When

January 19, 2021    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Event Type

In January 2019, a small group of travelers, led by Mark and Paola Bonta, visited Mexico to experience one of the greatest wonders on Earth: overwintering Monarch butterflies. The group also explored some of the wonderful areas of Mexico’s Sierra Gorda – a biological melting pot unmatched in North America for its biodiversity – where they found endangered Military Macaws. As a result of visiting several Monarch sanctuaries in Mexico, Laura and Mike Jackson are even more committed to helping Monarchs on their property in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. Learn about their trip, the mysteries of Monarch migration, and how we can work together to help Monarchs in our backyards.

Monarchs hang by the millions on fir trees
Monarchs hang by the millions on fir trees in the El Rosario Monarch Butterfly Preserve in Mexico (photo by Laura Jackson)

LAURA JACKSON taught high school biology and environmental science in Bedford, PA. Her favorite hobbies are gardening with native plants, birdwatching, and nature photography. She is the Vice-President of JVAS, President of Save Our Allegheny Ridges, Treasurer of the Woodland Owners of the Southern Alleghenies, and Secretary for the Bedford County Bird and Nature Club. She also serves on the advisory group for Pennsylvania Forest Stewards and the Center for Private Forests at Penn State. She has been a Pennsylvania Forest Steward since 2000. Laura and her husband, Mike, have donated a conservation easement to Western Pennsylvania Conservancy to preserve the wildlife and forest on their property.

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