Monarch butterfly roosts at Ellwood Mesa. Goleta, Calif. (December 9, 2015) Preliminary counts in 2015 suggested approximately 6,000 monarch butterflies are currently overwintering at Ellwood Mesa in Santa Barbara County.

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