2018 Year-End Review
2018 is coming to a close. It was a year of milestone events in our house. Here is some of what happened, some of what I’ve written about, some new…
Category: Monarch Butterflies
Poetry Friday: Ode to a Plant and Haiku
An Ode to Milkweed Milkweed growing oh so strong, welcoming Monarchs with your fragrant song! Leaves so tasty, green and bright, filling caterpillars with certain delight! Life will grow on…
End Season Monarch Update
Yesterday, my husband found a Monarch butterfly flailing around on the rain soaked cement of our driveway. It was a cool, wet morning with a temperature in the mid-50’s. After…
Cleaning up the Garden in Autumn
Since I really feel the need to keep my mouth shut today about a lot of different topics, I’ll share some photos with you from my earlier garden clean up…
Reaching out – Out Reach: The Last Two Weeks.
It is the height of the monarch migration season. By all reports, it has been a great year to be involved in the conservation of this species. Summer numbers are…
Not sure about this bandwagon effect: Raising Monarchs has turned into a One Upmanship, not a Conservation Effort.
“I raised 300.” (unnamed, 2018) “I belong to a Facebook group in Wisconsin that has raised and released over 16,000 Monarchs this season.” (unnamed, 2018) “I hope to reach 1,000…
Yearly Continuing Education for Master Gardener Volunteers
Did you know that Master Gardener Volunteers have yearly requirements to maintain a certification in good standing? We do! Each year, in Wisconsin, Master Gardeners who were previously certified need…
Monarch Update: Late August – Tagging
Tagging Season Tagging season is here! My tags arrived from Monarch Watch last week. I had to wait a few days until a few of the chrysali were ready to…
