Monarch Butterfly – texasbutterflyranch

12 Oct 2018

Forest Ecologist and NWF monarch specialist to appear at Butterflies w/o Borders Forum

by Abigail Bowen | posted in: #samonarchfest, Events, Festival, Mexico, Monarch Butterfly, Monarch Migration, National Wildlife Federation | 0

Forest ecologist and National Wildlife Federation Monarch Outreach Coordinator Rebeca Quiñonez-Piñòn will trek from Austin to San Antonio October 19 to participate as a panelist in Butterflies without Borders: the Monarch Migration and our Changing Climate. The event will be presented … Read More

25 Sep 2018

A tense online debate: raising monarch butterflies at home

by Monika Maeckle | posted in: Monarch Butterfly, Monarch caterpillar, Monarch Migration | 14

The growing popularity of raising monarch butterflies at home has sparked a contentious debate among citizen scientists, professional academics, and butterfly enthusiasts. Scientists and citizen scientists have expressed concerns about the legions of amateurs who are breeding large numbers of … Read More

6 Sep 2018

Banner year for monarch butterfly migration? Texas Hill Country ready

by Monika Maeckle | posted in: Llano River, Monarch Butterfly, Monarch Migration | 6

The 2018 monarch butterfly migration is off to a great start. Members of the DPLEX, an email listserv and online community that includes hundreds of monarch butterfly aficionados throughout Canada and the U.S., have begun the annual frenetic email exchange launched by … Read More

30 Aug 2018

Monarch expert Karen Oberhauser to speak at Butterflies without Borders forum

by Derek Hudson | posted in: Festival, Monarch Butterfly, Monarch Migration | 1

The sensory overload of walking into a forest that holds a billion Monarchs. That’s what biologist Karen Oberhauser, Ph.D, remembers most vividly from her first trip to the monarch butterfly roosting sites in the Mexican mountains more than 20 years … Read More

21 Jul 2018

Public hearing in Austin: “Texas beekeepers relying on honey production are in peril”

by Monika Maeckle | posted in: bees, invasives, Monarch Butterfly | 1

A public hearing at the Texas State Capitol on Wednesday brought together dozens of experts and legislators to discuss the declining monarch butterfly and bee populations in the state. Agriculture, tourism, recreation and hunting all rely on the free ecosystem … Read More

13 Feb 2018

Monarch butterfly Valentine: how do we love thee?

by Monika Maeckle | posted in: Monarch Butterfly | 1

A recycled love letter to our favorite insect: Monarch butterfly, how do we love thee?… Read More

2 Nov 2017

Monarch butterfly expert Dr. Karen Oberhauser to speak in San Antonio Nov. 8

by Monika Maeckle | posted in: Monarch Butterfly, Monarch Migration | 1

Monarch butterfly guru Dr. Karen OBerhauser will be in San Antonio to share the state of the union of the Monarch migration Tuesday, November 7. … Read More

24 Oct 2017

Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator Festival soars in San Antonio

by Monika Maeckle | posted in: climate change, Festival, Monarch Butterfly, Monarch Migration | 1

The Texas Butterfly Ranch’s 2017 Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator Festival Soars in San Antonio… Read More

16 Oct 2017

Happy Monarch butterfly birthday suggests spectacular 2017 migration season

by Monika Maeckle | posted in: Llano River, Monarch Butterfly, Monarch Migration, Texas Hill Country | 1

Early clusters of Monarch butterflies arrive in the Texas Hill Country in what looks to be a spectacular 2017 migration season.… Read More

22 Sep 2017

Happy Equinox, ya'll: here's how to track the Monarch migration from your desk

by Monika Maeckle | posted in: Monarch Butterfly, Monarch Migration | 0

Happy Equinox, ya’ll. Monarch butterflies heading our way, respond to cues from sun.… Read More

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