Susie is an expert on monarch butterflies and a renowned engaging speaker. She combines science with literacy, imagination and passion enthralling children thru adults. Using photos and video from raising monarchs over 11 years, her PowerPoint presentations awe children 2nd grade up, garden clubs, gardeners raising monarchs, nature groups and more.
EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT MONARCH BUTTERFLIES shares amazing info and insights into monarch butterfly life cycle, migration, impact of global warming and pesticides, predators, butterfly gardening and more. Her talks create new wonder about Nature and new HOPE for our own lives! Transformational!
In January 2020, Susie was appointed Monarch Conservation Specialist in southern California for Monarch Watch, a premiere monarch conservation and research organization out of the University of Kansas for over 50 years. And Susie is a Monarch Butterfly Citizen Scientist. She is devoted to HELPING SAVE MONARCHS by engaging and inspiring the public, developers, city councils, communities, schools, every gardener to plant Monarch Waystations – milkweed and nectar plants to nourish and support propagation of our iconic monarch butterflies.
Susie has been a professional speaker on a variety of topics for over 28 years, has earned the Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation in the National Speakers Association (NSA) and is one of only 300 people worldwide to be inducted into the NSA Speakers Hall of Fame (CPAE).
Susie is a consummate virtual as well as live presenter and available to schools (elementary thru high school), homeschoolers, garden clubs, botanic gardens, and more for engaging and motivational Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Monarch Butterflies presentations.
– monarch butterfly life cycle,
– monarch butterfly migration,
– tropical vs native milkweed issues including O.e.
– predators and other challenges to monarch butterflies
– overwintering with stunning photos and video from central coast California and
Michoacán, Mexico sites
– severe decline in monarch butterfly populations and how to help save them
– how to create a monarch butterfly garden/sanctuary
– monarch butterflies as an analogy for human transformation throughout life
NOTE: Susie is also an Al Gore CLIMATE REALITY LEADER and gives virtual and live CLIMATE CHANGE presentations in which she combines information on monarch butterfly decline with the impact of climate change, and much MUCH MORE. Learn more at her Climate Reality page (www.vanderlip.com/ClimateReality)
Susie is a fantastic speaker and was so interactive and engaging! Our club members were so impressed. Some said you were the best speaker they have ever heard! We learned a lot in a most fun and enjoyable way.
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In addition, Susie is author and producer of The Story of Chester, the Monarch Caterpillar/Larva book and movie (DVDs and mp4’s) adored by children thru adults. The book is recommended by the National Science Teachers Association and satisfies STEM curriculum – great in classrooms for pre-K thru 3rd grade. Also an eBook on Amazon, iBook, and Nook. GREAT for use on MacBook for school children.
Susie has turned her beautiful photos of Monarch Butterflies, gardens and landscapes into a high-quality line of photo greeting cards available at www.svgreetingcards.com
Science and Imagination merge in uniquely colorful and engaging books and DVD’s for children to learn about the life cycle of Monarch Butterflies, milkweed and saving Monarchs.
Susie Vanderlip is passionate about Monarch Butterflies and shares on such topics as “Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know About Monarch Butterflies”, “Life Lessons Learned from Monarch Butterflies”, “How to Attract Monarch Butterflies to YOUR Garden” and more. As a professional speaker, photographer and videographer, her presentations are humorous, educational, entertaining and filled with delightful stories, anecdotes, photos and video enjoyed by children and adults alike. Susie brings to life the awe and wonder of Monarch Butterflies for audiences of all ages!
Filled with science of monarch butterfly life cycle told in a heartwarming story with exquisite and rare photographs.
An amazing video of a Monarch caterpillar creating its chrysalis capturing the exact jaw-dropping surprising how it REALLY HAPPENS!
Complete life cycle story through animated, narrated slides and videos that entertain and educate children ages 5-9.
An incredible video with amazing nature footage of a praying mantis eating a Monarch butterfly. Sounds gruesome – But it really isn’t!