As a scientific experiment, all Journey North gardens MUST be planted with NEW Red Emperor tulip bulbs. Try purchasing bulbs in your community. If unavailable locally, purchase through a supplier. A few US and Canadian supplies are listed below.
United States
Netherland Bulb Company
About the Symbolic Migration BACKUP (July 2019-Oct 2019)
This year's project deadline: October 11, 2019
See Teacher's Packet for step-by-step instructions.
Purchase your Passenger Ticket ($15/class)*
* Supports School Visits in Mexico: To cover the costs of this project, participants must buy a $15 “Passenger Ticket” for each Class Ambassador Butterfly packet subm
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Image Date: March 2017
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Image Date: March 2017
By Gail Morris
March 21, 2019
Looking for Monarchs!
The rains paused and warm temperatures swept through the California coastal regions this weekend. Now citizen scientists are hiking trails to look for monarchs and to check if milkweed is up in the nearby foothills. We look forward to hearing from them as they return and share their news. Unfortunately, more rain is coming this week.
By Gail Morris
March 14, 2019
By Gail Morris
February 13, 2019
Looking for Monarchs!
Not all western monarchs spend the winter along the California coast. Small numbers of monarchs are reported throughout the winter in southern California’s Low Desert. This week let’s visit Sunnylands Center and Gardens in Rancho Mirage, California in the Sonoran Desert.