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monarch butterfly sanctuaries  // Posts tagged as "monarch butterfly sanctuaries"

16 May Posted by Rocamar in Butterfly news | Comments

Monarchs migrating into Canada

Monarchs migrating into Canada

According to reports from Point Pelee National Park, monarchs are making their final border crossing on this year’s migration.  Point Pelee is the furthest southern point on Lake Erie, making it the shortest crossing point across the Great Lake into Canada.  Monarchs cross at Point Pelee on their migration to and from Mexico every year....

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27 Apr Posted by Rocamar in Blog | Comments

Congratulations to one of our past guests!

Congratulations to one of our past guests!

We just received word that one of our two-time guests, Caroline Blizzard, has received the Environmental Education Award in Western Maryland.  Caroline has enjoyed two trips to the monarch sanctuaries with us and demonstrates her passion for the monarch butterfly back home by setting up way stations at local schools to track the monarch migration. We...

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18 Apr Posted by Rocamar in Blog, Butterfly news | Comments

Monarch Butterflies making great progress in 2011

Monarch Butterflies making great progress in 2011

It is always fascinating to watch the progress of the monarch butterfly migration every year through the messages people send us and the tracking done so well through Journey North’s online tracking map.  This year it is particularly interesting to compare the monarch’s progress with last year’s map. As many may have heard or even experienced...

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11 Apr Posted by Rocamar in Announcements, Blog | Comments

Mexico City, Magic Town, and LOTS of Monarchs

Mexico City, Magic Town, and LOTS of Monarchs

We are very pleased to share that the latest of our butterfly tour itineraries is now available!  After last season’s 5-day Magic Town and Monarch Butterfly Tour, we decided to expand the itinerary to include a couple of incredible fully-guided days in the Mexico City.  Experience the culture and rich history of Mexico City as...

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29 Mar Posted by Rocamar in Blog | Comments

Monarchs 2012!!!

Monarchs 2012!!!

The 2011 monarch season has only just come to a close and we are already looking forward to 2012!  If you are interested in joining us for next season, contact us soon!  The best weeks of the butterfly season are the last two weeks in February and first week of March.  If there is a...

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10 Mar Posted by Rocamar in Announcements, Blog | Comments

Thanks to all for a great 10th season!

Thanks to all for a great 10th season!

We are back from our 10th amazing season at Mexico’s monarch butterfly sanctuaries and would like to thank all of our guests for such a spectacular year.  Despite some speculation that monarch populations would be down this year flooding and cold weather shortly before the 2010 tour season, 2011’s butterflies were spectacular and we thoroughly...

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18 May Posted by Rocamar in Blog | Comments

First Monarch Butterfly and Magic Towns Tour

First Monarch Butterfly and Magic Towns Tour

February 15 – 19, 2011 we will be running our Monarch Butterfly and Magic Towns Tour!  This tour offers three monarch butterfly sanctuaries and two of Mexico’s famous Magic Towns.We have been working on the details of this tour for a couple of years now and feel that it fits in perfectly with the rest...

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10 May Posted by Rocamar in Blog | 1 comment

First Monarch Butterfly Tour of 2011!

First Monarch Butterfly Tour of 2011!

February 19 – 26, 2011. We are pleased to announce our first monarch butterfly sanctuary tour date for the 2011 season; our popular week-long Monarch Butterfly and Cultural Tour.  We have been perfecting this tour itinerary for ten years and every year it continues to get better.  Starting in beautiful Morelia, this vacation takes you...

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07 May Posted by Rocamar in Blog, Butterfly news | Comments

Monarch Buttterfly Sanctuary Boundaries to Expand!

Monarch Buttterfly Sanctuary Boundaries to Expand!

The Mexican government has announced that they intend to expand the boundaries of the monarch butterfly sanctuary reserve.  Here is a Google-translated article from a Mexican publication.  Great news!  This article is translated from here. Morelia, Mich .- Rep. Roberto Arriaga Colin (PT), notes for a review of current status of the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere...

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