When it comes to attracting Monarch butterflies this spring, they really just want one thing - and one thing only: milkweed. Also called asclepias, it's the only plant that Monarch caterpillars are ...

Monarch butterflies are the iconic butterfly. It's impossible not to picture their vibrant orange and black wings fluttering through gardens or meadows when someone mentions them by name. These ...

On their journey from Canada to Mexico, migratory monarch butterflies stop in New Jersey from September through November to rest and wait for favorable weather to continue their migration across the ...

Environmental certification signs do more than decorate a garden. A sign tells neighbors that the yard is intentional, not ...

The monarch butterfly has been listed as an endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature on its Red List of Threatened Species. Habitat loss from devastating weather ...

There are numerous reasons why so much attention is being given to Monarch Butterflies in Missouri. To start, they’re truly a phenomenal species that bewilders scientists who study the annual ...

In front of Starr's Cave Nature Center is a small pocket of prairie whose native plants make it an important way station for monarch butterflies on their way to and from their overwinter grounds in ...

The 10 acres of vines at House Family Vineyards, located in the Saratoga hillside, has an intricate ecosystem. The cover crops improve soil health, owls and birds of prey keep the rodent population at ...

Fairbanks Ranch resident Lola Langner is doing her part to help conserve the monarch butterfly population, encouraging her neighbors in Rancho Santa Fe and beyond to turn their yards into a friendly ...