Monarchs at the Harrisonville library
I am happy to report that on our small acreage, I have been spotting an increased number of Monarch butterflies this summer. They flit around our wildflower garden, spending hours savoring the purple flowers of the Blazing Stars and enjoying our flowering milkweed. My husband and I recently signed our property up as a Monarch Waystation Habitat through monarchwatch.org, and we will attempt to maintain the plants that sustain these magnificent butterflies in their long migration from Mexico to Canada each year. The monarch migration is an astounding natural phenomenon, but the butterflies are endangered due to the loss of host plants that supply nourishment and energy for their flight.
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