I Miss The Monarchs
Personal memory by Karen Stahlecker
2006 to 2017 • McHenry County, IL, United States
Just 10 years ago, a vast migration of Monarch butterflies swept through our farm in Northern Illinois as Fall progressed. Now, their numbers have dwindled to a handful seen over the course of the whole summer.
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