Tag Archives: Monarch butterfly

Monarch Butterfly at Twin Peaks – Oct 2017

Posted on October 9, 2017 by webmaster

A few days ago, a viewer watching the planes rehearse for Fleet Week spotted a different kind of aerial phenomenon: Monarch butterflies, fluttering around over Twin Peaks. “I was driving by Twin Peaks,” they wrote, “and paused to watch the … Continue reading →

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Monarch Butterfly Season with Child Art

Posted on November 16, 2015 by webmaster

One of the wonderful things eucalyptus trees do is provide wildlife habitat. In particular, they are crucial to supporting the Western Migration of the the Monarch butterflies, by providing a roost for the butterflies to spend the winter. A study … Continue reading →

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The Plants that Monarch Butterflies Need

Posted on December 24, 2013 by webmaster

The famed and eponymous natural bridges at Natural Bridges State Beach at Santa Cruz no longer exist; a 1994 winter storm destroyed the last one. But no matter: what we recently went there to see was the over-wintering Monarch butterflies … Continue reading →

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Monarch Butterflies in Eucalyptus in San Francisco

Posted on November 24, 2011 by webmaster

Like everyone else, we knew that Monarch butterflies visit California’s coast in winter. What we didn’t know was that they’re right here in San Francisco! (The picture here isn’t from San Francisco, it’s from a commercial stock-photo site.) MONARCHS AMONG … Continue reading →

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