This morning (8/30) Roberta discovered many monarch caterpillars on the milkweeds we’ve planted at the train station—a long awaited success!
“Many scientists are concerned about the eastern population of monarchs, which summer east of the Rocky Mountains. This group is occurring in ever smaller numbers, and its survival may be threatened by a series of natural disasters in the Mexican wintering grounds, as well as by reduced acreage of milkweed plants in their summer home.”
National Geographic, read more HERE
Kudos to the many excellent helpers who have worked hard on the garden this spring and summer: Abbie Rosner, Albert Chen, Andrew Dunakin, Andrew Beck, Bob Lane, Daniel Krewson, Dasharr Neal, Diane Dunning, Dottie Wells, Eve Gentieu, Fauzia Garcia, Galen Horst-Martz, Hans Horst-Martz, Ianie Sylla, Joanne Sharpless, Johan de Jong, Kathryn Pannepacker, Laureen Griffin, Lorrance Neal, Luke Russell, Maggie Chapman, Marjorie Russell, Michael Galganski, Odamis Fernandez-Scheinbaum, Regina Robinson, Roberta Moore, Russell Fulton, Sam Duplessis, Sandra Donover, Stan Todd, and Tim Marsh. It is in beautiful shape! And thanks as well to the folks who plan to help with continued maintenance into the fall.
Fall Cleanup Day at the Tulpehocken Station Garden and Orchard will be Saturday, November 3, 10am-1pm. Please consider volunteering! We work hard and we have fun!
