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Article Courtesy of WEAR TV
By Jamarlo Philips
Published October 27, 2018
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PENSACOLA — A Pensacola woman is helping monarch butterflies fulfill their
lifecycle
Krissa White started a butterfly garden in her front yard six years ago.
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It's a place where caterpillars and
butterflies are nurtured throughout their growing cycle.
It's also the source of a lot of debate in her neighborhood.
Krissa White is one of the best friends a monarch butterfly
can have. She is a retired teacher with a passion for nature
White says, "We gotta keep them here so we can have a good
food source"
Her front yard has butterfly-friendly plants and trees.
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"I have been known to bring them in, help them through
their life cycle and once their adults and those wings are flapping I let
them fly," mentioned White.
She is also on the do not spray list for mosquitoes in the area.
"That prevents the caterpillars and butterflies from dying it's a horrible,
horrible sadness. I do feel like neighbors do think I'm the cause and one
other person on the do not spray list for the whole a neighborhood to no get
sprayed and that's erroneous and I would like that corrected," said White.
White goes out of her way to help the colorful creatures, which have been
declining in population throughout the years.
"It's a beautiful neighborhood and I live here and I want my caterpillars
and butterflies to be at peace too," White said.
Earlier this month she received a letter of final notice from the Crown
Pointe Property Owners Association saying it was against the community
covenants to have any other animals bred or raised on a lot except for dogs'
cats or other house-hold pets for non-commercial purposes.
White found the letter in her mailbox after returning from visiting her
mother.
"I was really saddened when I saw that notice. When I came back I found the
first slash final notice that I was going to start getting fines of 25
dollars a day and over 9,000 dollars a year for harboring animals,"
explained White.
The letter also said raising butterflies is not allowed on the property.
According to the letter White could be fined $25 every day.
Channel 3 News reached out to the Crown Pointe Property Owners Association
but have not heard back yet
White says she just wants to give the monarch butterfly population a boost
so she helps out as many as she can.
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