Natural History Wanderings

The Santa Barbara Independent reports

California State Parks Foundation released a new analysis of data that confirms the importance of California state parks for the survival of the western monarch butterfly. A review of 26 years of data collected on the western monarch butterfly population shows that a significant number of those counted are found in California state parks.

“California State Parks is the single largest land manager of overwintering groves for western monarch butterflies,” said Rachel Norton, Executive Director of California State Parks Foundation. “Monarch butterflies depend on these groves for their survival. Our state parks have a key role to play in the preservation of this iconic California species.”

Read more at  As Annual Western Monarch Butterfly Count Gets Underway, New Analysis Highlights Importance of California State Parks for Species  – The Santa Barbara Independent