On The Wing Podcast Ep. 219: A Pollinator Week Celebration of Monarch Butterflies, is live! 🔗 Link below to listen now.
Host Bob St.Pierre is joined by PF & QF’s Habitat Education Program Manager Anna Swerczek and Monarch Joint Venture’s Executive Director Wendy Caldwell for a special Pollinator Week episode. The group’s conversation centers upon the habitat intersection between pheasants, quail, and pollinating insects with special attention focused on the monarch butterfly.
Episode Highlights:
- Swerzcek compares pollinator habitat plantings to food plots for pheasant and quail chicks who feast on the insects these pollinator plants nurture.
- Caldwell explains the fascinating migration and life cycle of monarch butterflies. She also heralds the benefits of PF & QF’s habitat mission for pheasants and quail, and highlights that habitat work’s benefits to monarchs and a wide array of pollinating species.
- Swerzcek also breaks down this year’s special Pollinator Week offer which includes a PF or QF membership, a Pollinator Week sticker, and six pollinator plant plugs that are geographically-appropriate based upon the purchaser’s location.
Thank you to our pollinator week sponsors: United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Monarch Joint Venture, Bass Pro Shops, Cabela's, Bayer U.S. Crop Science, Corteva Agriscience