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About Monarch Butterflies

Mar 12, 2017

Lifecycle After three to five days, each hatches into a caterpillar and eats milkweed. They develop as caterpillars through instars,...

Monarch Butterflies – The Magic Continues

Dec 1, 2015

Vol. 20 Issue 4, Winter 2015 By Nicole Hamilton Monarch on Joe Pye weedPhoto by Nicole Hamilton As you read...

Monarch Butterflies Sighted in Virginia! Keep an eye out Loudoun!

May 7, 2014

Monarch butterflies are not only on their way but are showing up!!!  Here’s the latest map from Journey North which...

Collect Milkweed Seeds….without the fluff!

Sep 16, 2013

Mona Miller put together this excellent video on how to collect Common Milkweed seeds with fantastic tips on how to...

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...

Plight of the Monarchs – an Excellent video

Sep 9, 2013

This fantastic video tells the whole story – watch it and share it far and wide! httpv://youtu.be/zwb50jDl6r0 “As milkweed goes,...

New Video: Chip Taylor of Monarch Watch

Aug 27, 2013

Well we couldn’t get up to the Adirondacks to see Chip Taylor in person but he just gave this great...

Where are Our Monarch Butterflies Going?

Aug 20, 2013

This short video (5 minutes) talks about Monarch migration routes both in the fall and in the spring and the...

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...

Where are the Monarchs?

Jul 15, 2013

This just in from Journey North: Monarchs are scarce this summer across their breeding range because of two key factors:...

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