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Comments (8)I would love to get old county road maps and find a route from Mexico to Maine that follows only less-traveled paths. Mark those roads on the map, and publish it throughout the US. Then encourage folk who live along that route to plant milkweed along the road and in their yards to provide a direct path from the overwintering site to the far Northeast. In time, we could find branches off the initial route that could be planted to guide the Monarchs to other spots that will be rehabilitated. Any stretches that are farmed or developed would be areas for established organizations like Monarch Watch to concentrate their resources. I know the Monarchs might not follow human paths, but it would give us humans a tangible route to focus on. Anyone have any suggestions for the route? We could even have a few options for around large cities, etc. Maybe I can spread the idea soon enough that planting along the route could get started this spring. Martha...See MoreU.S. Pollinator Stamps; Fat SE Arkansas Monarchs and More News
Comments (4)Awesome, I have been wishing for them to make some pollinator or butterfly stamps for years. The last ones they had that I really liked were the reptiles and amphibians, which a saved several sheets of. I will probably stock up on the pollinator stamps once they are issued. It looks they will only be available for a short time. Please post a reminder on here if you can, I would hate to miss out on this....See MoreMonarchs! Good News!
Comments (12)Tiffy, I sure do hope you get lots of butterflies, including Monarchs, this year! I know last year was not very good for our Northern members due to really cold spells occurring. Let's pray that doesn't happen again - no do-overs! Sherry, some years are bountiful for me with the GFs, and some years I don't see as many either. Last year was a bonus year for them here, but I don't think Sandy saw many, if any at all in the Tulsa area. There's probably only about 100 miles between us, but apparently they just didn't show up in the numbers they normally do. I am really very happy, in fact, overjoyed, that we are seeing the Monarch numbers reflected in the JN report. Who would have guessed? Now, where were they all hiding in Mexico? Susan...See More9 mature Monarch Cats - 2 new hatchlings
Comments (13)Mary and Laura, great to hear you are raising and releasing monarchs for the great migration. I just released my last monarch in Minnesota this week and am giving people raising tips in "Amazing Raise 1"...even if you weren't signed up, fee free to share how many monarchs you are releasing for the migration on the link page below. Laura, I think the high percentage of cardenolides in the goose plant may kill some of the smaller monarch caterpillars. I'm not sure if a higher percentage of this chemical also helps to protect them more from predators? Can a predator sense the monarchs' poison content without taking a sampling? Anyhow, most of our monarchs have headed south so be on the lookout for some Minnesota Monarchs! Tony Here is a link that might be useful: Raising HOPE for the Monarch Migration...See Morein_the weeds
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