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Monarch butterflies head north as Mexican scientists try to move their forest
One of the hottest winters in history poses good news and bad news for migrating Monarch butterflies this season. The good news: warm weather and well-timed rains translate into a grand wildflower...
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Commercially raised Monarch butterfly released in Grapevine, TX makes it to...
They said it couldn’t be done. That a commercially raised Monarch butterfly couldn’t migrate. But Jenny Singleton of the Grapevine Butterfly Flutterby Festival and one commercially grown Monarch proved...
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Butterflies without Borders: Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator Festival set...
Dust off your wings and save the dates: the 2017 Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator Festival in San Antonio will take flight Friday – Sunday, October 20 – 22, 2017, celebrating the magic and majesty of...
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Nice job, Michigan: milkweed and nectar plants bolster Monarch butterfly...
My husband and I just returned from the “Top of the Mitten,” an area that covers the northern most reaches of our favorite mitten-shaped state. We took a circuitous, 1400-mile drive around Lake...
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Here they come! Texas Hill Country ready for robust Monarch butterfly migration
Stands of flowering milkweed and late summer flowers await migrating Monarch butterflies in the Texas Hill Country this season. The iconic black and orange butterflies are projected to arrive here in...
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“Monarchy” members Chip Taylor, Elizabeth Howard to join Butterflies w/o...
Monarch butterfly advocates Dr. Chip Taylor and Elizabeth Howard, both founders of citizen science programs that have driven Monarch butterflies into the mainstream through education and conservation,...
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Happy Equinox, ya’ll: here’s how to track the Monarch migration from your desk
Sometime today, at 3:01 PM Central Standard Time in San Antonio, the earth will reach the point in its orbit when, for a few short moments, the sun shines directly on the equator. This results in the...
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Happy Monarch butterfly birthday suggests spectacular 2017 migration season
My Friday the 13th birthday arrived with a weekend of good luck this year. Family and friends gathered at the ranch for the ritual birthday tagging outing as clusters of Monarch butterflies appeared...
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Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator Festival soars in San Antonio
Musicians, artists, advocates and educators were setting up their displays around 8:30 AM on Sunday when an aggressive storm suddenly blew through the Pearl complex, dramatically dropping temperatures...
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Monarch butterfly expert Dr. Karen Oberhauser to speak in San Antonio Nov. 8
Didn’t get enough of Monarch butterflies at our Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator Festival last month? Well here’s your chance to learn even more about the hemisphere’s favorite insect. Dr. Karen...
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Dreamy visit to Mexico’s Monarch butterfly roosts ends in rabies shots,...
The Monarch butterfly roosting sanctuaries in Mexico opened to tourists this weekend. The 13 protected areas that host tens of millions of eastern migrating Monarch butterflies each winter open their...
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Climate change blamed for 15% drop in migrating Monarch butterfly population
Monarch butterflies have left their roosts in Mexico and will be arriving in the “Texas Funnel,” which includes San Antonio and the Hill Country in the next few weeks. Those tracking their great...
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Nice job, Michigan: milkweed and nectar plants bolster Monarch butterfly...
My husband and I just returned from the “Top of the Mitten,” an area that covers the northern most reaches of our favorite mitten-shaped state. We took a circuitous, 1400-mile drive around Lake...
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Here they come! Texas Hill Country ready for robust Monarch butterfly migration
Stands of flowering milkweed and late summer flowers await migrating Monarch butterflies in the Texas Hill Country this season. The iconic black and orange butterflies are projected to arrive here in...
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"Monarchy" members Chip Taylor, Elizabeth Howard to join Butterflies w/o...
Monarch butterfly advocates Dr. Chip Taylor and Elizabeth Howard, both founders of citizen science programs that have driven Monarch butterflies into the mainstream through education and conservation,...
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Happy Equinox, ya'll: here's how to track the Monarch migration from your desk
Sometime today, at 3:01 PM Central Standard Time in San Antonio, the earth will reach the point in its orbit when, for a few short moments, the sun shines directly on the equator. This results in the...
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Happy Monarch butterfly birthday suggests spectacular 2017 migration season
My Friday the 13th birthday arrived with a weekend of good luck this year. Family and friends gathered at the ranch for the ritual birthday tagging outing as clusters of Monarch butterflies appeared...
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Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator Festival soars in San Antonio
Musicians, artists, advocates and educators were setting up their displays around 8:30 AM on Sunday when an aggressive storm suddenly blew through the Pearl complex, dramatically dropping temperatures...
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Monarch butterfly expert Dr. Karen Oberhauser to speak in San Antonio Nov. 8
Didn’t get enough of Monarch butterflies at our Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator Festival last month? Well here’s your chance to learn even more about the hemisphere’s favorite insect. Dr. Karen...
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Dreamy visit to Mexico's Monarch butterfly roosts ends in rabies shots,...
The Monarch butterfly roosting sanctuaries in Mexico opened to tourists this weekend. The 13 protected areas that host tens of millions of eastern migrating Monarch butterflies each winter open their...
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