The International Monarch Monitoring Blitz is a week to highlight the importance of citizen science work in conservation of species. At the zoo, staff monitors 3 types of milkweed for monarch butterfly life stages (egg, caterpillar, chrysalis) and keeps an eye out for adults nearby. In line with research, we’re finding females are choosing swamp […]
We were surveying for butterflies at Panola Mountain State Park.
Not to “bug” you again about Monarchs, but they are just so cool! The Lower Tuscarawas staff participated in the 9th annual Monarch Blitz that is held this year from July 25th to August 3rd. Monarchs (Danaus plexippus) are a threatened species in the United States, and for conservation efforts it is vital to track […]
We monitored milkweed at 5 properties that are managed by Wissahickon Trails
Blitz Mission Monarque, c’est un événement de participation citoyenne pour éduquer les enfants de 7 à 77 ans sur la fragilité de la biodiversité, plus particulièrement sur la reproduction du Monarque (Danaus plexippus), ce papillon migrateur unique. Le gouvernement du Canada a inscrit le Monarque comme espèce en voie de disparition en vertu de la […]
🦋 #BlitzMonarca 2025 👉🏽 Este fin de semana estuvimos en el Bosque de Chapultepec, CdMx, México para sumarnos a este evento que se realiza a nivel trinacional 🇨🇦🇺🇸🇲🇽 Como comunidad de Crisálida de @correorealmx realizamos una colaboración Ale Montse @explorale_montse y Jess @naturalistart.jhj en dónde facilitamos esta actividad. Realizamos un pequeño recorrido de las zonas […]
✨Earlier today we added supports for the milkweed plants in our Monarch Sanctuary. ✨ They’ve grown quickly over the past few days and had started to lean, so we gave them a little support with bamboo stakes and jute twine – now they’re standing tall and reaching for the sun.
¡REGISTRA TUS OBSERVACIONES DE HUEVO, ORUGA, CRISÁLIDA, MARIPOSA Y ASCLEPIAS HASTA EL 04 DE AGOSTO Y ÚNETE AL BLITZ MONARCA 2024!
Ayer llevamos a cabo nuestro evento de Observando y Dibujando Mariposas, con el objetivo de contribuir a la iniciativa trinacional #blitzmonarca
Only 2 days left to take part in the International Monarch Monitoring Blitz! 🐛Get outside and look at milkweed plants, you might meet some nice visitors! It’s an original vacation activity that’s sure to help scientists!
The International Monarch Monitoring Blitz starts tomorrow! If you are in the United States, you can participate by reporting your observations to Journey North, Monarch Larva Monitoring Project, Western Monarch Milkweed Mapper, and iNaturalist. We will share information about each in the next few posts.
As butterflies are disappearing from our gardens, researchers need up-to-date observation data collected from the public (you!!) to stay on top of the nationwide monarch decline. 🐛🔍
