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Most people know that Bees are our primary pollinators. Some people understand that Bee keeping is expensive. Farmer that use Bees to...
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Scott Cole
Jun 4, 20211 min read
Monarch Extinction Straight Talk
This article from today spells out the problem and how they are approaching it. We applaud these efforts. On the other hand, we are...
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Ruth Zimmer
May 28, 20211 min read
If we don't save them, who will?
Thank you to the LA Times for this timely and important article. https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2021-03-10/monarch-butterfly-prot...
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Scott Cole
May 22, 20211 min read
Dinner with a Side of Education
"Carlsbad’s Seasons Restaurant, a butterfly garden has been planted at the center of its dining patio in the hope of attracting migrating...
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Scott Cole
May 22, 20211 min read
Extinction Happens
Scott Dutfield recently wrote, "The death of the dinosaurs was just one of five global events that saw millions of species wiped out." If...
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Scott Cole
May 22, 20211 min read
Butterfly Attraction
Elizabeth Waddington states in a recent article, "Butterflies are a flagship species for conservation. " This is very true; more than she...
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Scott Cole
May 22, 20211 min read
Researchers suggesting bees and butterflies are at risk of major losses
For the Monarch Butterfly, the data doesn't lie. The population decline is shocking and shows a 90%+ loss. Honey bees also have alarming...
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Scott Cole
May 10, 20211 min read
What Invokes Inspiration?
For most, this is probably a hard question; along the lines of "what's for dinner?" or "How can I stop an extinction?". My point being...
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Scott Cole
Apr 22, 20211 min read
Before you plant milkweed
Jill Staake reported recently about the pros and cons of planting milkweed. She is all for butterfly gardens, but she also expresses...
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Scott Cole
Apr 17, 20211 min read
Annual cost of Pollination is staggering!
"The most important ecosystem service for sustainable crop production is pollination, the mutualistic interaction between plants and...
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Scott Cole
Mar 29, 20212 min read
Lawns are Insect Food Deserts
A recent article by Brian Lovett, The Conversation Published Mar 27, 2021, delineated the "bold" steps that you can take that will...
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Scott Cole
Mar 29, 20212 min read
Roadside Pollinators Continue to Decline
In a recent article published in Sierra - The national magazine of the Sierra Club - the value of roadside and median land use for the...
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Scott Cole
Mar 17, 20211 min read
Sad efforts by the Government
In a recent news release the FSW posted old information and broken links claiming that "we all need to help". While they are right in...
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Scott Cole
Mar 15, 20211 min read
Cool Monarch Butterfly Videos
This site is very slow but the videos are pretty cool when they load. The migration video is informative. https://www.britannica.com/anim...
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Scott Cole
Mar 14, 20213 min read
Monarch Butterfly Basics
Monarch Butterfly Fact Sheet May 29, 2020 Kingdom: | Animalia Phylum: | Arthropoda Class: | Insecta Order: | Lepidoptera Genus: | Danaus...
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Scott Cole
Mar 14, 20212 min read
Authorities and Experts agree - We can not wait
Editorial: California’s monarch butterflies could disappear, unless we act now By THE TIMES EDITORIAL BOARD MARCH 10, 2021 3 AM PT It...
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Scott Cole
Mar 14, 20212 min read
Monarch Butterfly population plummets to fewer than 2,000 in 2020
By JEANETTE MARANTOS LOS ANGELES TIMES MARCH 6, 2021 6 AM PT This is not a drill. California is poised to lose the Western monarch...
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Scott Cole
Mar 14, 20212 min read
Monarch Butterflies are suffering from global warming
Number of monarch butterflies hibernating in Mexico plunged 26% last year — and climate change and forest degradation are to blame BY LI...
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Scott Cole
Mar 14, 20212 min read
Grassroots efforts call for your help
Monarch Butterflies Need Your Green Thumb Growing and planting milkweed can help BY SARAH MOWRY As spring draws nearer by the day, many...
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Ruth Zimmer
Mar 2, 20211 min read
Our Crowdfunding Video is in Production!
Today we film the last piece of our CF video! We are so excited to launch this soon and get started building The California Milkweed...
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