Create Wildlife Habitat. Protect the Environment
I’ve been telling you that we can help Monarch butterflies in our Ecosystem Gardens by planting more milkweed because that is the only plant that Monarch will lay their eggs on. We’ve also talked about making your wildlife garden a certified Monarch Waystation, which will provide habitat for them, since habitat loss is one of [...]
The Monarch Butterfly winter population in Mexico is the lowest it’s been for 15 years. According to Mike Quinn at Journey North: This week, 36 hours of continuous rain fell primarily across the eastern portion of Michoacan, and to a lesser extent throughout much of central Mexico. Heavy rain followed by a freeze killed as [...]
It’s time for our weekly visit to an Ecosystem Garden, showcasing the many ways you can help wildlife in your garden. If you would like to see your garden for wildlfie featured here, please read A Visit to YOUR Garden. Many thanks to Irma McVey for submitting these beautiful photos for this Ecosystem Garden Showcase. [...]
An Amazing Migratory Phenomenon Every year 100 million Monarch butterflies make an extraordinary journey, some of them traveling all the way from Canada to the Transvolcanic Mountains in Mexico, where they will spend the winter. In the spring they will mate and head north once again. The female will fly until she locates a patch [...]
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