With vigorous debate surrounding the health of the monarch butterfly, new research may have answered the biggest question plaguing butterfly researchers. Why are the wintering populations declining ...
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is working to protect and enhance monarch habitat across the state. Maryland is home to 14 varieties of milkweed, a wild flower that serves as the ...
Planting flowering plants—but not tropical milkweed—along the migration path won't hurt and may provide a source of nectar for traveling butterflies. "One of the best things people can do to ...