<div dir="ltr"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/24/sunday-review/the-year-the-monarch-didnt-appear.html?src=recg&_r=0">http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/24/sunday-review/the-year-the-monarch-didnt-appear.html?src=recg&_r=0</a><br>

<div><br></div><div>The Year the Monarch Didn't Appear<br></div><div><div>By JIM ROBBINS</div><div>Published: November 22, 2013</div></div><div><br></div><div>ON the first of November, when Mexicans celebrate a holiday called the Day of the Dead, some also celebrate the millions of monarch butterflies that, without fail, fly to the mountainous fir forests of central Mexico on that day. They are believed to be souls of the dead, returned.<br>
</div><div><br></div><div>See the link above for the full article text about the tie between native plant habitat and pollinators.</div></div>