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Monarch Peak Migration Begins!

Sep 14, 2013

Did you see a Monarch Butterfly today? Well wish it well for the great migration to Mexico because that’s where...

Monarch Butterflies in a Freefall – What will our Butterfly Count Show?

Aug 2, 2013

This Saturday is our 17th Annual Loudoun County Butterfly count where we form into 8 teams, each led by an...

3 Monarch Eggs Found in Waterford!!

Jul 13, 2013

Yesterday I went up the street to the little milkweed patch near my house. I had been checking my garden...

Monarch Butterfly at the Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship

Jul 1, 2013

What better place to find my first of season Monarch than along “Butterfly Ally” at the Blue Ridge Center for...

Update on Monarchs #Monarchs #Butterflies

May 30, 2013

There have been reports of 3 Monarch butterflies in Loudoun so far – two in Purcellville and one in Round Hill....

Monarch Butterflies and this Relay of Life

May 3, 2013

Ok friends, so the relay of life is on. Monarchs departed Mexico with the last ones leaving the sanctuaries on...

Monarch butterflies and Connections across the Continent

May 2, 2013

Here’s a wonderful video via a google map tour that tells the story of Monarchs, the people they touch and...

Where’s Your Local Milkweed Patch?

Apr 20, 2013

Here’s a video that a woman who raises and releases Monarchs did to show the milkweed patch that she visits....

How to Raise Monarch Butterflies, by Carol Pasternak

Apr 8, 2013

Did you see this book review  of “The Magic of Monarchs: A Journey to Mexico and So Much More” by...

The Life Cycle of a Monarch

Apr 1, 2013

Vol. 18 Issue 1, Spring 2013 by Meghan Meyers In the span of 12 short months, four generations of butterflies will emerge:...

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