March 24, 2003 Dear Students and Teachers, Greetings from your friends at Journey North! Thank you for taking care of the monarch butterflies this winter. We're glad you'll be tracking their migration north with us this spring. We just received news that the very first monarchs have just crossed the border into the U.S. and are arriving in Texas. The milkweed plant, which the female monarchs need for laying eggs, only emerged from the ground two weeks ago. You can see how closely the monarchs time their migration to the life cycle of this important plant. Date Town St/Pr Lat(N) Long(W) 03/19/03 Houston TX 29.76 -95.37 03/17/03 Corpus Christi TX 27.80 -97.40 03/17/03 Dallas TX 32.79 -96.80 03/16/03 McAllen TX 26.22 -98.24 03/14/03 Port Lavaca TX 28.53 -96.68 03/11/03 Saltillo COA 25.42 -101.00 03/08/03 San Antonio TX 29.47 -98.53 03/05/03 Rio Grande City TX 26.58 -98.70 We will send updates this week on the following Tuesdays: March 25 April 8 April 29 May 13 May 28 (WEDNESDAY, because of holiday) June 10 June 24 Saludos! The Next Monarch Migration Update Will be Sent on April 8, 2003. Copyright 2003 Journey North. All Rights Reserved. Please send all questions, comments, and suggestions to our feedback form