he documents this once-in-a-decade natural event Carlo D'Aurizio / Wildlife Photographer of the Year Italian photographer Carlo D'Aurizio discovered a surreal collage of dead butterflies floating ...

You can take a quick ferry ride from this dreamland to Washington Island, where you will discover more treasures. It may be ...

The oak forest hoods the water on either side ... thinning forests to reduce wildfire risk, supporting bees and butterflies with native plantings, as well as the endless fight against invasives. But ...

The Santa Cruz Mountains are a special part of Northern California that almost feels hidden and secret, as so many people ...

Other amazing amenities for families: Bathrooms, benches, tables, lots of shaded areas, food carts, parking, and open fields for birthdays and open play. The Grove is a great place ... Want to feel ...

THAT ALSO HOLDS TRUE IN PACIFIC GROVE." THAT NUMBER IS A SHARP DECLINE COMPARED TO PREVIOUS YEARS. IN COMPARISON, THERE WERE 233 THOUSAND MONARCH BUTTERFLIES COUNTED ACROSS CALIFORNIA LAST YEAR.

The Ellwood Mesa Butterfly Grove used to be California's largest wintering site for monarch butterflies, but in 2024, only 30 butterflies were counted.

Pismo Beach Monarch Butterfly Grove in San Luis Obispo County had the fourth largest count with 556 monarchs observed in late November, and the Bay Area’s Skywest Golf Course took fifth with 477 ...

The Pismo State Beach Butterfly Grove only hosted 556 monarchs at the peak of the 2024 season — a steep decline from the 16,044 butterflies counted in 2023, according to Xerces Society data.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A butterfly sits on a leaf at Monarch Grove Sanctuary in Pacific Grove, Calif., on Nov. 10, 2021. (AP Photo ...

Local software and consulting firm Forest Grove Technology has announced new leadership after completing a sale to giant Canadian group Prophix. X To read our articles you will need to either login or ...

For the past three years, more than 200,000 western monarch butterflies spent their winters ... sites including Pismo State Beach’s monarch grove per year. California lawmakers have passed ...