monarch butterflies


Okay, this is really off topic, but I thought there might be a few
individuals interested.
This weekend I was at the Sacramento Home and Landscape Expo. (God, what a
nightmare. I was only there because I we are planning to build a home on
our property. Spent what seemed like hours pushing through the crowds of
damp people  wielding umbrellas and recently purchased Super Mops.  I
almost lost my eye 8 times.)
Right before we left, I saw an interesting exhibit--a cage of butterflies
and several packages of seed.  Interest piqued, I stumbled over. I met the
President of an organization called Butterfly Encounters.  He is a
horticulturist who became very interested in the monarch butterflies, and
has been engaged in several studies on their migratory patterns.
Their mission, as near as I can tell, is to encourage  home gardeners to
plant species of Asclepias (milkweed) so that wandering Monarch butterflies
will have a place to lay their eggs.  (This is the main food source for the
caterpillars of these beautiful butterflies.)
They offer seeds and information on many Asclepias at their website
WWW.butterflyfarm.com

Seemed like a worthy cause to plug here. I enjoyed talking to them.

Rebecca Lance
Sonora CA
Sierra Foothills
Sunset zone 7-8
Other Mailing lists | Author Index | Date Index | Subject Index | Thread Index