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Monarch Butterfly Wintering Population at All Time Low

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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 [...]

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Ecosystem Garden Showcase: Ro Wilson, Cape May, NJ

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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. [...]

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Butterfly Gardening for Monarchs: Got Milkweed?

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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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