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My letter in the Star Tribune
My letter published in the Minneapolis, Star Tribune August 7. CLIMATE CHANGE Where are our monarch butterflies? The droughts, alternating with heavy rains and pesticide use, have destroyed a lot of...
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Climate Change is Frightening
Climate Change is Real, and it is Frightening What changes have you seen the past few years because of our changing climate? Some of the following have frightened me: - In one year my pollinator...
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Bees and Monarch Butterflies Can’t Wait
This ad from Save-Bees.org is running in newspapers across the United States: http://savebees.org/ “Honey Bees, native bees and other pollinators are responsible for 1 out of every 3 bites of food we...
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A Native Plant Yard in St. Paul
Bees and butterflies love bee balm A Wonderful Story from Minnesota Public Radio The natural: Transforming a yard from nasty to native News & FeaturesDan Olson · St. Paul, Minn. · Jun 23, 2014 A...
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New Monarch Butterflies
This is why you should plant milkweed. The story of three new monarch butterflies, August 2014: First, swamp milkweed Then four monarch caterpillars A few weeks later, vibrant colored monarchs Next I...
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Protect monarch butterflies under the Endangered Species Act
This is from Friends of the Earth foe.org/monarchs Tell the Fish and Wildlife Service: Protect monarchs under the Endangered Species Act. Across the Midwest, millions of acres of “Roundup® Ready”...
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Superior Views, May into June
Lake Superior dandelions in the forget-me-not flowers My hero plant is the dandelion, yes, dandelion! The dandelion attracts the monarchs, painted lady, red admiral, tiger swallow-tail and many other...
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Exciting New Program for Monarch Butterflies
Monarch caterpillar in my yard last year This week I had one monarch butterfly checking out butterfly weed in my Minneapolis yard. Last week I spotted one monarch in Northern Wisconsin. It is sad that...
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Pollinator Heaven
Hummingbirds and bees love our Minneapolis yard ! Monarchs are crazy about Liatris!
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An Amazing Story of Migration
Monarchs love Liatris (blazing star). They need nectar sources as they migrate Monarch eggs hatch into caterpillars, then into a chrysalis. 3 or 4 times in a summer this happens! chrysalis turns into a...
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Pollinator Heaven
Hummingbirds and bees love our Minneapolis yard ! Monarchs are crazy about Liatris!
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Write a letter to your local officials
Our elegant monarch butterfly needs some help! Butterfly Weed is blooming along some interstate highways. When I see the mowing down native plants pollinators I get angry. My husband and I have just...
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Butterflies are Vanishing Around The World
“Whatever befalls the earth, befalls the people of the earth.” Chief Seattle If Everyone Does a Little It Can Add up to A Lot! Fritillary on bee balm Have you noticed how few butterflies are flittering...
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Avocados Deforest Monarch Winter Grounds!
The stickers on avocados say where they are grown. Say “No” to Mexican avocados! I embarrassed to admit I have Mexican avocados in my refrigerator. NEVER again. According to this article monarch...
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Plant For Clean Water
I am at the Minnesota State Fair talking to individuals about rain gardens and native deep-rooted plants. Native plants help absorb pollutants, keep rain water in our yards, save on watering, and are...
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Life and Death on Lake Superior
August 2017 Many bees on the native plants. I had just seen a hawk fly along Lake Superior, but was surprised when two large birds came crashing into a window where was sitting. This created a 45...
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Getting Ready for a Long Journey
A new monarch on blazing star This is an exciting time for my yard! At this time of year my yard is overrun by monarch butterflies and hummingbirds. Total enjoyment! The hummingbirds are gorging on...
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National Pollinator Week
What can you do to help our birds, bees and butterflies? Can you plant some milkweed or other native plants? Can you become aware and reduce the chemicals you use? Can you learn about neonicotinoids...
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Thriving Pollinators
Cardinal flowers pop-up everywhere in my yard! What joy to look out the window and see monarch butterflies and ruby throated hummingbirds enjoying the plants in my yard. Bees, butterflies and...
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Pollinator Passion
“Nature is a way to escape to a healing place!” John Caddy First there were four, then there were seven, now there are over ten monarch butterflies playing tag in my yard. This has been going on for...
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