monarch butterflies

California Chief Service Officer Josh Fryday at Cal Poly SLO.

KCBX News Update: Cal Poly hosts CA College Corps event, monarch butterflies rebound

In today's KCBX News Update: Cal Poly SLO hosted an event promoting the Californians for All College Corps, and monarch butterfly preservation efforts in California seem to be working.

Environment and Energy

Not all milkweed is good milkweed. Here’s how you can help the Western Monarchs

Rachel Showalter

The Central Coast State Parks Association is working on a project to help the public learn about how to best protect Western Monarch butterflies.

Monarch butterflies have returned to the eucalyptus grove at Ellwood in Goleta, CA.

Environment and Energy

“An encouraging sign”: monarch butterflies return to Central Coast for winter

Beth Thornton

Western monarch butterflies are returning to local eucalyptus groves in much higher numbers than last year.

Wednesday morning, Pismo Beach Monarch Butterfly Grove counters recorded more than 14,000 butterflies fluttering within the trees.

Environment and Energy

Butterfly counters record 'massive jump' in Pismo Beach Monarch Butterfly Grove numbers

Angel Russell

Wednesday morning, Pismo Beach Monarch Butterfly Grove counters recorded more than 14,000 butterflies fluttering within the trees.

Environment and Energy

Santa Barbara ecological and edible garden project funded by EPA

Beth Thornton

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded the Santa Barbara City College Foundation a sizable grant for a project that will connect students…