Posted by: Haley Hansen
Hey! This is Haley, Anna, and Toby with a week #2 update on our topic. We wanted to focus on monarch butterflies due to the fact that their main migration route is right though California. Monarchs issues have recently come to light and many organizations are addressing their problems such as National Geographics . The main problem for monarchs is decline in milkweed. Milkweed is a plant commonly found in the western half of North America. In C.A its found in the Sierras and Coast Ranges. Due to the decline in this plant it makes it difficult for the next generation of butterflies to survive to finish the migration. Some solutions are team has been considering was trying to stop deforestation. We soon realized how broad that was a difficult to obtain. After some long consideration we narrowed it down to how humans are cutting down milkweed plants in their homes with the confusion of thinking it’s just a normal weed. Our team also wants to make people more aware of this plant and its importance and how significant it is to the survival of monarch butterflies. Then we consider having more milkweed planted in public parks this solution can better the aesthetic in parks due to the fact that more butterfly will inhabit space and it will help monarchs with the decrease in milkweed!
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AuthorsOur Names are Anna Perttula, Toby Gestner, and Hale Hansen! And we are seventh graders at Windward School Archives
April 2019
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