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Brower Rescues Monarchs from Illegal Mexican Logging
By Joanna K. Wood ’06
STAFF WRITER

Every winter monarch butterflies adorn Christmas trees in Mexico, but deforestation threatens their habitat. The National Science Foundation Grant has recently given Sweet Briar Biology Professor Dr. Lincoln Brower $300,000 to find a solution.

World-renowned butterfly expert Dr. Brower has spent the last 25 years studying the monarch migration to Mexico and has become a conservationist by default.

Brower now endeavors to end illegal logging in Mexico and protect these butterflies.

“The monarch has become a symbol of cross-border co-operation with the US, but some scientists fear it could become a symbol of a common failure to protect the environment,” declared The BBC News in March 2006.
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Robert F. Kennedy, Jr to speak on campus
By Alicia Gormon ’06
STAFF WRITER

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. will visit Sweet Briar College on April 27th to explain how our legal system affects the fate of our natural environment, and that one person can make a difference in protecting it, in his speech, “The Power of Law.”

Kennedy, a defender of the environment, will address in his speech sanctions made by our federal and state governments that are detrimental to the environment. Also, he will touch on his personal battles and work in the legal field to protect the environment.
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