AUSTIN, Texas — Former first lady, Laura Bush, visited the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Wednesday. While she spent some time out in the gardens, Mrs. Bush also rallied for a cause close to her heart. Springtime in the Lone Star State means flowers, bees and butterflies. But here in Texas, there’s something fading from… Read More
Given the vastness of the Texas landscape and its importance to spring monarch reproduction and spring and fall migration, the state has a large role to play in efforts to protect monarch butterflies. With 95% of the land in Texas being privately owned, it is crucial that stakeholders within and beyond the state work together… Read More
Legacy Plaza Executive Director Jan Fischer was recently presented with Texan By Nature’s Monarch Wrangler award for the Botanical Gardens. Texan by Nature is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit founded by former First Lady Laura Bush to align the broad interests of conservation groups with business, healthcare, schools, the scienti c community, and faith-based organizations. It is… Read More
HARLINGEN — They’re now Monarch Wranglers. Earlier this month, several Girl Scout troops based in Harlingen, participated in a planting day in partnership with Texan by Nature, a nonprofit founded by former First Lady Laura Bush. This was the first planting day of two with the intention of creating habitat essential to the monarch butterfly… Read More
This month, we’re celebrating all the things we love about Texas……including Former First Lady Laura Bush! Mrs. Bush spends a lot of time and energy for the love of Texas. She is passionate about parks and natural resource conservation. Listen in to this month’s podcast and conversation with Mrs. Laura Bush to hear what inspires… Read More
Este emblemático insecto está en peligro de extinción, por lo que existen iniciativas para lograr su recuperación. ESTAÁ DECIDIENDO SI APROBARON ESTE LIBRO. PRESENTADORA: LA EX PRIMERA DAMA DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS HOY VISITAN NUESTRA CIUDAD Y HABÓ SOBRE LA IMPORTANCIA DE LA MARIPOSA MONARCA, LA CUAL PROVIENE DE ÉXICO, Y HOY EN ÍA SE… Read More
AUSTIN, Texas — Former First Lady Laura Bush joined Texas Parks and Wildlife in Austin to celebrate the fall migration of monarch butterflies. As the founder of Texan by Nature, Bush also announced new collaborations in the state’s efforts to conserve pollination habitats in the state. Bush and Parks and Wildlife helped with habitat restoration.… Read More
AUSTIN – Former First Lady Laura Bush is championing efforts to restore the monarch butterfly population, highlighting not only the species’ beauty but its key role in the economy and the cycle of life.