RE: monarch butterflies
- To: "Mize, Mk (Kurt), NNO"
- Subject: RE: monarch butterflies
- From: L* R*
- Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2000 22:44:09 -0800 (PST)
Eucalyptus, since native live-oaks, cypress, pine in those areas have been
decimated.
loren russell, corvallis, oregon
On Tue, 25 Jan 2000, Mize, Mk (Kurt), NNO wrote:
> Loren wrote:
>
> <<Although the monarch migration west of the Sierra/Cascade axis is not as
> spectacular as the eastern flyway, this ancient pattern deserves to be
> preserved, and it IS very threatened by suburban and agricultural
> development.>>
>
> It's hard to imagine anything more spectacular than the winter congregation
> of Monarchs in the Eucalyptus groves at Natural Bridges State Beach in Santa
> Cruz and the similar congregation, again in Eucalyptus groves, in Pacific
> Grove. In spite of all the negatives that have been discussed in this
> forum, Eucalyptus do provide important habitat for a number of native
> species.
>
> Kurt Mize
> Stockton, California
> USDA Zone 9
>
