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Up North Lowdown: Metamorphosis

Left: Fallon Gandulla-Ghekiere and Magnolia Montgomery look into small dishes containing caterpillars feeding on "milkweed mush" in the Interlochen greenhouse on July 10, 2024. (Photo: Izzy Ross/IPR) Right: Members of the WVU alumni band and the Northport Community Band perform behind an image of WVU's marching band. (Photo: Claire Keenan-Kurgan/IPR News)
Left: Fallon Gandulla-Ghekiere and Magnolia Montgomery look into small dishes containing caterpillars feeding on "milkweed mush" in the Interlochen greenhouse on July 10, 2024. (Photo: Izzy Ross/IPR)
Right: Members of the WVU alumni band and the Northport Community Band perform behind an image of WVU's marching band. (Photo: Claire Keenan-Kurgan/IPR News)

This week: Raising monarch butterflies in Interlochen, as climate change threatens the species. And a tribute in Northport to a band director with a powerful legacy.

Max Copeland is the local weekday host of All Things Considered on Interlochen Public Radio and the producer of The Up North Lowdown, IPR’s weekly news podcast.
Ed Ronco is IPR's news director.