29, 2019

Saturday, May 25th I was moving a mulch pile and I was fortunate to notice the first Monarch of the season. Later in the afternoon, we saw two of them dancing together. They moved so elegantly, but so fast I wasn't able to get another photo. It took me 30 minutes of following this one around with my … [Read more...]

Cinco de Mayo – Chile Rellenos

May 3, 2019

Sunday, May 5th is the annual celebration of Cinco de Mayo -- a celebration of the Mexican way of life and its importance to the continued survival of the Monarch butterfly. See Cinco de Mayo May 5th. As some of you already know, John and I spent the first seven years of our life in New Mexico … [Read more...]

Final Webinar in MCD Series

April 24, 2019

The US Fish & Wildlife Service is hosting its final installment of the Monarch Conservation Database (MCD)* webinar series on April 25 at 11am CST. The webinar will provide participants with a summary of the data currently in the MCD as well as the process for querying the data. MCD Web … [Read more...]

Late Monarch Arrivals in Texas may mean Loss of Population Growth

April 17, 2019

Last month, Chip Taylor, Founder and Director of Monarch Watch, responded to a question related to the potential for monarch migration routes being shut down between Mexico and Texas because of the cold weather, and what this would mean for monarch population growth. The writer understood monarchs … [Read more...]

Doug Tallamy & Mariette Nowak to Speak in Stevens Point April 12, 2019

March 29, 2019

Great news! Nationally known speaker and Wild Ones Honorary Director Doug Tallamy will be a keynote speaker for the Wisconsin Lakes Partnership Convention and Water Action Volunteers Symposium to be held April 10-12, 2019 at the Holiday Inn Convention Center in Stevens Point. Doug will speak on … [Read more...]

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