I have been harvesting milkweed seeds for next year’s growth. Would you recommend planting the seeds now to sprout in the ...

Milkweed and wildflowers may soon be a common sight growing around cornfields in an effort to help increase biodiversity in ...

This is great news for the nearly-extinct monarch butterflies, which will pass through the area as they migrate back to ...

The Lucas Soil and Water Conservation District is the local collection station for mature common milkweed seed pods in Lucas ...

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 ...

New documentary looks at environmental destruction along the 4,000 km path of the endangered monarch butterfly’s migration ...

Scientists have learned that Monarch butterflies flying through Maryland, on their migration to Mexico, are not getting ...

The increasing intensity and frequency of extreme heat likely compounds stresses on the iconic butterfly, worrying biologists ...

Fortunately, a partnership between a drone company and an AI firm could help save the species, according to Inforum.

The Forest Preserve District of Will County programs for the next few weeks offer a variety for everyone. Online registration ...

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 ...

Monarch caterpillars feed off milkweed, and adults need nectar-producing plants during migration. Becker and her team have been surveying monarch habitat and contributing to the Integrated Monarch ...