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by **Mona Miller** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 11:47 am

Yesterday was the start of Journey North Winter & Spring 2008.

http://www.learner.org/jnorth/monarch/index.html
Journey North News: Winter & Spring 2008
Posted Thursdays: Feb. 7, 14, 21, 28, Mar. 6, 13, 20, 27, Apr. 3, 10, 17, 24, May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29...and weekly until the migration is complete!

by **Mona Miller** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 1:32 pm

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Migration Update: February 14, 2008

Today's Report Includes:

News from the Monarch's Winter Home in Mexico >>
Dr. Lincoln Brower Back from Mexico
The Beauty of Butterflies
Concerns about size of Sierra Chincua sanctuary
Why Do Monarchs Form Colonies? >>
Challenge Question #2 >>
How much does a branch full of butterflies weigh?
Answer to Challenge Question #1
Links: Monarch Butterfly Resources to Explore >>

by **Mona Miller** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 5:57 pm

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Migration Update: February 21, 2008

Today's Report Includes:
Monarch Conservation in Mexico: It's All About the Forest >>
What story do these pictures tell?
Ways Families Use Wood from the Forest >>
Two loads of firewood per week.
How many uses of wood can you find?
Meeting People Who Share the Forest >>
News! >>
Teachers Visit Butterflies & Take Books to Students
Challenge Question #3 >>
Links: Monarch Butterfly Resources to Explore >>

by **Mona Miller** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 7:31 am

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Migration Update: February 28, 2008
Today's Report Includes:
News from Mexico: Two Signs of Spring!
Conservation: How Students are Helping
Two Conservation Stories from Mexico
Challenge Question #4
Get Ready for the Migration! Pre-migration Map
Links: Monarch Butterfly Resources to Explore

by **Mona Miller** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 7:10 am

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Migration Update: March 6, 2008
Today's Report Includes:
News: The Journey North is About to Begin!
Focus: How Did Milkweed Help Monarchs Survive Winter?
Challenge Question #5: Milkweed and Winter Survival
Links: Monarch Butterfly Resources to Explore

by **Mona Miller** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 4:34 pm

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Migration Update: March 13, 2008
Today's Report Includes:
News: Here Come the Monarchs!
Slideshow: Spring Migration: A Race Against Time
Challenge Question #6: Why Quickly But Not Too Quickly?
Conservation: Satellite Images Show Alarming Deforesation
Links: Monarch Butterfly Resources to Explore

by **Mona Miller** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 10:29 am

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Migration Update: March 20, 2008
Today's Report Includes:
The Migration: Maps, Questions and Highlights
Spotlight: What Does Spring Migration Look Like?
Explore: Predicting the Route of the Monarch's Spring Migration
Challenge Question #7: Where Will They Go Next?
Links: Monarch Butterfly Resources to Explore

by **Mona Miller** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 4:59 pm

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Migration Update: March 27, 2008
Today's Report Includes:
The Migration: Maps, Questions and Highlights
Challenge Question #8: What Have They Survived?
Spotlight: Studying Milkweed and Migration
Links: Monarch Butterfly Resources to Explore

by **Mona Miller** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 7:50 am

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Migration Update: April 3, 2008
Today's Report Includes:

The Migration: Maps, Questions and Highlights
Challenge Question #10: What
Spotlight: Studying Milkweed and Migration
Slideshow: Do you know a monarch when you see one?
Links: Monarch Butterfly Resources to Explore

by **Mona Miller** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 11:04 pm

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Migration Update: April 10, 2008
Today's Report Includes:
The Migration: Maps, Questions and Highlights
Stalled to the North, Expanding to the East
Make Room on Your Map: More Are Monarchs Coming Soon!
Climate and Migration
Why Go East?
Slideshow: Do you know a monarch when you see one?
Challenge Question #9: Did These Observers See Monarchs?
Links: Monarch Butterfly Resources to Explore

by **Mona Miller** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 4:18 pm

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Migration Update: April 17, 2008
Today's Report Includes:
The Migration: Maps, Questions and Highlights
Cold holds monarchs in place >>
Spotlight: New Generation Emerging in Texas
Slideshow: New Replace the Old and the Journey North Continues
Challenge Question 10: Where Will the Next Generation Come From?
Links: Monarch Butterfly Resources to Explore

by **Mona Miller** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 10:34 pm

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Migration Update: April 24, 2008
Today's Report Includes:
The Migration: Maps, Questions and Highlights
Six New States and a Sighting in South Dakota! >>
Challenge Question #11: Where did the South Dakota Monarch Come From?
Spotlight: Amazing Adaptations—Larvae Legs
Links: Monarch Butterfly Resources to Explore

by **Mona Miller** » Thu May 01, 2008 4:45 pm

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Migration Update: May 1, 2008
Today's Report Includes:

The Migration: Maps, Questions and Highlights
Slowest Week So Far! Why? >>
Challenge Question #12: What Could Happen If...?
Slideshow: How Do Monarchs Find Milkweed?
Links: Monarch Butterfly Resources to Explore
Year-end Evaluation: Please Share Your Thoughts!

by **Mona Miller** » Thu May 08, 2008 4:57 am

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Pattern Differences in Monarch Caterpillars

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Today's Report Includes:
The Migration: Maps, Questions and Highlights
Calm Before the Storm >>
Challenge Question #13: Comparing a Bird and a Butterfly Migration
Slideshow: How Are They Different?
Symbolic Monarchs: Are Yours on the Map?
Links: Monarch Butterfly Resources to Explore
Year-end Evaluation: Please Share Your Thoughts!

by **Mona Miller** » Fri May 16, 2008 11:02 am

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Migration Update: May 15, 2008
Today's Report Includes:
The Migration: Maps, Questions and Highlights
Monarchs Have Crossed into Canada! >>
Looking at Milkweed and Monarch Migration >>
Spotlight: First Monarch in Maine? Verifying Data Behind the Scenes
Slideshow: Let's Find Monarchs: Clues in the Milkweed Patch
Year-end Evaluation: Please Share Your Thoughts!
Links: Monarch Butterfly Resources to Explore

by **Mona Miller** » Thu May 22, 2008 7:51 pm

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Migration Update: May 22, 2008
Today's Report Includes:

The Migration: Maps, Questions and Highlights
Cool Temperatures Slow Northward Migration >>
Where are Monarchs in May? Compare 2000-2008 >>
Slideshow: Hunting for the First Milkweed of Spring
Symbolic Migration: Please Report to the Map
Year-end Evaluation: Please Share Your Thoughts!
Links: Monarch Butterfly Resources to Explore

by **Mona Miller** » Thu May 29, 2008 5:10 pm

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Migration Update: May 29, 2008
Today's Report Includes:

The Migration: Maps, Questions and Highlights
Another Cold, Slow Week in the North >>
Observation: How Does the Monarch Get Out of its Shell?
Spotlight: Early Monarch in Ontario—Weather Backtracking Tells a Story
Symbolic Migration: Please Report to the Map
Year-end Evaluation: Please Share Your Thoughts!
Links: Monarch Butterfly Resources to Explore

by **Mona Miller** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 3:11 pm

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Migration Update: June 5, 2008
Today's Report Includes:

The Migration: Maps, Questions and Highlights
A Strong Showing Across the North >>
Symbolic Migration: Please Report to the Map
Year-end Evaluation: Please Share Your Thoughts!

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