Winter Lessons, Activities, and Information Spring Fall General Biology Getting Started Key Activities Photo Galleries and Video Clips Can YOU Find the Monarch's Winter Home in Mexico? A Quiet Walk in the Monarch's Forest Video Visit: Pictures to Poetry More Photos, Maps and Landscape Views Dr. Brower's Photos:Monarchs in Spring Flight at the Sanctaries Life in the Sanctuary Region: Short Stories in English and Spanish Climate Slideshow: Temperature and Survival: A Balancing Act Slideshow: Monarchs, Mountains and Moisture Monitor the Climate of the Over-wintering Region: How is the Weather Today? Temperature and Time of Year: How Cold Are the Overwintering Sites in Mexico? Temperature and Elevation: The Monarchs Are Nearly Two Miles High! Temperature and Survival: Life as a Cold-blooded Creature Global Climate: Animation of Global Temperatures Global Climate: Mexico's Wet and Dry Seasons Tropical vs. Temperate: Watch the Seasons Change Location Can You Find the Monarch's Winter Home in Mexico? The Location of the Overwintering Sites: Why is This Place So Special for Monarchs? Getting Ready for Spring Migration Exactly Where in Mexico Do the Monarchs Go for the Winter? Like Finding a Needle in a Haystack? Geography and Migration Habitat Exploring the Monarch's Winter Habitat: Looking for Food, Water, Shelter, and Space Habitat: Food Slideshow: No Food for Five Months? How is it Possible? Food at the Overwintering Sites? Living on Lipids: Surviving the Season on Stored Energy Habitat: Water Slideshow: Monarchs, Mountains and Moisture Mexico's Wet and Dry Seasons: Dr. Brower’s Precipitation Graph The Cloud, Mountain, Fog, Forest Connection Exploring the Monarch’s Winter Habitat: Backyard Observation Reveals a Clue Where Do Monarchs Get Water in the Winter? Water Resources for Families in the Sanctuary Area (Espanol) Habitat: Shelter Scientists Learn from Butterflies: More Space is Needed The Forest as Blanket, Umbrella, and Hot Water Bottle How Are These Monarchs Avoiding Predators? The Importance of the Intact Oyamel Forest Ecosystem Habitat: Space Close Quarters: How Many Butterflies on a Branch? Dr. Calvert Looks at Space from the Monarch's Point of View How Much Space Does a Monarch Colony Need? Seasonal History of a Colony Observations in the Sanctuaries What Do Two Pictures Tell You About Climate of the Monarch Sanctuaries in Mexico? Exploring the Monarch’s Winter Habitat: Backyard Observation Reveals a Clue Visiting the Monarch Sanctuary with Dr. Lincoln Brower Searching for Monarchs in the Sierra Chincua Sanctuary Field Notes from Mexico by Don Davis (March 2006) Population Size Slideshow: Counting Butterflies: How Many Monarchs in Mexico? How Many Monarchs Are in Mexico? How Are Monarch Colonies Measured? Why Not Estimate Numbers of Butterflies? A Story and a Lesson About Science Monitoring the Sierra Chincua Sanctuary With Eligio Garcia Single Storm Kills Over 75% of Overwintering Monarchs Population Rebounds: Monarchs in the News Population Dynamics: Studying Changes in Population Size Counting All Butterflies: Estimating Population Size Adaptations Camouflage in the Over-wintering Colonies Why Are Those Butterflies Behaving so Strangely? Why Do Monarchs Shiver? Why Don’t Cold Butterflies Fall? Monarch Adaptations Millions of Monarchs Eaten by Predators The Effect of Snow on Monarchs The Effect of Cold, Wet Weather on Monarchs The "Cloud Effect": Monarch Colony's Reaction to Cloud Cover Cascading Behavior Mating Before Spring Departure Try This! Write a Field Guide for the Monarch Overwintering Sites Conservation Monarch Sanctuary Deforestation Maps Domestic Uses of Wood: Ranch Tour With Noemi's Dad Deforestation: Domestic Uses of Wood Deforestation: Conversion of Forests to Agriculture Deforestation Solutions: Michoacan Reforestation Project The Children's Monarch Reforestation Project Who Owns the Monarch Sanctuaries? Conservation News from Mexico Conservation Perspectives: A View From Mexico Support Monarch Butterfly Habitat Conservation in Mexico Create Monarch Habitat Where You Live Ecological Footprint: Take the Quiz! Why Should We Care About Monarchs? Dr. Brower Asks for Help Also see: Symbolic Monarch Migration and Related Activities Ecotourism Ecotourism: How Many Pesos to Visit a Monarch Sanctuary? Ecotourism Safari: How Many Examples Can You Find? Visiting the Sanctuary With Professor and Grandfather Brower Meet Monarch Biologist Dr. Bill Calvert Culture Life in the Sanctuary Region: Short Stories in English and Spanish Spanish Lesson with Noemi de Jesus and her Dad (Overwintering Vocabulary) Comparing and Contrasting Language and Culture ASSESSMENT Just for Teachers: Suggestions for Assessment (After Fall Migration Season) Standards Science Math     Featured Highlights  Life in Mexico's Monarch Sanctuary Region Food at the Overwintering Sites?                     This Season Teachers Kids Orientation Registration Search Copyright 1997-2009 Journey North. All Rights Reserved. Questions or comments? Contact us.