Current Location:
Allendale Campus -> Maple Living Center
Location Notes:
Main Lobby; right of TV in right hallway

Millions of Monarch Butterflies Travel to Winter Roosts in Mexico

Artwork
Identifier:
2015.19.10
Artist:
Joel Sartore
Credit:
GVSU Collection
Medium:
Photograph
Date:
2015
Dimensions:
Artworks - Height: 12 in Width: 16 in
Description:
Monarch butterflies cover a tree trunk.
Historical Context:
North American Monarch butterflies are the only known butterfly to migrate like birds do. Each winter they travel from the United States to warmer regions such as Mexico to winter in oyamel fir forests. In the spring, they return to northern regions.