Tonight Mari Gruber, owner-operator of the Butterfly Sanctuary on Route 903 in Carbon County, spoke to a group of about 40 people at the Kibler one-room school. She pointed out that last year the Monarch butterfly population experienced a slight uptick.
She attributed this to thousands of people across the U.S. and Canada planting milkweed seeds or not pulling out or spraying milkweeds, the only plant utilized by Monarch butterfly caterpillars.
This example shows what education and awareness can do. I believe that people want to do the right thing. The problem in today’s world is that so many don’t know what the right thing is. So spread the word. Let the milkweeds grow and bloom.
I do. Always have.
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