Visiting San Francisco Area -Monarchs?

[WWehling]

I will be visiting San Francisco next week for the first time in six years. I have never seen any of the West Coast monarch overwintering sites. I don't know how much free time I will have but I was wondering if anyone could recommend sites that are readily accessible. I will have a rental car.

Thanks in advance.

Wayne Wehling
Senior Entomologist
USDA APHIS PPQ
Maryland

[Jim]

Hey Wayne - good to see you here!

It sounds like Chip got you pointed in the right direction but for the benefit of others, The Xerces Society's "Where You Can See Overwintering Monarchs in California" page is a good place to start as it lists several sites in California and provides contact and other useful information:

www.xerces.org/Monarch_Butterfly_Conser ... _visit.htm

Happy Monarch Watching!

Jim

[Mona Miller]

Chip may have already given you this name:
Dr. Dave Dempsey of San Francisco State University
ddempsey@sundog.sfsu.edu

http://www.monarchprogram.org/tagging.htm
This program ended 2000, but there are locations listed.

http://www.slostateparks.com/pismo_butterflys.asp
Pismo Beach State Park

http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=541
Natural Bridges SB