Tag: monarch butterflies
This week’s blog was written by Jocelyn G., a Drummers alumni. She writes about her experience attending a Monarch Butterfly tagging session.
This week’s blog post is written by Nick, a new monthly blog correspondent and Drummer’s alumni. He explores how, unlike us, some animals only eat one very specific type of food as their main diet. He answers the question of how these species can survive on this single source of nutrients.
This week’s blog post focuses on the Monarch Butterflies and the obstacles that are now in their way due to human encroachment on their habitat. Hannah K, 2nd year Monthly Blog Correspondent and a Brookies, Bucktails, and Drummers alumni, delves into the events that have begun to threaten the Monarch Butterflies’ livelihood.
The blog post of the week was written by Monthly Blog Correspondent, Lakin P, a Ursids alumni. She informs us about some small, colorful insects. Monarch Butterflies are unique in the fact that they migrate across such a large distance. Lakin also raises an issue that may affect future generations of Monarch Butterflies.
This week, Hannah, a monthly blog correspondent and alumni of the Bucktails, Drummers, and Brookies field schools, writes about considering our more “showy” pollinators in the garden. She takes us deeper into the world of butterflies, and why they are key players on the pollinator field.
Tag: monarch butterflies
Monarchs to Mexico
Posted: November 12, 2019 by Katie Mace
This week’s blog was written by Jocelyn G., a Drummers alumni. She writes about her experience attending a Monarch Butterfly tagging session.
Category: Youth Blog Tags: featured, migration, monarch butterflies, tagging
One Track…Diet?
Posted: December 26, 2017 by Katie Cassidy
This week’s blog post is written by Nick, a new monthly blog correspondent and Drummer’s alumni. He explores how, unlike us, some animals only eat one very specific type of food as their main diet. He answers the question of how these species can survive on this single source of nutrients.
Category: Youth Blog Tags: drummers, education, exotic animals, habitat, monarch butterflies, nature observation, outdoors, research, wildlife, youth
Winter of the Monarchs
Posted: August 22, 2017 by Academy Director
This week’s blog post focuses on the Monarch Butterflies and the obstacles that are now in their way due to human encroachment on their habitat. Hannah K, 2nd year Monthly Blog Correspondent and a Brookies, Bucktails, and Drummers alumni, delves into the events that have begun to threaten the Monarch Butterflies’ livelihood.
Category: Youth Blog Tags: Brookies, Bucktails, drummers, monarch butterflies, winter
Monarch Butterfly Migration
Posted: August 1, 2017 by Academy Director
The blog post of the week was written by Monthly Blog Correspondent, Lakin P, a Ursids alumni. She informs us about some small, colorful insects. Monarch Butterflies are unique in the fact that they migrate across such a large distance. Lakin also raises an issue that may affect future generations of Monarch Butterflies.
Category: Youth Blog Tags: fall, monarch butterflies, spring, Ursids, youth
Beneficials in the Garden
Posted: February 14, 2017 by Katie Cassidy
This week, Hannah, a monthly blog correspondent and alumni of the Bucktails, Drummers, and Brookies field schools, writes about considering our more “showy” pollinators in the garden. She takes us deeper into the world of butterflies, and why they are key players on the pollinator field.
Category: Youth Blog Tags: Brookies, Bucktails, drummers, education, habitat, monarch butterflies, outdoors, youth