and so are milkweed seed pods starting to dry out in preparation of being harvested. Milkweed is the only host plant of monarch butterflies, meaning it’s the only plant on which monarchs will ...

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

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story first appeared on the Ohio Department of Natural Resources website. COLUMBUS — Picking and planting milkweed seed pods this fall can help future eastern monarch butterflies, ...

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 ...

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

In California, the monarchs find their safe haven in eucalyptus trees, Monetery pines, and the Monterey cypress. The ...

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

Monarch butterfly numbers are dwindling and have been for decades. The Tennessee Department of Transportation wants to change ...

To attract and support pollinators locally, TDOT encourages everyone to: Plant a mixture of native plants. Reduce or eliminate the use of pesticides. Plant milkweed to support monarch butterflies.