Linn County Master Gardeners are continuing their theme of the “Year of the Pollinator” with three sessions this April in the Creative Gardening Series at the Cedar Rapids Public Library. The year began with an event at Kirkwood Community College, featuring Chip Taylor, founder and director of Monarch Watch and professor of ecology and evolutionary […]
You are browsing archives for
Category: butterflies
Iowa central to proposed “Monarch Highwa
By Cindy Hadish/Homegrown Iowan CEDAR RAPIDS – Travelers along Interstate 35 would share the plus-1,500-mile route with some migrating friends if plans for a “Monarch Highway” take flight. Chip Taylor, founder and director of Monarch Watch and professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Kansas, described the proposal during his presentation Jan. […]
Monarch Watch founder to speak at Kirkwo...
Linn County Master Gardeners are kicking off a new “Planting For Pollinators” year, starting with a presentation at Kirkwood Community College by the founder and director of Monarch Watch on Jan. 20, 2016. The monarch population has been decreasing, due in large part to declining habitat and the loss of milkweed, which serves as the […]