2023-2024 Overwintering population declined another 59% since last year. This year’s eastern monarch population occupied only 0.9 hectares (2.2 acres) at their overwintering site. This is the second lowest number counted since monarch populations began being monitored more than 30 years ago – the lowest was 0.67 ha during the 2013–2014 overwintering season.
View World Wildlife Fund’s official article here.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Sept. 20, 2022 – Pollinators play a critical role in the production of most fruits and vegetables, and a great way to support them is by planting native plants. Bayer is helping the cause by giving away free native-plant seed packets through a new partnership with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC).
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Quote of the Week"One is constantly reminded of the infinite lavishness and fertility of Nature's abundance." - John Muir
"Ha-Ha" Hump-Day 🦋🤣Why do flowers love pollinators?-- Because pollinators are always sucking up to them! --
It’s time for one of the easiest things you can do for pollinators! 🦋🐝🍂Beneficial insects and pollinators like butterflies, bees, and fireflies that we expend so much effort attracting during Spring and Summer also need our help in the winter. Leaves are home and shelter for those insects (and other wildlife) during the cold winters. Leaving the Leaves doesn't mean you can't clean up your yard at all. When sprucing up the yard, rake the leaves into garden beds, around trees, or just in a pile them out of the way. Visit Xerces Leave The Leaves campaign for more thoughtful autumn cleanup tips: xerces.org/blog/leave-the-leaves#LeaveTheLeaves
"Ha-Ha" Hump-Day 🦋🤣Why don't butterflies use GPS?-- They prefer to wing it --