Petee Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 Greetings Monarch Watchers! Today we have an interesting update on the status of the monarch population for you, which may help explain what you are seeing this spring. We're gearing up for our big annual Spring Open House & Plant Fundraiser event this weekend here in Lawrence, KS (details below) so we'll have more news and updates to share this summer. Thank you for your continued interest and support! ---------------------------------------------------------------- Monarch Watch Open House & Plant Fundraiser ---------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday, 13 May 2017 - 8a to 2p Lawrence, KS, U.S.A. Ready to start a butterfly garden or improve the one you have? If so, come visit us at Monarch Watch for our annual Spring Open House & Plant Fundraiser. We will have more than 10,000 butterfly plants (both annuals and perennials), including seedlings of thirteen milkweed varieties. These plants are ideal for starting butterfly gardens or adding to established gardens. Monarch numbers have been declining and we need to plant milkweeds to sustain the monarch migration. A list of available plants appears at the link below. At the Open House you can learn about creating Monarch Waystations and see the magnificent butterfly and pollinator garden maintained by the Douglas County Master Gardeners. There will be games for the kids inside and out and they can make "seed balls" containing seeds of milkweeds and other butterfly plants that can be used to create habits for monarchs and other butterflies. They can also see lots of different insects and spiders, watch videos, or complete a variety of activities. All are welcome to tour our garden and lab space. We will have live demonstrations, and, of course, monarch butterflies! Refreshments will be provided. We'd love to see you on Saturday so mark your calendars! If you can't make it in person, be sure to check us out online - we plan to post photos and broadcast some live video throughout the day. Complete details are available at http://monarchwatch.org/openhouse ---------------------------------------------------------------- Monarch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 Saw 4 butterflies yesterday near our lilacs. They finally decided which branch they would land on. I was pretty happy to see them!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted May 11, 2017 Author Share Posted May 11, 2017 I swear I saw a Monarch sailing by the other day but it was probably one that someone released at a wedding or some sort of fundraiser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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