There are a number of varieties of native milkweeds that the disappearing western monarch butterfly needs to survive. Many people are interested in helping monarch butterflies. The number of migratory ...

Last year, 90 gardeners participated in the butterfly and milkweed programs supported by Milbergers, DEERC Education Center, Native American Seed Co., Douglas King Seed Co. and the Comal County Master ...

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Adding milkweeds and other native flowering plants into midwestern agricultural lands is key to restoring monarch butterflies, with milkweed sowers from all sectors of society being critically needed ...

If you want to help increase the monarch butterfly population, plant a milkweed (Asclepias sp.). Milkweeds are the sole food source of monarch butterfly larvae and there is good reason for this.

For more information on building habitat for monarchs, check out the resources available on Xerces Society’s website: https://xerces.org. Yes, we have monarch butterflies in Spokane. We hear more ...

I have a very persistent weed that has invaded not only my garden, but my lawn as well. The first year I noticed it I had cut down a strip of brush in a drainage easement between my house and my ...

Last May, I went to the Maze District in Canyonlands National Park to enjoy its unique scenery unusual natural history. I was in the company of three colleagues from CU — Scott Ferrenberg, Jen Bowman ...

Monarch butterflies and milkweed plants are entangled in a struggle for domination. Milkweeds, which are poisonous to most animals, are the only thing monarch larvae eat. The butterfly thrives and ...

If you’re like me, the coronavirus threw a wrench in your garden works this year. Half of me still thinks I should be out there getting ready to plant my peas, and the other half feels like summer’s ...

Adding milkweeds and other native flowering plants into midwestern agricultural lands is key to restoring monarch butterflies, with milkweed sowers from all sectors of society being critically needed ...