{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/63dd6d101c67ba0010103f78/65c1231e139a67001670c8fc?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Saving Habitat for Monarch Butterflies","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/63dd6d101c67ba0010103f78/1707156042731-f025feb8fbdf97e19c1afa690b030f40.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This episode of Big Blend Radio's BIG DAILY BLEND Podcast celebrates National Western Monarch Butterfly Day by focusing on habitat conservation for these beautiful migratory pollinators! Hear some interesting facts about the Monarch Migration, plus a Big Blend Radio \"From the Vault\" interview from Sara Dykman, author of “Bicycling with Butterflies: My 10,201-Mile Journey Following the Monarch Migration.”&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>MONARCH BUTTERFLY BOOKS, PODCASTS, CONSERVATION &amp; NON-PROFITE ORGANIZATION RESOURCES as talked about in the podcast:</p><p>* Monarch Watch: <a href=\"https://www.monarchwatch.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.monarchwatch.org/</a>&nbsp;</p><p>* Monarch Joint Venture: <a href=\"https://monarchjointventure.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://monarchjointventure.org/</a>&nbsp;</p><p>* NWF Spring Gardening for Wildlife: <a href=\"http://tinyurl.com/yfh5zv6z\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http://tinyurl.com/yfh5zv6z</a>&nbsp;</p><p>* US Forest Service Monarch Butterfly FAQ: <a href=\"http://tinyurl.com/255v85un\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http://tinyurl.com/255v85un</a>&nbsp;</p><p>* Lake Lure Flowering Bridge: <a href=\"http://tinyurl.com/4dntj5ma\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http://tinyurl.com/4dntj5ma</a>&nbsp;</p><p>* Sara Dykman \"Bicyling with Butterflies\": <a href=\"http://tinyurl.com/3w4uuf26\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http://tinyurl.com/3w4uuf26</a>&nbsp;</p><p>* Kim Eierman \"The Pollinator Victory Garden\": <a href=\"http://tinyurl.com/2s42arcd\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http://tinyurl.com/2s42arcd</a>&nbsp;</p><p>* Nancy Lawson \"The Humane Gardener\": <a href=\"http://tinyurl.com/4mzsyfrv\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http://tinyurl.com/4mzsyfrv</a>&nbsp;</p><p>* Stephanie Rose \"The Regenerative Garden\": <a href=\"http://tinyurl.com/55kte7ca\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http://tinyurl.com/55kte7ca</a>&nbsp;</p><p>* Dr. Doug Tallemy \"Nature's Best Hope - Young Readers Edition\": <a href=\"http://tinyurl.com/yckup49c\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http://tinyurl.com/yckup49c</a>&nbsp;</p><p>* Adrienne Edwards, PhD. and Rachel Schleiger, MS \"Firescaping Your Home\": <a href=\"http://tinyurl.com/yckwm3cj\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http://tinyurl.com/yckwm3cj</a>&nbsp;</p><p>* Amy Stark \"The Fairy Godmother Helps the Monarchs\": <a href=\"http://tinyurl.com/53rvdn7d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http://tinyurl.com/53rvdn7d</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Special thanks to our Big Blend Radio \"Nature Connection\" cohost Margot Carrera, a fine nature photographer. View her work: <a href=\"http://tinyurl.com/4rruc6h5\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http://tinyurl.com/4rruc6h5</a>&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"Big Blend Radio"}