Monarch Butterfly Fund

Conserving the Magic of the Monarch Migration
Conservando la Magia de la Migración Monarca

Monica Missrie

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¡Reforestación de 2021 está a punto de empezar este verano!

Con el apoyo de MBF, el equipo de Alternare está comenzando con la reforestación de verano del 2021. Junto con las comunidades indígenas de Crescencio Morales, Francisco Serrato y Nicolás Romero, planean reforestar 20 hectáreas con, ¡aproximadamente 23,000 árboles! Durante los últimos dos años, Alternare ha estado usando charolas para sembrar las plántulas en los viveros evitando así las bolsas de plástico individuales para cada árbol. Un proceso ecológico fiel a las tres R’s del medio ambiente: Reducir, Reutilizar, Reciclar.

  

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Summer 2021 Reforestation is Starting!

Supported by MBF funding, Alternare’s team is starting with the summer reforestation for 2021. Along with the indigenous communities of Crescencio Morales, Francisco Serrato and Nicolás Romero, they are planning to plant approximately 23,000 trees on 20 hectares! For the past two years, Alternare has been using trays to grow seedlings in the nurseries avoiding individual plastic bags for each tree. An ecologically friendly process that is true to the three R’s of the environment: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.

         

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Monarcas emprenden su vuelo hacia el norte

La primavera llegó y las monarcas estaban volanco alrededor de Cerro Pelón en preparacion de su camino. Seguramente las vamos a ver en el norte pronto. Ahora es el momento ideal para plantar algodoncillo y flores con néctar para ayudarlas en su reproducción. A continuación unas imagenes de las monarcas cuando aun estaban en Mexico.

       

 

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Monarchs Start Treck to the North

Spring  is here and monarchs were last seen fluttering about Cerro Pelón. We are going to be spotting them up north pretty soon! Now it the time to plant milkweed and nectar-rich flowers to help them breed. Below some images of the monarchs while they were still in Mexico.

      

 

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Overwintering Monarchs Occupy 2.10 Hectares

WWF-Telcel released the data on the yearly count of monarch butterflies overwintering in Mexico for the 2020-2021 season and unfortunately the population has decreased to 2.10 hectares (5.2 acres). This is 26% from last year’s count. You can access the announcement on the WWF website by clicking HERE and read a translation in English HERE.