The 2022 ‘Monarch Miracle’ to be examined by speaker Betina Loudermilk on June 8
On Wednesday, June 8, at 7:00 p.m., butterfly educator Betina Loudermilk will discuss the factors that spurred West Coast monarch butterflies’ miraculous population recovery in 2022 from near-extinction in prior years. She will also discuss her own 7-year effort to create a butterfly-friendly habitat and offer information and tips for attendees who want to do the same. Her presentation is the second in the 2022 Conejo Open Space Foundation popular Speaker Series.
Held virtually via Zoom, the summer Speaker Series event, “The Monarch Miracle,” will focus on environmental circumstances such as habitat loss and climate change that caused the butterfly population crash and what influences—human and otherwise—may have contributed to its resurgence.
Betina is the proprietor of Betina’s Little Farm, site of her butterfly garden, where she conducts workshops and events for families. She taught equestrian skills for a decade at Pierce College and has also served as a naturalist at the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium. “My goal is to inspire people to create connectivity through their backyards for our local bugs and butterflies,” she says. “I want to get people interested in butterfly gardening so they can help out too.”
Held quarterly since 2019, the COSF Speaker Series has included climate authority Dr. Sean Anderson as well as wildlife experts Dr. Dan Cooper, Dr. Seth Riley, Dr. Jessica Sanchez, and the National Wildlife Federation’s regional executive director Beth Pratt.
You can register to view “The Monarch Miracle” at the registration page on COSF’s website and then you will receive instructions by email the day before on how to join the presentation. Although this is a free event, COSF encourages a $10 donation to support future Speaker Series presentations.
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