Good news for monarch butterflies comes with the announcement from Iowa State University about a new statewide effort to support the habitat of monarchs. While some of the partners might raise eyebrows, funding has to come from somewhere and at least this is an admirable cause to support. Here is more about this week’s announcement […]
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Where have all the monarchs gone?
Sad news about what some of us already suspected: the monarch butterfly population appears to be down this year at the insects’ overwintering site in Mexico. The Fall Migration News notes that only 10 trees were filled with the delicate orange and black butterflies this November at El Rosario Sanctuary, compared to 60 trees just […]
“Flood cats” still in need of help in Ce
Cindy Hadish/ Homegrown Iowan CEDAR RAPIDS – In 2008, epic flooding left more than 1,000 homes and businesses vacant in Cedar Rapids, leading to an explosion in the city’s stray cat population. Five years later, a dedicated core of volunteers remain active in seeking help for the city’s “flood cats.”