REAL is developing a demonstration Monarch Garden on the REAL Deal site as a 30th anniversary project. Significant benefits will include:
- Critical habitat for the at-risk monarch butterflies: milkweed host plants for breeding stage, other colourful native nectar plants for feeding
- Habitat for other pollinators: other butterfly species, birds, bees, and insects.
- Visually attraction to human residents and tourists
- Demonstration of what others can do on their own properties to enhance the local monarch population
- An ongoing support to monarch populations in coming years
- Legacy project for REAL’s 30th anniversary
Website: Monarch Garden
August 2020: ‘Extinction is a process:’ REAL plants second butterfly garden to help declining pollinator populations
Contact: Barb Hicks