Includes bibliographical references (pages 252-263) and index.
Contents:
Arriving at the start -- The monarchs' winter neighbors -- A million-winged sendoff -- Following mountains -- Deserted miles and trials -- Ice cream and tacos -- Straightaway into the heat -- A milkweed greeting -- Finding refuge -- Chasing spring -- Remembering tallgrass -- Harnessing science -- Hope in the corn -- Spring to summer -- A summer break to bike -- The north lands -- East of Sudbury -- Welcoming "weeds" -- Along the Atlantic -- Back toward Canada -- Canada, take two -- Fence Erie -- Heading back south -- With the wind -- Maintaining the lead -- The out-of-the-way way -- Straggling with stragglers -- The southern rewind -- Crossing the border -- Welcome back -- The homestretch.
Summary:
"Outdoor educator and field researcher Sara Dykman made history when she became the first person to bicycle alongside monarch butterflies on their storied annual migration--a round-trip adventure that included three countries and more than 10,000 miles. Equally remarkable, she did it solo, on a bike cobbled together from used parts. Her panniers were recycled buckets. In Bicycling with Butterflies, Dykman recounts her incredible journey and the dramatic ups and downs of the nearly nine-month odyssey. We're beside her as she navigates unmapped roads in foreign countries, checks roadside milkweed for monarch eggs, and shares her passion with eager schoolchildren, skeptical bar patrons, and unimpressed border officials. We also meet some of the ardent monarch stewards who supported her efforts, from citizen scientists and researchers to farmers and high-rise city dwellers. With both humor and humility, Dykman offers a compelling story, confirming the urgency of saving the threatened monarch migration--and the other threatened systems of nature that affect the survival of us all."-- Provided by publisher.
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