The beginning of the fall season in Texas has been a little slower than we hoped. After a long hot summer, with little rainfall, a lot of the plants we look for have been slow to return. Because of this there has been less milkweed and a lower diversity of blooming nectar plants available for the monarchs and other pollinators. While this can be a little discouraging to see this slow of a start, it also makes every new bloom and plant we find that much more exciting!

Now, we are waiting for the most exciting part of the season: the monarch migration! As the monarchs begin their journey south toward their overwintering sites in Mexico they will make their way through Texas using the available resources along the way. I am looking forward to watching the landscape change as more plants begin blooming, and hopefully, more monarchs make their way through the area.