Please join me Thursday, August 18th, at 10am at Essex’s T.O.H.P. Burnham Library for a free all ages (5 plus) Monarch Butterfly event, The Marvelous Magnificent Migrating Monarch. To register, please GO HERE
I hope to see you there!
2) Keep your home and garden free from pesticides, herbicides, and rodenticides.
3) Support local farmers and beekeepers by purchasing locally produced food.
A wonderfully early-in-the-season for our region batch of Monarch caterpillars feeding on Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca), June 11.
Hello Butterfly Friends,
Super fun news to share and please save the date – Essex National Heritage is hosting a week of events for National Pollinator Week, which takes place June 20th through June 26th. We have been invited to present a LIVE screening and Q and A of Beauty on the Wing: Life Story of the Monarch Butterfly on June 22, from 7pm to 9pm at the Salem Visitor Center.
This is a free event.
You can pre-register HERE, which is recommended as there is limited seating.
Essex National Heritage has planned many events for National Pollinator Week. As soon as I have more information from organizer Ryan Conary, I will post the complete schedule.
The Salem Armory Visitor Center is located at 2 New Liberty Street, Salem, MA.
HAPPY MAY!
xxKim
Happy news to share – Beauty on the Wing is nominated for an award at the Santa Barbara Film Festival And we saw our first Monarchs this week, one at Good Harbor Beach flitting through the dunes and a second at Cox Reservation. There is TONS of Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) emerging at Good Harbor Beach currently ❤
Milkweed emerging in May at Good Harbor Beach
At GHB, later in the summer
Super great news update from my friend and American Public Television Vice President Judy. She shares that since our documentary premiered a month ago, Beauty on the Wing has been broadcast 276 times, reaching 48.95 percent of the UStv households. She thinks we will have even greater activity in April because of programming centered around Earth Day! We have received emails and messages from viewers around the country, many inspired to create a Monarch habitat.
With thanks and gratitude to our many generous contributors, without whose help this film would not have been possible.
To the lovely woman in Idaho whose name I think is Shelly – if you are reading this – I accidentally deleted your note but would be happy to advise you on how to establish a Monarch habitat at your field. Please feel free to email so we can connect. Thank you!
Good Morning Friends! The following are this week’s showtimes for Beauty on the Wing: Life Story of the Monarch Butterfly airing on NY, LA, and San Francisco stations. Thank you for watching ❤
| WEDWDT3 | 1 | __W____ | 2:30:00 | 2/17/2022 | 2/17/2022 | New York | 1 | 6.24 % |
| WEDWDT3 | 1 | ____F__ | 5:00:00 | 2/19/2022 | 2/19/2022 | New York | 1 | 6.24 % |
| WEDWDT3 | 1 | M______ | 9:00:00 | 2/14/2022 | 2/14/2022 | New York | 1 | 6.24 % |
| WEDWDT3 | 1 | _T_____ | 13:00:00 | 2/15/2022 | 2/15/2022 | New York | 1 | 6.24 % |
| WEDWDT3 | 1 | ______S | 15:00:00 | 2/13/2022 | 2/13/2022 | New York | 1 | 6.24 % |
| WEDWDT3 | 1 | ______S | 22:00:00 | 2/13/2022 | 2/13/2022 | New York | 1 | 6.24 % |
| KOCEDT2 | 1 | _____S_ | 17:00:00 | 2/12/2022 | 2/12/2022 | Los Angeles | 2 | 4.66 % |
| KVCRDT | 1 | ______S | 16:00:00 | 2/20/2022 | 2/20/2022 | Los Angeles | 2 | 4.66 % |
| KVCRDT3 | 1 | M______ | 5:00:00 | 2/22/2022 | 2/22/2022 | Los Angeles | 2 | 4.66 % |
| WYINDT | 1 | __W____ | 23:00:00 | 2/16/2022 | 2/16/2022 | Chicago | 3 | 2.90 % |
| KQEDDT | 1 | __W____ | 5:00:00 | 2/17/2022 | 2/17/2022 | San Francisco | 8 | 2.14 % |
| KQEDDT | 1 | __W____ | 23:00:00 | 2/16/2022 | 2/16/2022 | San Francisco | 8 | 2.14 % |
| KQEHDT2 | 1 | __W____ | 5:00:00 | 2/17/2022 | 2/17/2022 | San Francisco | 8 | 2.14 % |
| KQEHDT2 | 1 | __W____ | 23:00:00 | 2/16/2022 | 2/16/2022 | San Francisco | 8 | 2.14 % |
| KRCBDT | 1 | ___T___ | 12:00:00 | 2/17/2022 | 2/17/2022 | San Francisco | 8 | 2.14 % |
| KRCBDT | 1 | _T_____ | 21:00:00 | 2/15/2022 | 2/15/2022 | San Francisco | 8 | 2.14 % |
Hello Friends,
We are are receiving many wonderful comments from viewers who have seen our documentary on their local public television channel, viewers from coast to coast! For we in Massachusetts (and everywhere), if you are a member of PBS Passports, here is the PBS.org Passports link to watch Beauty on the Wing:
https://www.pbs.org/show/beauty-wing-life-story-monarch-butterfly/
Note about the photos – I took a bunch of these Monarch and Buoy photographs as there were several flying around the buoys one day (only on Cape Ann = Monarchs + buoys!). They were taken during this year’s autumn migration on a hazy October afternoon. I didn’t put two and two together until finally having a chance to look at the images several days ago, that one of the buoys was painted orange and black 🙂
Thank you Friends for your continued support and for your love of Monarchs!
Warmest wishes,
xoKim
Beauty on the Wing 