17 years ago when the girls were still small, I connected with an on-line group called Journey North. Twice a year we would watch the migration of the monarch butterflies,robins,gray whales, tulips, and wolves. Oftentimes, I will be watching two or three migrations at a time but the one which has always been consistent is that of the monarch butterfly.
Today opens the migration season. Every Thursday ,new videos and field data are posted from Mexico and then moving northwards until the monarchs have returned to the U.S.
Journey North started as a citizen's science project to engage children in observing the seasonal changes all around them and the world. Watching the migration patterns the interconnectedness of our planet.
It's such a wonder to watch the monarchs in their cocoons in the mountains of Mexico. There are millions of them. We watch and watch and watch and then finally they hatch. When they fly away the sky becomes monarched colored. It is just a thrill. It's so much fun to watch spring make it's way North. Daily getting updates from fellow observers until one day you see a monarch and it's your turn to give a field report. It never gets old.
Video and migration maps are live. Also included in each migration are authentic field observations from citizen scientists, photos of the week, and other great Journey North lessons and links. It's really a living migration experience.
Journey North is free and everyone is welcome. Happy Migration Season!!!!
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