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Thursday, April 18, 2024

Help monarch butterflies bounce back

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Help monarch butterflies bounce back
Help monarch butterflies bounce back
Help monarch butterflies bounce back

MONARCH BUTTERFLIES.THEIR NUMBERS AREAT AN ALL TIME LOW BUTTODAY A CHALLENGEWAS LAUNCHED TO HELPTHEM BOUNCE BACK.ACTION NEWREPORTER PHIL GOMEZ ISLIVE IN SANTA CRUZWITH OUR TOP STORY....PHIL??HERE ON THE CENTRALCOAST PEOPLE AREBEING ASKED TO REPORTSIGHTINGS OF MONARCHBUTTERFLIES.THE DATA COLLECTEDWILL GIVE MUCH-NEEDEDINSIGHT INTO THEBUTTERFLIES...IF YOUSEE A MONARCHOUTSIDE-TAKE A PICTURE..

AND THERE IS ANINCENTIVE FOR YOU TODO SO.IF YOU SEE A MONARCHBUTTERFLY OUTSIDE- ALLYOU HAVE TO DO IS TAKEA PICTURTHE DATA COLLECTEDWILL GIVE RESEARCHERSMUCH NEEDED INSIGHTINTO THE BUTTERFLIESHABITAT NEEDS DURINGTHE SPRING MONTHS, SORESEARCHERS CANTARGET CONSERVATIONEFFORTMONARCH BUTTERFLIESSPEND THE WINTER INGROVES OF TREES LIKEHERE AT THE NATURALBRIDGES STATE PAMONARCH BUTTERFLYPRESERVETHEY RECENTLY HELDMIGRATION FESTIVAL---BUT EMPTY TREEBRANCHES ARE ALL YOUWILL FIND NOW"THIS YEAR WE SAW THEMLEAVE NATURAL BRIDGESITSELF, IN DECEMBER WITHTHE FIRST WINTER STORMSTHAT CAME IN AND THEY'RESTILL HANGING OUT ATLIGHTHOUSE FIELD STATEBEACH , ALTHOUGH NOT ASMANY"AND THAT'S WSCHOOLS AND OTHERVISITORS COME, SO THEYCAN LOOK UP INTO THETREES FOR THMONARCWILL AWARD WEEKLYPRIZES LIKE GIFT CARDSTO PARTICIPANTS WHOSHARE PHOTOS ORVIDEOS OF MONARCHBUTTERFLIES AWAY FROMTHEIR WINTERINGHABITATSONCE YOU SNAPTHAT PHOTO OR VIDEO....HERE'S WHERE YOUCAN SEND IT.YOU CAN GET THEFREE APP, "EYE-NATURLIST OR E-MAIL ITTO MONARCH MYSTERYAT W-S-U-DOT-E-D-U...MAKE SURE TOINCLUDE THE DATE,SPECIES AND THELOCATION WITH ALLPICTURES AND VIDEOS.YOU'LL BEAUTOMATICALLYENTERED TO WIN AWEEKLY PRIZE.#ON

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