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Kerry Jackson, monarch enthusiast
extraordinaire, helps preserve monarch
butterflies for future generations to enjoy.
JOY ALONG THE JOURNEY
Passion for monarchs leads to a labor of love
Text by: Anne Hegi | Photography by: Greg Owens
T
he annual migration of monarch butterflies is an
awe-inspiring phenomenon of nature. Each year,
hundreds of millions of monarchs migrate from
the northern US and Canada to mountains in central
Mexico where they spend the winter - a trip so
long it requires successive generations to complete the journey.
Fortunately for Kerry Jackson, monarch enthusiast extraordinaire,
El Dorado provides a stop along the way for the monarchs
to lay eggs that will produce the generation to actually
reach Mexico. And for Jackson, preserving these beauties of
nature for future generations has become a passion.
Her love for monarchs began more than 25 years ago when
she attended a science field study as part of her job as a science
teacher in the El Dorado schools. On the trip to Yellowstone,
she met Jim Edson - the head of Arkansas Monarch Watch
who she says introduced her to and has subsequently taught
her everything she knows about monarchs. Through her connections
with Edson, she has become involved in a research
project with Monarch Watch through the University of Kansas,
in which she raises the butterflies, tags them and releases them
to continue on their migratory journey to Mexico.
The first step to attracting monarchs is to plant lots of the
nectar-rich plants they like to feed on such as coneflower,
butterfly bush, salvia, and porterweed. Equally important is
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