In the midst of this year's exceptional drought, ACU's well-watered campus attracted an unusually large flock of monarch butterflies traveling south for the winter. The butterflies' annual 3,000-mile migration carries them east out of the Rockies through Abilene in route to Mexico in search of warmer weather, said Dr. Michael Nicodemus, assistant ... [Read More…]
Monarchs pass through Abilene
By Melanie J. Knox, Page Editor Students may recall the thousands of monarch butterflies that swoop through Abilene in late September or early October. They cover the mimosa trees in front of the Administration Building, and they like the pecan trees as well. The monarch butterflies are on their way from Southern Canada and the Northern United ... [Read More…]