By any measure, the revival of the bald eagle stands as one of the great environmental triumphs in conservation history. In ...

Mayor Jondavid Longo announced a proposal to grow milkweed and nectar plants on borough-owned property at Slippery Rock Area ...

This article offers essential guidance from Davidson College Professor Scott Villa for Carolina gardeners looking to support monarch butterflies. Native milkweed varieties like swamp milkweed ...

Monarch butterflies are making their flight north after wintering in Mexico. Here's what to know about the fascinating, ...

Monarch butterflies require milkweed plants as egg-laying sites, but they also migrate long distances every spring and fall, and the route from Mexico to Canada passes through the San Antonio area.

Monarch butterflies are making their flight north after wintering in Mexico. Here's what to know about one of Earth's fascinating flyers in Michigan.

For thousands of years, millions of monarch butterflies have migrated from the northern U.S. and Canada to Mexico for the winter. But exactly how they know where to go is still a mystery.

Milkweed and Butterfly Weed (plants in the Asclepias family), are the essential host plant for Monarch butterflies. Grow Milkweed Plants Grow Milkweed Seeds Get A Head Start On Your Butterfly ...

Journey North, which gathers reports from volunteers across the country, has been tracking the butterfly’s movement since the ...

The State Botanical Garden of Georgia recommends planting native milkweed species, the only plants that support monarch caterpillars and nectar-producing native plants that provide food for the adult ...

Monarchs lay their eggs on milkweed plants and the young caterpillars feed exclusively on them. Butterfly conservationists encourage people to plant them where they can to promote monarch populations.

By growing milkweed, gardeners can play a direct role in the survival of these iconic butterflies. Adult Monarchs require a diverse array of nectar rich plants; here a female Monarch feast on ...