Greetings Monarch Watchers!
As many of you know, Monarch Watch turns 20 this year. In that time
we've reared hundreds of thousands of monarchs (some may have made
their way to your home or classroom), delivered tons (literally) of
educational materials to schools near the monarch overwintering areas
in Mexico, managed a program in which more than one million monarchs
have been tagged, sent monarch caterpillars up on the Space Shuttle
Atlantis to the International Space Station, and engaged hundreds of
thousands of students, teachers, and other "citizen scientists"
around the globe in the study and conservation of the monarch
butterfly. The scope and reach of our "little" monarch program is
astounding and it is no secret that none of this would have been
possible without the continued support of Monarch Watchers just like
you.
On several occasions over the last twenty years there were serious
discussions about whether or not Monarch Watch would be able to
survive - after all, we receive no long-term financial support from
federal or state agencies, we have no corporate sponsorship, and
there is no private foundation providing the resources needed to
sustain and grow our program. Keeping Monarch Watch going from year
to year has always been a concern yet somehow we have managed -
thanks to the dedication (and financial support) of our Director,
Chip Taylor, the resourcefulness of Monarch Watch's small staff (all
two of us) and the financial support from the generous Monarch Watch
community.
We've accomplished a lot in the last twenty years but there is also
lot of unfinished business - several important projects have been put
on the back burner due to insufficient resources, there are
conservation initiatives to be carried out, and new educational
materials to be created. Monarch Watch has come a long way but there
many exciting educational, conservation, and research opportunities
that lie ahead.
"In 1992 I had no idea how this small project would change my life
nor did I envision Monarch Watch as it is today. It's fair to say
that Monarch Watch continues to lead me into new areas of public
education and lines of research I hadn't anticipated. Each year
brings new adventures and connections that seem to arise simply
because Monarch Watch exists." - Chip Taylor, Director of Monarch
Watch
I encourage you to spend a little time reading through the comments posted at
http://monarchwatch.org/chip
the connections that have been facilitated by monarchs and Monarch
Watch over the last 20 years are truly extraordinary. We invite you
to share you own comments there and if you are in a position to offer
financial support to Monarch Watch, please consider making a fully
tax-deductible donation of any amount during our 2011 "Chip in for
Monarch Watch" fundraising campaign, which will come to a close at
the end of this month.
Please help us spread the word about this campaign so we can keep
Monarch Watch going into 2012 and beyond...thank you again for your
continued support!
Jim
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Jim Lovett
Monarch Watch
http://monarchwatch.org
Join us in person or online for our
Fall Open House Event this Saturday, September 10th 2011
Details at http://monarchwatch.org/openhouse
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About This Monarch Watch List
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Monarch Watch (http://monarchwatch.org) is a nonprofit educational
outreach program based at the University of Kansas that focuses on
the monarch butterfly, its habitat, and its spectacular fall
migration.
We rely on private contributions to support the program and we need
your help! Please consider making a tax-deductible donation. Complete
details are available at http://monarchwatch.org/donate or you can
simply call 800-444-4201 (KU Endowment Association) for more
information about giving to Monarch Watch.
If you have any questions about this email or any of our programs
please feel free to contact us anytime.
Thank you for your continued interest and support!
Monarch Watch
http://monarchwatch.org
monarch@ku.edu
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