Science on the SPOT: Fire and Butterflies

 Fire and Butterflies Educator Guide ( pdf ) A resource for using QUEST video in the classroom.

The Golden Gate National Recreation Area is teaming up with its partners to study how fire may promote the growth of Silver Leaf Lupine, a native flower that serves as host to the endangered Mission Blue Butterfly. Found in only a handful of locations within the Bay Area, the butterfly depends on its Lupine host plant during every stage of its life cycle.

Tags: blue, butterflies, fire, GGNRA, golden gate national recreation area, kqed, lupine, mission, pbs, QUEST

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• Producer's Notes for Science on the SPOT: Fire and Butterflies
• Photo Set for Science on the SPOT: Fire and Butterflies
• Golden Gate National Recreation Area
• Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy :: Mission Blue Butterfly