Posts Tagged ‘Mexico’
Celebrating a Monarch Milestone: The Day Their Secret Winter Roosting Spot Was Finally Found by Citizen Scientists Ken Brugger and Catalina Aguado Trail
“The Urguharts had followed the monarchs as far as Texas and believed the butterflies wintered somewhere in Mexico. But to discover the Monarch hideaway, they needed help, so they placed their advertisement in search of citizen scientists to help their research.” January 2, 1975 On this day, the naturalist Ken Brugger (“Brew-ger”) and his then-wife,…
Read MoreHow an Agave Changed Benedict Roezl’s Life Forever and Spurred Him to Become the World’s Top Orchid Hunter
“Even though Benedict was 6’2″ tall and used an imposing iron hook for a hand, Benedict was robbed 17 times and once even attacked by a jaguar while he hunted for orchids.” November 4, 2019 On today’s show, the Plant Explorer and orchidologist Benedict Roezl’s plant collecting was featured in a story about the Arizona…
Read MoreHartweg’s Legacy: From Parisian Gardens to Mexican Orchid Hunting
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. June 18, 1812 It was on this day, that the illustrious botanist Karl Theodor Hartweg drew his first breath, commencing what would become a life dedicated to the pursuit of botanical treasures. One…
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