2009 Programs and Events

Lingohocken Rocking Car Show - Face Painting by Monarch Journey
Wrightstown Grange Fair, PA - June 27, 2009
Come get a monarch butterfly of your very own and learn some fun facts about the monarch!

Churchville Nature Center - Churchville, PA - August 9th, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Stony Brook-Milllstone 9th Annual Butterfly Fest, Pennington, NJ - August 15, 2009

Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve, New Hope, PA - August 29, 2009. 10:00 - 11:00 AM

Neshaminy Manor, Warrington, PA - September 1, 2009
Neshaminy Manor, Warrington, PA - September 3, 2009

Milkweed is up !

Milkweed is coming up in Bucks County! These photos are taken in my garden areas. They are common milkweed which will provide food for caterpillars after eggs are laid by the female butterfly..

FIrst Bucks County Monarch!

I spotted my first monarch butterfly of the 2009 season flitting about the garden of friends off Sandy Ridge Road in Doylestown, PA. It was afternoon about 3:00pm, sunny with a bit of a breeze, the temps were in the 70's.

Flemington Jewish Community Center

An environmental fair took place at the Flemington Jewish Community Center on Wednesday, May 20, 2009 hosted by the Hebrew school.

This fair was designed primarily with educating children about the concepts of stewardship, recycling, vermi-composting and much more. Activities were hands on. Bird feeders, butterflies, caterpillars and non toxic cleaners were all for the making. I talked about butterfly habitat and provided materials for coloring and making take home monarch butterflies and bookmarks.

Carversville Day 2009

In the square at Carversville General Store were variety of vendors with local crafts, foods and festivities all in celebration of Carversville Day. Monarch Journey was in the Secret Garden, providing monarch butterfly coloring activities for all who visited. Some local milkweed locations were shared by residents interested in learning more and providing habitat for monarchs.

"Turn Off, Step Out, Tune In"

No Child Left Inside- Bucks County Coalition - Monarch Journey participated at this Doylestown, Central Park event designed to get kids and their families outside and into nature. Despite the rainy day, families were dressed for the weather and visiting the Monarch Journey booth.

Monarch Sightings

A monarch sighting in Katy, Texas.
Time: about noon, Texas time.
Warm, sunny day, thunderstorms passed in the am.

This from a friend on a visit for niece's wedding. Too fast to note sex or wing condition. I told them what to look for; wings spots, fresh or fading, tag, etc. They will keep their eyes peeled! First sighting in her nieces garden.

74.1 °F
Clear
Humidity: 23%
Dew Point: 34 °F
Wind: 11.0 mph from the West
Wind Gust: 25.5 mph
Pressure: 29.62 in (Rising)

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