Our docents significantly enhance your viewing experience with viewing scopes and their ability to answer your questions. IUCN estimates that the population of monarch butterflies in North America has fallen between 22 percent and 72 percent over 10 years, depending on the measurement method. For this reason, monarchs symbolize strength and endurance, and they represent an indomitable spirit and the will to continue in the face of all adversity.
At the Mexico wintering sites, butterflies roost in trees and form. Museum docents are present everyday in Pacific Grove's Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary from Nov to Feb from 12-3, weather permitting. Along the way, Monarchs stop to feed on flower nectar and to roost together at night. There are many trees in overwintering sites and when clustered high in the trees, monarchs can look like dead leaves and most untrained eyes will be unable to find them. milkweed butterfly family and lays its eggs on various species of milkweed (Asclepias spp.), the source of food for its. Masks are required when walking through the Pacific Grove’s Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary** The sanctuary is maybe one block from the parking and it is ADA accessible. butterflies on their annual migrations by planting monarch-friendly. The Monarch Sanctuary is located at 250 Ridge Road off of Lighthouse Avenue in beautiful downtown historic Pacific Grove and just 10 blocks from the Museum.
Pacific Grove is a minute drive from the Monterey Bay Aquarium and minutes from Carmel-by-the-Sea. Pacific Grove has one of the largest monarch overwintering sites in America and the largest population of overwintering monarchs in Monterey County for public viewing. The monarch butterfly is known by scientists as Danaus plexippus, which in Greek literally means sleepy transformation.
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