Monarch butterflies make regal recovery in north state, California
CHICO — Kim Armstrong, like many of her neighbors in the north state, has a special fondness for monarch butterflies. For the yard of her Chico hom...
CHICO — Kim Armstrong, like many of her neighbors in the north state, has a special fondness for monarch butterflies. For the yard of her Chico home, she chooses plants that are both native to the area and sources of sustenance to pollinating insects and, by extension, birds. The sight of monarchs fluttering through her garden brings joy. Three years ago, that sight was rare. The population of western monarchs in California dropped precipitously low — a reduction of 99.9% from the peak, two to three decades earlier, when two million would return from winter migration.