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Are you ready for monarch season?

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Carol

At this time of year, even if you didn’t have covid fever (I mean CABIN) fever, you might be itching for monarch season to start. I certainly am. Well, my friend, it is already in full swing in Texas, and … Continue reading →

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Spotline on: Junior Monarch Crusader Cameron Bolohan

Posted on October 28, 2019 by Carol

When he was 12, Cameron was helping out at Hawk Cliff Migration weekends. He gave Audrey and me a personal tour of the monarch meadow. Cameron is 16 years old and lives in London, Ontario. His interest in monarch butterflies … Continue reading →

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Caterpillar Season Comes to an End

Posted on October 13, 2019 by Carol

I am overwhelmed with mixed feelings as caterpillar season comes to a close. One by one, I clean my rearing containers, as the last of my butterflies start their new life by soaring out my kitchen window. I still check … Continue reading →

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Presentation Tips and Tricks

Posted on August 5, 2018 by Carol

Welcome to the club.  You have raised your first monarchs.  While there is so much more to learn, you’ve picked up a lot, and you are exploding to share.  In fact, your friends may have been encouraging you to talk … Continue reading →

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Which is the best guided tour to Mexico?

Posted on March 28, 2018 by Carol

Now that I’m  … mature…   tours are my preferred way to travel.  I like to leave my brains at home, and just enjoy that someone else is taking care of all the details, knows what to do in an emergency, … Continue reading →

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MexiRocks Then and Now

Posted on March 21, 2018 by Carol

In 2015, I took my first trip to see the monarchs at their overwintering grounds in Mexico.  I wanted to experience the sight of tens of thousand of monarchs at a time, roosting and flying.  But I was also on … Continue reading →

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Mexico Monarch sanctuaries: Which are the best?

Posted on February 14, 2018 by Carol

There are four main sanctuaries for tourists, El Rosario, Sierra Chincua, Piedra Herrada, and Cerro Pelon.  Based on interviews and personal experiences, I’m going to rank them for you.  I invite your feedback, and I will post updates based on … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Learn About Butterflies in the Garden, by Brenda Dziedzic

Posted on January 29, 2018 by Carol

  Learn About Butterflies in the Garden is a treasure that will delight both the beginner and advanced butterfly enthusiast.  How can it appeal to both?  Because it has close to 300 pages  packed with the life cycles of more … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Monarch – Saving Our Most-Loved Butterfly, by Kylee Baumle

Posted on October 26, 2017 by Carol

Kylee Baumle is a monarch enthusiast, writer, and photographer.  Put those elements together with up to date detailed research, and scientific supervision by Professor Dr. Lincoln Brower, and you have the recipe for the outstanding book Baumle has gifted to … Continue reading →

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MonarchLand Day 7 Mexico City!

Posted on February 23, 2017 by Carol

We started the day back in our gorgeous downtown Hilton hotel, with its never ending buffet breakfast: custom omelettes, fresh figs, a fruit bar where the chef cuts it just for you, a decadent assortment of breads and pastries, fresh … Continue reading →

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