Jane Goodall said “Only if we understand, will we care. Only if we care, will we help. Only if we help, shall all be saved.”
It was recently World Nature Conservation Day which should be everyday, and we need to focus on how can we make a positive difference for some of the world’s most important ecosystems. Forests, in particular, are in need of our help. Victoria and I are working to save the Buttonhook Forest in New Castle NY, which is a 20.3 acre magical land with 676 trees. It is a wildlife habitat, a watershed, a carbon sink and it contains Native American Sacred Ceremonial Stones, and monarch butterflies make their home there as well. So let’s talk butterflies. Recently, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) placed the migratory monarch butterfly on its Red List of threatened species and classified it as endangered. Monarchs migrate across North America each year and are one of the continent’s most widely recognized species of butterfly as it has distinctive black and orange wings. Monarch butterflies are not yet protected in the United States, and we must do everything in our power protect them. Victoria gives us some great information about these beautiful and beneficial creatures. For more info go to xerces.org, nature.org, and New Castle Healthy Yards on Facebook. Please subscribe to TMSOG podcast. For past shows go to hudsonriverradio.com and malcolmpresents.com #RaiseYourEcoConsciousness