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    The Monarch: Saving Our Most-Loved Butterfly

    The Monarch: Saving Our Most-Loved Butterfly

    by Kylee Baumle


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      ISBN-13: 9781943366309
    • Publisher: St. Lynn's Press
    • Publication date: 04/12/2017
    • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
    • Format: eBook
    • Pages: 160
    • File size: 87 MB
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    Project: Make a butterfly watering station

    Much attention is paid to providing nectar sources for adult butterflies, but we know that they also need water and are drawn to locations that supply it. Providing an accessible source of water close to their preferred nectar sources will be just one more way to attract monarchs to your garden, patio, porch or balcony.

    You may have seen butterflies congregating at the edges of mud and water puddles to suck up water through their proboscises. They may be merely getting a drink, but some may also be doing so with another important purpose: In large groups, they are nearly always males, engaging in the act of “puddling.” They’re gathering salts and minerals from the water that will become incorporated into the spermatophore (the packet containing the sperm that they transfer to the female during mating). These nutrients will nourish the eggs, increasing the health and number of eggs that a female will lay.

    If you don’t have a way to help the monarchs by growing nectar plants or milkweed, this simple watering station can be a welcome refreshment for them on a hot summer’s day. ...

    Table of Contents

    Introduction xi

    Chapter 1 A Story 15

    Chapter 2 Danaus plexippus 17

    Chapter 3 Monarch Mimics 31

    Chapter 4 The Miraculous Migration 35

    Chapter 5 Laying Out the Challenges 45

    Chapter 6 We Can Lend a Hand 53

    Chapter 7 What's So Special About Milkweed? 67

    Chapter 8 Predators at Large 85

    Chapter 9 Are Monarchs in Danger of Extinction? 93

    Ways to Help the Monarch: Projects for Everyone 99

    Citizen Science Programs 101

    Create a Monarch Waystation 105

    Make a Butterfly Watering Station 109

    Raise a Monarch in Your Home 111

    Learn How to Tag a Migrating Monarch 119

    Make a Monarch Bracelet 122

    Make a Monarch Butterfly Ring 124

    Stir Up a Milkweed Cocktail 126

    For Those Who Teach 127

    Epilogue: The Rest of the Story 131

    Appendix 135

    Glossary 136

    Native Milkweed Species, Their Range & Status 140

    Where to Buy Milkweed Seeds & Plants 144

    Nectar Plants for Pollinators 145

    More Milkweed Insects You May Encounter 146

    Where Can I Visit Monarchy at Their Overwintering Sites? 149

    Where Can I Donate? 151

    Books, Films & Helpful Websites 152

    Bibliography 154

    Index 155

    Acknowledgments 157

    About the Author 159

    What People are Saying About This

    Jessica Walliser

    “Thousands of insect species are suffering from habitat loss and pesticide exposure, but none is more precious to our collective psyche than the monarch. In The Monarch, Kylee Baumle guides us through the all-too-fragile lives of these breathtaking pollinators and their epic journey, and hands us the tools we need to make a difference for not just this imperiled insect, but those thousands of others.”
    ~ Jessica Walliser, horticulturist, radio host, author of Attracting Beneficial Bugs to Your Garden and Good Bug Bad Bug

    Melinda Myers

    “Kylee not only shares her knowledge and passion about monarchs, but inspires us to join forces to preserve this important pollinator. She offers practical advice on how each person can make a difference to save this and other pollinators critical to our food supply and natural beauty.” ~ Melinda Myers, horticulturist, garden book author, radio and tv host of Melinda’s Garden Moments

    Laurie Davies Adams

    "The miraculous monarch migration must continue as a legacy for generations to come. This homage to the monarch helps guide the way." ~ Laurie Davies Adams, Executive Director, Pollinator Partnership

    Steve Bender

    "Kylee Baumle is blessed with the magnificent obsession to be absolutely correct about everything she writes. Readers can rest assured that every fact within the pages of The Monarch has been subjected to the most rigorous research and analysis since Noah assigned seating on the ark."
    ~ Steve Bender, Southern Living magazine’s “The Grumpy Gardener”

    Lincoln Brower

    The Monarch is a riveting tale of biology and conservation. The intricacies of the butterfly's life history, migration and overwintering biology are engagingly narrated and beautifully illustrated. Kylee Baumle’s lovely new book will appeal widely to schools, conservation folks, general readers and to the gamut of people interested in submerging themselves in what she richly paints as a noble cause, saving our most-loved butterfly.” ~ Lincoln P. Brower, Research Professor of Biology, Sweet Briar College

    Jenny Peterson

    Kylee Baumle's passion for the monarch butterfly has inspired me to pay closer attention to making my own garden – and those of my clients – a haven for this gorgeous creature. Her valuable information, stunning photographs and stirring prose will inspire you to do the same. ~ Jenny Peterson,— landscape designer and author of The Cancer Survivor's Garden Companion

    From the Publisher

    “Kylee Baumle is more passionate about monarchs (and saving them) than anyone I know. How fortunate we are that she’s now sharing her years of study and monarch-saving wisdom from the trenches with all of us. I can’t imagine a better person to write this book!” ~ Joe Lamp’l, Producer and Host of the PBS series Growing a Greener World®

    “Monarchs need our help now more than ever. All of us can do our part by planting milkweed and nectar plants. This book can show you how to help and protect the monarch butterfly population.” ~ Holli Hearn, monarch enthusiast and founder of “The Beautiful Monarch” Facebook group

    "This thoroughly-researched compression of Kylee's many enthusiastic years of passion and research is a carefully-crafted balance of practical facts, poignant philosophy and non-judgmental science, making it a must-read for everyone concerned about monarchs – one of the most gardener-friendly symbols of hope for our planet."

    ~ Felder Rushing, Slow Gardening founder and longtime host of NPR's “Gestalt Gardener” program

    I found Kylee Baumle’s lovely new book, The Monarch, Saving Our Most Loved Butterfly a riveting tale of biology and conservation. The intricacies of the butterfly's life history, migration and overwintering biology are engagingly narrated and beautifully illustrated with high quality color images. Her advocacy of doing everything humanly possible to bring the monarch back from its recent precipitous decline due to human activities is expounded without being heavy handed.

    Rich in suggestions of what gardeners, citizen scientists, schoolteachers and students can do to help turn the decline around, the book will appeal widely to schools, conservation folks, general readers and to the gamut of people interested in submerging themselves in what she richly paints as a noble cause – saving our most loved butterfly.

    ~ Lincoln P. Brower, Ph.D., Research Professor of Biology, Sweet Briar College

    Diana Blazek

    “Kylee’s enthusiasm for monarchs flies off the pages of this fascinating book. Her explanations, photographs and illustrations will inspire both young and old to do all they can to provide a rich and nourishing habitat that will help monarchs thrive.”
    ~ Diane Blazek, Executive Director, National Garden Bureau

    Joe Lamp'l

    “Kylee Baumle is more passionate about monarchs (and saving them) than anyone I know. How fortunate we are that she’s now sharing her years of study and monarch-saving wisdom from the trenches with all of us. I can’t imagine a better person to write this book!” ~ Joe Lamp’l, Producer and host of the PBS series Growing a Greener World®

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    “Monarchs need our help now more than ever. All of us can do our part by planting milkweed and nectar plants. This book can show you how to help and protect the monarch butterfly population.” ~ Holli Hearn, monarch enthusiast and founder of “The Beautiful Monarch” Facebook group

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    The Monarch showcases this magnificent butterfly with eye-popping photos, fun facts about a monarch’s life cycle, and things to know about the vital role that pollinators play in our ecosystem. Monarch expert and nature blogger Kylee Baumle provides “action” projects for all ages, from planting milkweed and wildflowers to making butterfly watering stations…to volunteer activism.

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    From the Publisher
    Those of us who love monarch butterflies are eager to share their story and to learn more about it ourselves. This book is a great way to do that. Only 160 pages long, it nevertheless covers monarchs in plenty of detail, including life cycle, migration, threats to survival, and ways to help these fascinating creatures escape extinction. This is an attractive book, chock-full of information, useful to anyone from a teenaged student to a veteran gardener. If you love monarch butterflies or want to learn more about them, check it out!
    The Detroit News - Nancy Szerlag
    Illustrated by beautiful photos, Baumle packed this work with carefully researched facts, online resources, projects and a road map of how to join the movement to save the monarch and other butterflies that are at risk in today’s world.
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