Saving the Monarch Butterfly
Today, I feel compelled to write about monarch conservation. We are in the height of monarch breeding season here in the midwest, and I am seeing post after post on…
Tag: Monarch Conservation
When Volunteerism is Sprayed in the Face: Two Years Later
Current Day & Lessons From being a Volunteer Today, I am reposting a blog I wrote two years ago after something happened to me as a long-time volunteer. Luckily, the…
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…
Raising Monarchs Part III: Early August
While sitting in the dentist office yesterday I saw a that our local paper featured a man in my town who was raising monarch butterflies. I have to admit that…
Bring on the Monarchs!
Exciting News! The milkweed is up in my garden at home and the gardens at school! Here are some photographs from yesterday. Mother Nature Provides Milkweed erupts in the spring…
Today’s Garden Club Lesson: Inspiring Youth with Monarch Conservation Activities
Today, my garden club for third, forth, and fifth graders will meet after school. We have two meetings in the month of May, instead of our usual single monthly meeting.…
Mad about Monarchs
Today I am going to write about something very close to my heart. Monarch Butterflies. You may have been hearing that they are in trouble. They are facing possible extinction.…
