Where have all the Butterflies Gone?

Where Have all the American Western Monarch Butterflies California Coastal Habitats Gone?

The photograph at the left was taken at what was once one of the largest Western Monarch butterfly major endangered regular over-wintering groves in the United States at Cayucos, California. Several years ago over fifty 50,000 to sixty 60,000 Western Monarch butterflies settled on the Anise plants, roosting on Cyprus, Willow and Eucalyptus trees bordering the creek during the winter. This habitat has declined and been lost. The Daniel Boone Butterfly Palace is committed to the study, preservation, protection, restoration and re-establishment of the fragile network of American Western Monarch butterfly habitats on California’s Central Coast. This great American environmental treasury is believed to be a declining approx one million migratory Western Monarch butterflies. A migratory phenomenon that cannot be re-created. Please see archived articles on the home page “ Boone Battles “ for information on our unsuccesful attempt to restore, study and save the Caycous habitat.

Your help is needed to support active intervention, education, restoration, study and public awareness of the little known existence of the few remaining major regular over-wintering habitats of the American Western Migratory Monarch butterfly on California's Central Coast. The habitats are like owning a major piece of the Grand Canyon and are as important as the last stands of our California Redwoods. Everyone needs to know.

Sheila Boone,

President

The Butterfly Palace, Inc.

Contributions to this public benefit corporation are fully tax deductible as allowed by law.

Send donations to:

The Butterfly Palace Inc.
PO Box 171
Pismo Beach, Ca 93448
805-929-0887

Where Have all the American Western Monarch Butterflies California Coastal Habitats Gone?

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Last Updated 06/13/03