In the late Fall, meadows in New England are bursting with milkweed pods, which furnish monarch caterpillars with the only food they will eat. A huge effort is underway to plant more milkweed to stop the recent decline in the monarch population.
Photographs taken with a bridge camera journaling nature and everyday life in Central Massachusetts and beyond.
In the late Fall, meadows in New England are bursting with milkweed pods, which furnish monarch caterpillars with the only food they will eat. A huge effort is underway to plant more milkweed to stop the recent decline in the monarch population.
I wrote this a while ago, but am taking the liberty to include a link for your possible review.
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Tanja
http://tanjabrittonwriter.com/2017/03/29/milkweed-and-monarchs/
Wonderful article! Some of my best memories of teaching first grade for 20+ years centered around hatching monarchs in my classroom, and releasing them into my school ‘s organic garden How sad l was during the couple of years we couldn’t find eggs and caterpillars in our area. So glad they are coming back.😊
That’s great! I am sure the experience left a lasting impression on your students.