Parkland Conservancy feeds Monarchs on Hermosa’s Greenbelt
by Garth Meyer Every winter they fly in from Canada, the Pacific Northwest and Northern California. This year, migrating Monarch butterflies should find plenty of food along Hermosa’s Greenbelt, grown by members of the South Bay Parkland Conservancy. Volunteers this summer will plant winter food for the Monarchs; native milkweed, sages and buckwheats along the Greenbelt between Valley Drive and Ardmore Avenue. “Monarchs were spotted over-wintering there last year,” said Jim Light, president of South Bay Parkland Conservancy (SBPC). In a related project, the group also will plant Seacliff Buckwheat for the endangered El Segundo Blue Butterfly, which only lays eggs on that specific plant. Once caterpillars hatch, they only eat Seacliff Buckwheat. These two projects are expected to begin in late May, with planting to continue through the summer. The SBPC is also at work on a Community Garden at Alta Vista Park in Redondo Beach, recently approved by the city council. A Scout troop is on deck to build planter boxes while a wood and metal fence awaits needed money. “Funds-dependent. The fence has to be first,” said Light. In Wilderness Park, the SBPC is in summer maintenance mode…
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