Every year thousands of monarch butterflies make a migration pitstop at Natural Bridges State Park near Santa Cruz in California. They can be found in the heart of a eucalyptus grove, a short walk down a leafy boardwalk, behind Natural Bridges beach. It is a pleasant spot. The trees are fragrant and provide the monarchs with shelter from the […]
mayors monarch pledge
Could your city save monarch butterflies?
In 2017, the Illinois nature center I work with achieved something wonderful. It teamed up with the local mayor to build a pollinator garden for insect populations and to inspire a city to help monarch butterflies. You can read about it here. In good eco news, mayors and other local and tribal government chief executives […]