Quotes by Chip Taylor

“To a lesser extent (they like) the whites and reds, but blues, yellows and oranges are the main bee flowers. Although there are very good white bee flowers - white sweet clover is the best honey plant in the world.”

“In 2004, there was not a good recovery because of the low spring population, the summer being extremely cold, and the loss of habitat in the upper Midwest.”

“If we lose the whole migration, we lose one of the nations most magnificent phenomenon.”

“These butterflies are the symbol of richness of biological diversity and marvelous scientific aspect.”

“What we did was create a program last April that acknowledges the fact we are in deep trouble in the United States through habitat loss. With massive habitat loss, weve got to do something.”

“Nothing like this has been done. Its really a marvelous adventure and one that very few people would even think about as a possibility because it is risky.”

“This is perfect. That is exactly what I anticipated they would find today.”

“Monarchs do this quite a bit but we dont how much they do it.”

“They are interested in conservation and the issues involved in saving monarch habitats in both the United States and Mexico.”

“When I got started with this, it appeared that the whole migration was just chaos pushed by weather, totally unpredictable. It turns out you can predict to within two or three days where they are going to be, and they make this migration on the basis of some celestial change.”