Slice of Life Tuesday: The Down Side of Raising Monarchs
This summer was like any other summer with respect to my plans to raise more monarch butterflies. It’s a hobby that has kept me occupied for the last seventeen summers.…
Tag: environmental education
Monarch Primer & Update: Mid-August 2020
It’s mid-August! This means that it is time to start tagging monarch butterflies! The monarch’s life cycle is amazing! Monarchs undergo what is referred to as a complete metamorphosis, or…
Working for Resolutions: A Call to Action
What are you doing, personally, to make living during the COVID pandemic better for others? Anything? Or, are you just complaining? Be honest here. Are you actively trying to make…
Environmental Education on Pause?
This spring I was to engage over 1,500 local youth in presentations regarding our environment. Handouts were ordered. Seeds were collected. Easels were purchased. April, May, and June were to…
Plastic Waste During the Pandemic: A problem now and in the future.
Lately, I’ve been wondering about the effects the pandemic has had on our environment. I’ve wondered seriously enough to search for professional journal articles specifically on this subject. What I…
Slice of Life: Mid-Summer Monarch Report
My involvement in monarch conservation has spanned for almost two decades! Some, in our local community, might even refer to me as the butterfly lady! Teaching first my garden club…
Plans for National Pollinator Week
I have often wondered if I would have enjoyed being an entomologist! Even saying that amazes me, but as I’ve aged, I am constantly amazed by the role insects play…
The Plant Game, Part II: Answers to 5/28
Late yesterday, I posed several questions about a plant that is special to me. Today, the answers will be provided! The first question was: Do you know the common name…
