Personal Narrative: The Mission Blue Butterfly

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I remembered walking on San Bruno Mountain as a six year old and seeing small, fuzzy blue butterflies fluttering in the spring afternoon. I thought about how lovely they were, and each year I looked forward to seeing them. However, as each year passed, I saw less and less butterflies. As awful as it was, I felt there had to be something I could do. It wasn’t until The Golden Gate Park Stewardship program gave me that opportunity.
My high school, is right next to a national park that contains native plants and animals, and endangered species that are essential to California’s ecosystem. One in particular is the Mission Blue Butterfly, a delicate endangered species that only resides in the Bay Area. From overwhelming habitat loss caused by land

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