April 5, 2005 Dear Students and Teachers, Greetings from your friends at Journey North! Thank you for taking care of the monarch butterflies this winter. We're glad you'll be tracking their migration north with us this spring. The monarchs are on the move! The migration made a clear push into northern Texas last week, and has now crossed the border into Arkansas. Reports from observers plot the migration as far as 33 North and 91 West. The milkweed plant, which the female monarchs need for laying eggs, only emerged from the ground two weeks ago. You can see how closely the monarchs time their migration to the life cycle of this important plant. Date Town St/Pr Lat(N) Long(W) 03/31/05 Monticello AR 33.58 -91.79 03/30/05 North Little Rock AR 34.86 -92.40 03/30/05 Lago Vista TX 30.47 -97.97 03/29/05 Woodville FL 30.34 -84.19 03/25/05 Austin TX 30.23 -97.71 03/22/05 San Antonio TX 29.47 -98.53 Please save these important dates for Updates in 2005. We will send updates these Tuesdays: April 5 April 26 May 10 May 24 June 7 June 21 Saludos! The Next Monarch Migration Update Will be Sent on April 26, 2005. Copyright 1997- 2005 Journey North. All Rights Reserved. Please send all questions, comments, and suggestions to our feedback form.