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Monarch butterflies are true rock stars of the natural world—traveling thousands of miles, returning to the same gardens year after year, and relying on a few key plants and places to survive.
Join Ellen Federico—writer, speaker, and certified Monarch Butterfly Conservationist—for a backstage pass into the extraordinary lives of monarchs.
Learn why Long Island and Fire Island play an outsized role in their conservation, how monarch migration is tracked, how they find their way back to the same habitat gardens, and why milkweed is essential to keeping these iconic pollinators on tour.
Perfect for gardeners, nature lovers, educators, and anyone who wants to take simple, meaningful steps to support pollinators right at home—and keep the monarchs on tour.
What You’ll Learn
Why Long Island and Fire Island are special locations
Monarch migration changes I’ve witnessed over the years
Tracking monarchs: new studies, tracking devices and my experiences
Monarch Radar: how they find the same habitat gardens every year
No Milkweed, no monarchs: drought, pesticide damage and strategic planting
What can individuals do to help protect monarchs and all pollinators
Why we should educate our schools and communities
Ellen federico, speaker
Ellen Federico, writer, speaker, and certified Monarch Butterfly Conservationist, maintains sustainable habitats on Fire Island, New York. Ellen has been featured on NBC’s Today Show and The New Yorker magazine as The Butterfly Lady of Fire Island.
She offers Milkweed to Monarch workshops, speaking appearances, and is available to teach school groups with a reading from her recently published children’s picture book, “Butterfly Island and the Invincible Crew” available on Amazon or Bookbaby.com.
ellen’s book for children
“Butterfly Island and the Invincible Crew” for ages 5-9 When a group of island children band together to restore washed-away dreams they explore nature's wonders in a kid-sized adventure, finding strength in unity. Inspired by a true story, young readers will learn about monarch butterfly conservation and recovery efforts following environmental storm losses, replacing despair with hope in action.
https://www.amazon.com/Butterfly-Island-Invincible-Crew-Book/dp/B0CY3QDNS4/
*20% discount gift - use code Flutter20 at checkout (Bookbaby.com)
Hardcover book: https://store.bookbaby.com/book/butterfly-island
Paperback book: https://store.bookbaby.com/book/butterfly-island-and-the-invincible-crew1