Community Based Conservation and ECOLIFE’s Mexico Monarch Trip
This February, we had the opportunity to take our annual trip to the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Michoacán, Mexico, to witness the monarch butterfly migration. We take this trip […]
Using Carbon Credits Certification to Protect the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve
In one of our blogs from last month, we explained carbon credits, carbon credits certification, and how they help us fund our Patsari stove project. This funding is vital for […]
Low Western Monarch Populations and How Milkweed Helps
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] Population Decline Historic record lows of western monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) populations overwintering in California were reported by the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation. The citizen scientist-lead research […]
DIY Monarch Sanctuary
What a better way to start a butterfly garden than to raise your own butterflies? Building a monarch sanctuary will not only increase the odds of caterpillars turning into butterflies, […]
Beat the Drought & Save Monarch Butterflies!
Beat the Drought & Save Monarch Butterflies! There is no more ubiquitous and iconic butterfly in North America than the monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus. In recent decades, however, monarch butterfly […]
Radar Detects Storm of Monarchs
I caught this report the other day by The Atlantic CityLab: “Late last week, meteorologists in St. Louis noticed a cloud acting peculiarly: It was beating a path toward Mexico […]
More Information About GMOs and Monarch Butterflies
We received an email from our friends in Mexico with more information about GMOs and the decline in monarch populations. Let’s get this information out so everyone is aware of […]
Restoring Monarch Butterfly’s Habitat
This is a little piece of the article from The New York Times today about restoring monarch butterfly’s habitat. Our opinion is following the article. MEXICO CITY — Hoping to […]
A Plea to Save a Wonder of the World
In this poignant piece, Mexican poet and eco-hero, Homero Aridjis spells out the complex factors that are killing off a wonder of the natural world — the mass migration […]
Monarch Butterfly Population Continues Alarming Drop
Check out this interview by Here & Now with Chip Taylor, founder of Monarch Watch where they discuss the reasons behind the monarch butterfly decline for the third year in a row. […]
