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Less mowing, more monarchs!
#TheNativeGuild
This isn’t just a research effort
It’s an URGENT, high-tech intervention to save a species currently proposed for protection under the Endangered Species Act
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#ProjectMonarch #HelpSaveMonarchs #MonarchButterfly #GrowNativePlants #TheNativeGuild
This isn’t just a research effort
It’s an URGENT, high-tech intervention to save a species currently proposed for protection under the Endangered Species Act
swmonarchs.org/ProjectMonar...
#ProjectMonarch #HelpSaveMonarchs #MonarchButterfly #GrowNativePlants #TheNativeGuild
1. Download the Project Monarch app to your phone
2. Turn it on
3. While outside - your phone will 'ping' when a monarch with a tracker is near
4. Upload the info
Simple & Important!
Go to: www.swmonarchs.org/ProjectMonarch
#ProjectMonarch #MonarchButterfly
1. Download the Project Monarch app to your phone
2. Turn it on
3. While outside - your phone will 'ping' when a monarch with a tracker is near
4. Upload the info
Simple & Important!
Go to: www.swmonarchs.org/ProjectMonarch
#ProjectMonarch #MonarchButterfly
We can help them🌿
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#ProjectMonarch #GrowNativePlants #PollinatorGarden #TheNativeGuild #MonarchButterfly #EndangeredMonarchs
We can help them🌿
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#ProjectMonarch #GrowNativePlants #PollinatorGarden #TheNativeGuild #MonarchButterfly #EndangeredMonarchs
This decline is fueled by habitat loss (milkweed, breeding, and overwintering groves), pesticide use, and climate change
#GrowNativePlants #MonarchButterflies
This decline is fueled by habitat loss (milkweed, breeding, and overwintering groves), pesticide use, and climate change
#GrowNativePlants #MonarchButterflies
For decades, we knew shockingly little about the monarchs’ local movements, despite the species being one of the most recognizable in the world
This new technology is a revelation
Tiny solar-powered tracking tags are transmitting crucial data about their travels
For decades, we knew shockingly little about the monarchs’ local movements, despite the species being one of the most recognizable in the world
This new technology is a revelation
Tiny solar-powered tracking tags are transmitting crucial data about their travels
But in California, a groundbreaking project is using tiny technology so precise it feels like science fiction—all to solve the enduring mysteries of this iconic insect’s survival
But in California, a groundbreaking project is using tiny technology so precise it feels like science fiction—all to solve the enduring mysteries of this iconic insect’s survival
The $200 Backpack: How Ultra-Tiny Tech is Racing to Save the Monarch Butterfly
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#MonarchButterfly #Monarchs #GrowNativePlants
The $200 Backpack: How Ultra-Tiny Tech is Racing to Save the Monarch Butterfly
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#MonarchButterfly #Monarchs #GrowNativePlants
🐛Caterpillars are often specialized to eat only specific native plants because they have developed the necessary enzymes to digest that plant's unique defensive compounds
#GrowNativePlants
🐛Caterpillars are often specialized to eat only specific native plants because they have developed the necessary enzymes to digest that plant's unique defensive compounds
#GrowNativePlants
Cut back perennial ornamental grasses (like Deer Grass or California Fescue) to refresh them, typically to about 4–6 inches above the ground, if you didn't do so in the fall
#NativeGrasses #GrowNativePlants #Bunchgrasses #TheNativeGuild
Cut back perennial ornamental grasses (like Deer Grass or California Fescue) to refresh them, typically to about 4–6 inches above the ground, if you didn't do so in the fall
#NativeGrasses #GrowNativePlants #Bunchgrasses #TheNativeGuild
The health of California's native perennial grasslands is rooted in Chumash tradition with managed, controlled, frequent burning
This practice promoted healthy native bunchgrasses, inhibited invasives, and shows a deep co-evolved ecological relationship
#GrowNatives
The health of California's native perennial grasslands is rooted in Chumash tradition with managed, controlled, frequent burning
This practice promoted healthy native bunchgrasses, inhibited invasives, and shows a deep co-evolved ecological relationship
#GrowNatives
Santa Barbara’s historical grasslands were dominated by perennial bunchgrasses—plants that grow in dense clumps rather than forming a continuous sod
Adding these into your garden provides natural texture and incredible drought resilience 🌿
#GrowNatives #Bunchgrasses
Santa Barbara’s historical grasslands were dominated by perennial bunchgrasses—plants that grow in dense clumps rather than forming a continuous sod
Adding these into your garden provides natural texture and incredible drought resilience 🌿
#GrowNatives #Bunchgrasses
Once established, most native bunchgrasses are highly drought-tolerant 💧
If you prefer to keep them greener, a deep soaking once a month in summer is usually enough
#Bunchgrasses #NativeGrasses #GrowNativePlants #PollinatorGarden #TheNativeGuild
Once established, most native bunchgrasses are highly drought-tolerant 💧
If you prefer to keep them greener, a deep soaking once a month in summer is usually enough
#Bunchgrasses #NativeGrasses #GrowNativePlants #PollinatorGarden #TheNativeGuild
🌿 The Golden State's Unsung Heroes: A Guide to Native Grasses in Santa Barbara County
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#CaliforniaNativeGrasses #NativeGrasses #GrowNativePlants #PollinatorGarden #TheNativeGuild
🌿 The Golden State's Unsung Heroes: A Guide to Native Grasses in Santa Barbara County
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#CaliforniaNativeGrasses #NativeGrasses #GrowNativePlants #PollinatorGarden #TheNativeGuild
They’re quiet survivors that shaped California long before its modern ecosystems existed
#CaliforniaNativeFern #Fern #GrowNatives
They’re quiet survivors that shaped California long before its modern ecosystems existed
#CaliforniaNativeFern #Fern #GrowNatives
Some species have wild drought survival tricks
Cliff ferns can shrivel almost to nothing, desert-style, to ride out dry spells
Others, like chain ferns, thrive in constant seepage zones, adapting to ever-shifting water flow
#Ferns #GrowNativePlants #NativeFerns #TheNativeGuild
Some species have wild drought survival tricks
Cliff ferns can shrivel almost to nothing, desert-style, to ride out dry spells
Others, like chain ferns, thrive in constant seepage zones, adapting to ever-shifting water flow
#Ferns #GrowNativePlants #NativeFerns #TheNativeGuild
Give them the right light, soil, and moisture, and they’ll thrive with little more than seasonal tidying
#NativeFern #Ferns #GrowNativePlants #TheNativeGuild
Give them the right light, soil, and moisture, and they’ll thrive with little more than seasonal tidying
#NativeFern #Ferns #GrowNativePlants #TheNativeGuild
They have withstood dramatic climate swings, wildfires, droughts, and floods—yet remain gentle, understated presences in the landscape
#Ferns #GrowNativePlants #TheNativeGuild
They have withstood dramatic climate swings, wildfires, droughts, and floods—yet remain gentle, understated presences in the landscape
#Ferns #GrowNativePlants #TheNativeGuild
Their dense roots hold slopes and stream edges, and their shedding fronds enrich the soil
In a garden facing drought and erosion, ferns are both ornament and ally
#GrowNativePlants #Ferns #TheNativeGuild #PollinatorGarden
Their dense roots hold slopes and stream edges, and their shedding fronds enrich the soil
In a garden facing drought and erosion, ferns are both ornament and ally
#GrowNativePlants #Ferns #TheNativeGuild #PollinatorGarden
Their fronds create a living tapestry—softening hard edges, filling understory gaps, and offering shelter for small wildlife
#Fern #GrowNatives
Their fronds create a living tapestry—softening hard edges, filling understory gaps, and offering shelter for small wildlife
#Fern #GrowNatives
Growing Native Ferns on the Central California Coast: A Guide to Lush, Low-Maintenance Beauty
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#NativeFern #PollinatorGarden #GrowNativePlants #TheNativeGuild
Growing Native Ferns on the Central California Coast: A Guide to Lush, Low-Maintenance Beauty
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#NativeFern #PollinatorGarden #GrowNativePlants #TheNativeGuild
They look like something chiseled by light and time: chalk-white rosettes, bluish spirals, silvery fans, pencil-like green leaves
Some appear frosted with moonlight; others glow in afternoon sun
#Dudleya #GrowNativePlants #PollinatorGarden
They look like something chiseled by light and time: chalk-white rosettes, bluish spirals, silvery fans, pencil-like green leaves
Some appear frosted with moonlight; others glow in afternoon sun
#Dudleya #GrowNativePlants #PollinatorGarden
They grow in sculptural rosettes, sometimes solitary, sometimes forming impressive clumps over decades
Their flowering stalks emerge annually from the base, rising dramatically above the foliage before setting seed
#Dudleya #GrowNativePlants #PollinatorGarden #TheNativeGuild
They grow in sculptural rosettes, sometimes solitary, sometimes forming impressive clumps over decades
Their flowering stalks emerge annually from the base, rising dramatically above the foliage before setting seed
#Dudleya #GrowNativePlants #PollinatorGarden #TheNativeGuild
Their natural cliffside habitats shed water fast, and in heavy soil or overwatered pots, their roots can rot
When in doubt, think *cliffside* — that’s the vibe they thrive on
#GrowNativePlants #PollinatorGarden #Dudleya
Their natural cliffside habitats shed water fast, and in heavy soil or overwatered pots, their roots can rot
When in doubt, think *cliffside* — that’s the vibe they thrive on
#GrowNativePlants #PollinatorGarden #Dudleya
They can reproduce through seeds or through their pups that form off the base of the plant
#Dudleya #GrowNativePlants #PollinatorGarden #TheNativeGuild
They can reproduce through seeds or through their pups that form off the base of the plant
#Dudleya #GrowNativePlants #PollinatorGarden #TheNativeGuild