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Maybe it DOES grow on trees after all…

2 January 2008 | Author: Jim Lovett

A big THANK YOU goes out to the anonymous donor that delivered a wonderful end-of-year surprise to us here at Monarch Watch last week: Yep, our very own money tree (no, not Pachira aquatica). We've harvested the 2007 crop (a whopping ...

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Happy New Year!

1 January 2008 | Author: Jim Lovett

Greetings and salutations Monarch Watchers! A new year is underway and we are planning some big changes for Monarch Watch in 2008. To kick things off, we're launching this blog which will allow us to distribute up-to-date information in an ...

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Blog on the Launch Pad

24 December 2007 | Author: Jim Lovett

We're counting down to the launch of the official Monarch Watch Blog - blastoff is scheduled for 12:01am on January 1, 2008. Stay tuned! PHOTO CREDIT: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (KSC-07PD-2923)

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Adopt-a-Classroom

2 November 2001 | Author: Jim

So far this year, we have received $7,800.00 specifically for the Adopt-a-Classroom program. However, this is only about half of what program costs annually. If we cannot meet our goal of $14,000 for this trip, the remaining expenses ...

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We’re swamped!

10 September 2001 | Author: Jim

As you may or may not know, Monarch Watch is right smack in the middle of its busiest season. Each day last week we received at least 50 phone messages, 30 faxes, 60 pieces of mail, and 80 email messages. ...

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Price Increases

17 August 2001 | Author: Jim

Due to the lack of substantial funding and the fact that our overnight shipping costs have nearly tripled without warning we are forced to increase the prices of our educational and promotional items. :-( The new pricing will take effect ...

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Monarch Watch Funding

17 August 2001 | Author: Jim

We don't want to sound like a broken record, but with all of the new subscribers to this Update List we really need to keep publishing this message. We know there are sources of funding out there and hope that ...

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Dana Leaving Monarch Watch

16 July 2001 | Author: Jim

If you have had any contact with Monarch Watch over the last 4 years, odds are you know who Dana is (or at least recognize the name ;-). This is Dana's final week at Monarch Watch as she will be ...

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Monarch Watch Funding

16 July 2001 | Author: Jim

Monarch Watch continues to be financially challenged. We are just scraping by and are still searching for corporate or foundation support. Due to a shortfall in income we are attempting to enlarge our base of support through collaborative arrangements with ...

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Late Summer Monarchs

16 July 2001 | Author: Jim

Please report all sightings of monarchs seen in August and mid September at latitudes of 38 degrees or less to Monarch Watch. A recent paper by Bill Calvert, personal observations, and numerous previous reports to Dplex-L suggest that ...

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