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Bringing Back the Monarch, Keeping the Magic Alive

Apr 1, 2013

Vol. 18 Issue 1, Spring 2013 by Nicole Hamilton Monarch butterflies, they’re our charismatic fliers, and our most recognizable butterfly....

Lola, the Monarch with the Injured Wing

Apr 1, 2013

Vol. 18 Issue 1, Spring 2013 by Mona Miller, aka “the Butterfly Lady” There are people in our lives who...

Monarch Rearing Kits Available Through Monarch Watch

Mar 30, 2012

Monarch Rearing Kits and Tagging Kits —————————————————————- It’s that time of year again – Monarch Watch is now accepting preorders...

Raising Butterflies

Jun 28, 2011

By Nicole Hamilton For the past 10 years or so, I’ve been raising and releasing butterflies, primarily Monarch butterflies but...

Are You Seeing Monarch Butterflies?

Oct 10, 2010

On September 18 of this year, a phenomenal event occurred in Cape May, New Jersey — over 500,000 Monarchs migrated...

Monarch Butterfly Update

Aug 2, 2010

This just in from Monarch Watch (see report below). It will be interesting to see what we find through our...

A Year of Monarch Butterflies – March Migration

Mar 31, 2010

The migration of the Monarch butterflies is underway! As you know from reading the January and February report, the number...

A Year of Monarch Butterflies – February was rough

Feb 25, 2010

So, when I thought about doing this monthly series on Monarch Butterflies and “where are they now”, I thought it’d...

A Year of Monarch Butterflies – Where are they now?

Jan 21, 2010

I thought it would be interesting to do a monthly posting on Monarch butterflies: where they are and how they’re doing...

Monarch Butterflies Streaming into Mexico!

Nov 1, 2009

Here’s an exciting update on our Monarch Butterflies from Journey South, a great organization that uses citizen science to track migrations of...

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