Spring is Coming!
Friday, February 29th, 2008 at 5:26 pm by Monarch WatchFiled under Degree Days, Monarch Tagging, Monarch Waystations | 4 Comments »
Spring is coming and so are the monarchs. As the temperatures increase at the overwintering sites in Mexico from the low 60s in January to the high 60s and low 70s in early February monarch activity increases. The butterflies begin ...
Monarch Waystation Seed Kits Available
Monday, February 18th, 2008 at 12:51 pm by Monarch WatchFiled under Monarch Watch Shop, Monarch Waystations | No Comments »
The Monarch Waystation Seed Kits for 2008 (item#125522) are now available via the Monarch Watch Shop (shop.monarchwatch.org or 800-780-9986). It is difficult to predict the demand for these kits and we have been conservative in assembling kits this season. If ...
Roundup-Ready Crops and Resistant Weeds
Thursday, January 17th, 2008 at 2:31 pm by Monarch WatchFiled under Monarch Waystations | No Comments »
One of our justifications for the Monarch Waystation program has been the loss of milkweeds in 100 million acres of row crops* that followed the adoption of Roundup Ready soybeans and corn. In June of 2004 I wrote “Effects of ...
1,800 Monarch Waystations and Counting
Thursday, January 17th, 2008 at 2:01 pm by Monarch WatchFiled under Monarch Waystations | 5 Comments »
The number of certified Monarch Waystations continues to grow. In 2007, we added nearly 800 habitats to the registry and the total number of registered Monarch Waystations to date is 1,835. We hope to add another 1,000 (or more!) habitats ...