– The Central Coast State Parks Association (CCSPA) welcomed the annual return of western Monarch butterflies to the Central Coast with the third annual Butterfly Ball gala fundraiser.
You can visit Pismo State Beach Monarch Butterfly Grove and more stops along the Western Monarch Trail to learn more about how to help monarch butterflies.
The inaugural panels for the Western Monarch Trail at Pismo State Beach Monarch Grove were installed on Friday, officially opening the trail on Earth Day 2022.
– November officially marked the beginning of monarch season where the beautiful western monarch butterflies arrive in local overwintering sites. The Pismo State Beach Monarch Butterfly Grove received some early visitors this year; large amounts of monarchs showed up mid-October, with numbers 3,500-percent percent higher than the same time last year. This is great news for the species, which is believed to be on the brink of extinction.