Monarchs for Kids in 2017
By David Thompson As the monarchs make their migration to Mexico, we reflect on another exciting year of Monarchs for Kids and eagerly look ahead to the next […]
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Monarchs
Monarchs for Kids in 2017—Connecting with Mexico
In the library, a monarch butterfly rested on a small boy’s hand. Suddenly it fluttered upward—zig-zagging over bookshelves toward a window. Four squealing children ran to where it landed on
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How to Harvest & Grow Common Milkweed
Collect the seed before the pod opens up. Now (Mid-September) is an ideal time. It’s easier to separate seeds from fluff now, and you won’t have the fluff drifting all
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Monarchs for Kids
Photo by Erik Zimmerman: Cloe Zimmerman gets one last kiss from the monarch she raised, before it starts migration. It’s a magical moment when the fresh young butterfly spirals upward,
Monarchs and Milkweed at Science Thursday
Last Thursday evening was the last Science Thursday of the season at Wingra Boats. Susan and David presented about Monarch butterflies and Milkweed plants to an enthusiastic group of kids
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Successful Rain Garden Promotion Effort!
One of our watershed residents, Liz McBride, recently took up the cause of promoting the installation of rain gardens during a recent street reconstruction process. Liz learned that the City
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