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Symbolic Migration 2001-2002
Spring, 2002
- Where Did Your Symbolic Butterflies
Land?
We've set up this meeting place so you can tell the stories of the butterflies you received and
find out where your own butterflies landed!
- Symbolic Monarch Migration Update:
April 26, 2002
The symbolic butterflies are almost ready for the last leg of their journey! Pictured here are your
butterflies and the Journey North staff at our annual, outdoor spring packing day last Friday.**Mark your calendar: Homecoming for Symbolic Monarchs: May 15, 2002 **
- Symbolic Monarch Migration Update:
February 28, 2002
Ever since November, we've been busy finding homes for the 10,000 Symbolic Monarchs we delivered
to the sanctuary region. You'll find hundreds of photos and video clips in today's report. You may even find your
own Symbolic Monarch in the hands of the person who's caring for it this winter!
Fall, 2001
- Symbolic Monarch Migration Update: October
19, 2001
Greetings from the symbolic migration staging ground in Wayzata, where your butterflies
have just completed the first leg of their long journey! Once again this year, you've managed to bury us in butterflies.
Do you know what Mariposa Mania is? Can you solve the million dollar question? We're now preparing your Butterflies
for the final stage of their migration to Mexico. In the meantime, take a tour of the Art Gallery and mark your
calendar and be prepared for updates during the coming weeks.
- Symbolic Monarch Migration Update: October
30, 2001
"Live From Journey North, It's UPS Night!" Journey North's Beth Allen and
her crew have finished packing your Symbolic Butterflies and now they are safely in the hands of UPS on their way
to Mexico. But when will they arrive? UPS driver, Todd Stenstrom wants your estimated time of arrival. And don't
forget to check the Passenger List to make sure your Butterflies are board. As you get ready for Halloween, learn
how some people in Mexico are getting ready for "Noche de Los Muertos", the Night of the Dead. In the
Monarch region, there is a legend that ties the return of the monarch butterfly to the return of the souls.
- Symbolic Monarch Migration Update: November
2, 2001
Masses of Symbolic Butterflies have arrived in Mexico City! How accurate were your estimates
of the total number of butterflies? Or their arrival time in Mexico City? Find out in today's Symbolic Migration
Update, as the final count and arrival time are revealed. Did you hear the excitement from all three countries
as the Symbolic Butterflies crossed the border? Special thanks to everyone who sent in donations to the Monarch
Butterfly Sanctuary Foundation! And here's one last chance to be sure your butterflies were on the Passenger List.
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