Monarch Butterflies Are High-Key on the Rise in Northern California

The iconic winged insects are numbering in the thousands in some parts of the region that saw none of them last year

Matt Charnock

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Photo: Getty Images/GomezDavid

Monarch butterflies are considered to be an ecological equivalent of canaries in a coal mine: their sheer presence and observable health are in direct…

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Matt Charnock

SF transplant, coffee shop frequent; tiny living enthusiast. iPhone hasn’t been off silent mode in nine or so years. Former EIC of The Bold Italic.