Happy Pollinator Week! As the Summer Solstice draws near, monarchs are surging into Oregon and Idaho with reports they are touching the Washington state border. Monarch movement now gradually stops as they set up breeding grounds across the entire West. Keep your eyes open for monarchs as you celebrate the warm days of summer! 

by Nancy Sheehan, Program Coordinator

As June begins Monarchs are expanding their range with first sightings reported in Oregon, Idaho and across Utah. Monarchs will now begin to lose their urge to migrate as we near the summer solstice. They’ll become more stationary with increased activity in breeding grounds. Summer heat will begin to simmer this week as a high pressure dome settles over the West. Record high temperatures are likely across much of the monarch breeding grounds.