March 5, 2019
Dear friends:
After seeing a serious decline at both colonies, our emotions come back up again! With the more normal weather conditions having returned we hope that the season could last some more days and, if lucky, a couple of more weeks.
By Gail Morris
February 13, 2019
Spring Migration Patterns Constructed From Tagging Projects
As Western monarchs slowly leave the safety of their groves along the California coast on their spring migration, where will they go? Knowing where they came from may give us a clue. Let’s look where monarchs tagged by citizen scientists in the West were spotted at the California overwintering sites.
Departure: Slow, Gradual, Uncertain
Gradual departure is underway from the sanctuaries along the California coast but what's happening in Mexico is uncertain. Why do monarchs migrate in the spring? Where do they go - and why?
Gradual departure is underway from the sanctuaries along the California coast but what's happening in Mexico is uncertain. Why do monarchs migrate in the spring? Where do they go - and why?
