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

Monarchs are usually seen in Michigan from late spring to early fall.

Climate change and industrial agriculture have decimated the western monarch butterfly’s crucial food source, threatening the ...

Butterflies will visit lots of flowers, but there are a select few that specifically attract them. Learn which ones to plant ...

G rowing milkweed is one of the most rewarding actions a gardener can take to support monarch butterflies. Monarchs rely on ...

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.

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, ...

Colony estimates at central Mexico overwintering sites indicate that monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus ... and southern Canada) Loss of milkweed (Asclepiadaceae) host plants in the spring and summer ...

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.

It is no secret that habitat loss is a key driver of monarch decline. Milkweed, the only plant on which monarchs lay eggs, has been widely decimated due to herbicide-intensive agricultural ...

Milkweeds got their name from the milky sap that leaks from their leaves or stem, Western Monarch Milkweed Mapper said. The plants bloom orange, pink or white flowers in the spring. During the ...