The all-time lowest population size in Pismo Beach was reported in 2020, when only 199 butterflies were counted at the ...

Monarch butterfly count at Pismo State Beach Monarch Grove was only 471 in December 2025. The counts have been falling in the California overwintering site for more than three decades. Rob Reiner and ...

Good news, butterfly lovers — you’ll likely see more monarch butterflies flitting around the Pismo State Beach Butterfly Grove this year. Several volunteer counts have revealed significantly more ...

PISMO BEACH, Calif. - A record-low number of only 197 western monarch butterflies were recently counted at the Pismo State Beach butterfly grove. "Previously, there was so many more butterflies," ...

PISMO BEACH, Calif. - Groups visiting the monarch butterfly population at Pismo Beach aren't getting the same experience as in years past. The butterfly count is one of the lowest on record. Park ...

While a devastatingly low number of monarch butterflies migrate to San Luis Obispo County this winter, the federal government has proposed listing the insect as threatened under the Endangered Species ...

The winter of 2023 offered more opportunities for photos depicting clusters of monarch butterflies in Pismo Beach. (Pat Pemberton/Courthouse News) PISMO BEACH, Calif. (CN) — In a small tree grove at ...

On Nov. 20, the California State Parks Foundation released a new report about the importance of California State Parks for the survival of the Western Monarch Butterfly. Millions of the butterflies ...

The monarch butterfly migration is off to a tough start this season - with fewer butterflies than usual fluttering to the Pismo State Beach Monarch Butterfly Grove. As of Wednesday, California State ...

Makayla Richardson is your community news reporter covering southern San Luis Obispo County, including Avila Beach, Pismo Beach, Grover Beach, Oceano, Arroyo Grande, and Nipomo. California ...

The monarch butterfly, perhaps the most recognizable butterfly in North America, is in trouble: since the mid-1990s, their population has declined 90 percent from its 20-year average, and their ...