Monarch Sightings: A Joyful Call to Action!
Yesterday, I spotted my first Monarch Butterfly of the season! Today, I reported it to Journey North. Journey North is a website for Citizen Scientists, like myself, to report observations…
Tag: Conservation
Silent Sunday: Story County (Iowa) Conservation Center Trails
All Photographs, © Carol Labuzzetta, 2019
The Inspiring Story of Bald Eagles
While we were driving our son back to school on Sunday, we crossed the great Mississippi River. Due to the mild weather, parts of the river are still open and…
Poetry Friday: Oceans of Trash
A Bottle Cap Plastic Bags Straws A Cup with Iced Coffee Air Fillers for Packing Boxes Forks, Knives, Spoons, Plates Take out containers Saran Wrap All Plastic. Discarded, Floating, Moving…
Our Earth: What Will It Take?
Our planet is dying. We are killing it. I am not trying to be alarmist or hysterical, I am stating what I, and others, believe to be a fact. What…
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…
Culture Shock
So, yesterday I left my house at 4:30 a.m. and it was 43 degrees. I was proud of myself for wearing Capri jeans and sandals, despite the cool air. I…
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…
