GOLETA, Calif- This time last year thousands of western monarch butterflies swarmed Ellwood Mesa in Goleta This year an alarming four butterflies have been counted. Over in Pismo Beach, last year 16,000 monarchs were counted while this year a record low of 197 monarchs was recorded. "All of the sites, hundreds of sites where monarchs come out to spend the winter, they're not showing up," said George Thomson, City of Goleta Parks and Open Space Manager. Each year fluctuating numbers are common, but a shocking 95% decrease has been recorded since the 1980’s. Weather is said to be a key factor with multiple rain storms last year and the recorded heat waves seen this year for the Centr
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