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   =EF=BB=BF Interesting Dave
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   One thing I always wondered if Monarchs only utilized Common Milkweed ( =
Asclepias&#160; syriaca )
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   or do they use Swamp Milkweed ( Asclepias pulchra ) as well?
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   If they use Swamp Milkweed in Nova Scotia there sure isn&#39;t any need =
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   as there are many acres in the center of the province.
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   Enjoy the January thaw?
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   Paul
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   On January 16, 2015 at 8:45 AM David &#38; Alison Webster &#60;dwebster@=
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    Dear All,
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    &#160;&#160;&#160; Perhaps Ian is away so I will post this for him.
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    Yt, DW, Kentville
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    Hi Ian,
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    &#160;&#160;&#160; Very Interesting. Suggest you post it to the list. T=
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ews&#160;will get spread so gardeners stop planting the wrong kind.
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      Read this today, and thought you might be interested.
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         <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 14pt;">Received t=
his through the folks at Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation. On s=
outhwest coastal BC the western population of Monarchs does breed (rarely) =
as a transient on its way down to overwinter in California. This is only du=
e to the presence of milkweed grown in people=E2=80=99s gardens (a plant th=
at is not endemic in my region of BC). This is well-intentioned but reminds=
 me of the way in which humans have altered hummingbird migratory pathways =
through feeders. We now have a species of hummingbird (Anna=E2=80=99s) that=
 overwinters here and would normally starve if it wasn=E2=80=99t for feeder=
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         <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 14pt;">I have als=
o noted that to promote pollinator conservation some community gardens or o=
rganizations here are using Monarchs as an icon and handing out packets of =
milkweed seed for people to plant locally. Rather than promoting native spe=
cies that would benefit a range of pollinators. <span style=3D"text-decorat=
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