Hungry Monarch Caterpillars Seek “Alternative Fuels” in wake of Milkweed...
Monarch butterfly caterpillars adapt: we always thought they would only eat milkweed, but turns out they'll eat squash and cucumbers!
View ArticleMexican Team Visits San Antonio as part of Year-Long Project to Document...
Team of Mexican correspondents visit San Antonio on year-long project that will document the Monarch butterfly migraiton from Michoacán through Texas to Canada and back.
View ArticleHappy Pollinator Week, Summer Solstice, and Good News for Monarch Butterflies
This week: National Pollinator Week, the Summer Solstice, and some heartening news for the Monarch butterfly migration.
View ArticleOn the Llano River: Ready for Monarch Butterfly Migration
As Monarch butterflies begin their southward migration, the Llano River in the Texas Hill Country awaits their arrival with ample Goldenrod an Swamp milkweed to fuel their journey.
View ArticleMonarch Butterflies Heading our Way in Promising Rebound Season
Here they come! The migration is on for Monarch butterflies. Further north, folks are already tagging the seasonal migrants, but here in Texas, we'll have to wait for mid October to enjoy the masses of...
View ArticleCan’t Get Outside? Here’s How to Track the Monarch Butterfly Migration from...
Monika, ….I would love to see the migration at the Llano River. We have a 5th wheel [travel trailer] and have camped at the KOA on the Llano River in Junction, Texas…. Is this the area where we would...
View ArticleIt Takes a Village: Friends and Family Rally to Supply Milkweed for Monarch...
It takes a village to keep the Monarch butterfly migration going. Last week I discovered dozens of Monarch butterfly eggs at the ranch when a cold front pushed a vanguard pulse of migrants down to the...
View ArticleMigration update: Lone “Cat” on Llano, Butterfly Cloud Spotted on Radar
No woman is an island, but this caterpillar had his own—right in the middle of the Llano River. A quick kayak tour on Friday revealed another first in my eight years of tagging and monitoring Monarch...
View ArticleMigrating Monarch Butterflies Stymied by Wind, Storms in Texas Hill Country
It was a "Monarch-u-mental" weekend of tagging butterflies on the Llano River in the Texas Hill Country. Cold, winds and storms halted the butterflies southward journey and made for full nets and great...
View ArticleEndangered Species Act Petition: Wrong Tool for Monarch Butterfly Conservation?
As Monarch butterflies finished their tardy, impressive sweep through Texas in early November demonstrating a 2014 population rebound, those in the Monarch community debated the wisdom of listing the...
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