Papillion Garden Club
May 8, 2018
7:00 p.m.
Trinity Village Dining Room
Presenter: Ann Trumble "Monarch Migration Station”
Monarch migration makes stop in Papillion this fall
That’s why the city is trying to make Papillion a safe stop for the species as it continues its migration south this fall.
Millions of monarchs are making the 3,000-mile trek south to Mexico. While more than 150 million made the trip last year, concerns still remain on the number of monarchs making the trip each year.
That’s why Papillion is doing its part to make the city a safe stop for the butterflies.
“The milkweed is the main plant they flock to,” said Tony Gowan, Parks Director for Papillion. “In areas like Prairie Queen, Walnut Creek or along Highway 370, where there is milkweed, we don’t disturb those.”
Gowan said the city has also tried to incorporate plants that attract butterflies. There is a butterfly garden at Sump Memorial Library.
“There is a concern for the future because of pesticides,” Gowan said. “That’s why we try to leave as many areas as we can natural and not have an impact on it.”
Theodore Burk, a Creighton University entomologist who has been studying monarchs for almost two decades, said half of the monarchs’ food base has been eliminated in the past 20 years.
Efforts in Nebraska are underway to plant more milkweed and other plants to conserve monarchs and other pollinator insects that can be critical to our existence and food supply.
Anne Trumble transformed seven acres of her family’s farm at 54th Street and Highway 370 into a Migration Station in 2016. The area is filled with 46 species of plants to benefit the monarch butterfly and other threatened pollinators.
May 8, 2018
7:00 p.m.
Trinity Village Dining Room
Presenter: Ann Trumble "Monarch Migration Station”
Monarch migration makes stop in Papillion this fall
- By Eric Taylor l Times Managing Editor
- Sept. 29, 2017
That’s why the city is trying to make Papillion a safe stop for the species as it continues its migration south this fall.
Millions of monarchs are making the 3,000-mile trek south to Mexico. While more than 150 million made the trip last year, concerns still remain on the number of monarchs making the trip each year.
That’s why Papillion is doing its part to make the city a safe stop for the butterflies.
“The milkweed is the main plant they flock to,” said Tony Gowan, Parks Director for Papillion. “In areas like Prairie Queen, Walnut Creek or along Highway 370, where there is milkweed, we don’t disturb those.”
Gowan said the city has also tried to incorporate plants that attract butterflies. There is a butterfly garden at Sump Memorial Library.
“There is a concern for the future because of pesticides,” Gowan said. “That’s why we try to leave as many areas as we can natural and not have an impact on it.”
Theodore Burk, a Creighton University entomologist who has been studying monarchs for almost two decades, said half of the monarchs’ food base has been eliminated in the past 20 years.
Efforts in Nebraska are underway to plant more milkweed and other plants to conserve monarchs and other pollinator insects that can be critical to our existence and food supply.
Anne Trumble transformed seven acres of her family’s farm at 54th Street and Highway 370 into a Migration Station in 2016. The area is filled with 46 species of plants to benefit the monarch butterfly and other threatened pollinators.