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06/12/2026

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06/09/2026

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05/17/2026

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Using predictive mapping and Artificial Intelligence for habitat restoration, survey of milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) to Monarch Watch
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Loyd Williamson Kai De Cesare Monarch Migration
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Wings Without Borders Monarch Migration

04/26/2026

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04/23/2026

The Inwood Butterfly Sanctuary is coming alive for the season, and we’re excited to kick off our fundraising campaign this year! Check our GoFundMe link in the comments 💚🦋🧡🐛🌱🌷

02/05/2026

Was an amazing summer! It's hard to remember the wonderful heat, but we remember the friends Inwood Butterfly Sanctuary

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02/02/2026

The "Bridging Tomorrow" initiative was started by two parents, Adriana and Keith DeCesare, who foresaw the growing AI education gap and were concerned about their own children's future (1:27-1:32). Their journey began during the pandemic with a project called "Technology for Tots," which evolved from an after-school program into the blueprint for "Bridging Tomorrow" (1:38-1:49). As Adriana DeCesare states, it was driven by a "parent's instinct" to prepare not only their three daughters but all children for a rapidly changing world (1:57-2:10).

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Artificial Intelligence is here, but are our schools ready? In this video, we explore "Bridging Tomorrow," a pilot project at School in the Square that is re...

02/02/2026

The video highlights the "Wings Without Borders" initiative by the Inwood Butterfly Sanctuary in New York City, addressing the alarming 90% decline in the monarch butterfly population (0:25) and the human "nature deficit" crisis (1:19).

Key aspects of the initiative include:
The Problem (1:09): The monarch butterfly faces extinction due to habitat loss, disappearance of milkweed (their only food source), pesticide use, and climate change (1:33). Concurrently, urban areas suffer from a lack of green spaces, impacting mental and physical health (1:19-1:26).
The Solution (1:51): The Inwood Butterfly Sanctuary, starting as a local effort, has successfully raised and released hundreds of monarch butterflies and created a children's garden (2:23). They won an Anthem Award for community work and were featured on PBS (2:30-2:35).
Expansion and Impact (2:43): The "Wings Without Borders" project aims to expand this model citywide, creating pollinator gardens in "environmental justice areas" (3:03), neighborhoods with less green space and higher pollution. This initiative plans to build crucial partnerships, map sites, and plant gardens starting in late 2025 and early 2026 (3:13-3:29).
Innovative Approach (3:48): The project incorporates "nature AI" into its curriculum, teaching students to use artificial intelligence for environmental science. This involves mapping habitats, identifying plants and animals, analyzing migration data, and predicting ideal locations for new gardens (4:12-4:41).
Future Vision (5:00): The goal is to establish over 50 new pollinator sites across all five boroughs of New York City, transforming vacant lots into living ecosystems (5:15-5:23). This project empowers children to become active citizen scientists and future environmental leaders (5:31-5:43), fostering empathy and a lasting connection to nature (5:57-6:02).

Discover how a vacant lot in Northern Manhattan became a "beautiful growing community" for endangered monarch butterflies and local children. The Inwood Butt...

02/02/2026

The video discusses the critical decline of the monarch butterfly population, highlighting an 80% decrease in eastern monarchs and a staggering 95% drop in western monarchs over the last 20 years (1:11-1:38). This crisis is primarily attributed to the disappearance of milkweed, the only host plant where monarchs can lay their eggs and their caterpillars can feed (1:50-2:20). The video emphasizes that without milkweed, the monarch butterfly cannot survive (2:17-2:20).

It also details the "Milkweed Project" (0:00) and the Inwood Butterfly Sanctuary (3:34), initiatives that started as "gorilla gardening" efforts in northern Manhattan to plant milkweed and create safe havens for monarchs (3:21-3:37). The project evolved into an educational program, partnering with local schools to teach children about ecology and the monarch life cycle (4:31-5:00). This effort gained national recognition, including an Anthem Award in 2024 (5:17-5:27).

The ultimate vision is "Wings Without Borders" (5:39), an initiative to establish a protected pathway of milkweed spanning thousands of miles along the monarch's migration route from Canada to Mexico (5:41-5:57). The video concludes by stressing that planting native milkweed is the single most effective solution anyone can contribute to saving the species (6:04-6:16).

The "Milkweed Project" # ://gofund.me/21a84d92The provided sources detail the...

12/28/2025

Blessings and Wishing Happy Holidays in Inwood to our community of friends and families Inwood Butterfly Sanctuary

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