Monarch butterflies are everywhere this summer in fact I had one fly in the window the other day while I was leaving the public launch in Thomaston, and have seen many others far down the river over the open salt water. We have not had any around for the last few years but this summer they seem to be everywhere. I can’t explain why they should be back this summer in such numbers but I am enjoying having them around. The teacher at our house has already gotten some caterpillars and put them in a clear observation box with plenty of milkweed.
Last week was another remarkable step in my life, I was voted on to the Board of Trustees of Unity College. Unity is a small environmentally focused college about 50 miles from here. It is an interesting transition back into the academic world that I left when I graduated a long time ago. Of course there is a ton to learn about something new to me. Training the folks who will work on the important environmental issues of the next 50 years is critical work and I am very pleased to have a small part in it.
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