OHIO, USA — The Ohio Pollinator Habitat Initiative (OPHI) is collecting milkweed pods due to the decline in the monarch butterfly population and its recent designation as an endangered species.
Last month, Abigail Nixon released into her Wayburn backyard the last of 16 monarch butterflies she raised to maturity this summer after collecting them as eggs off milkweed in the alley behind her ...
The chrysalis of a monarch butterfly, seen recently at Shelburne ... fewer pesticides and planting pollinator-friendly plants like milkweed and goldenrod. She also referenced national funds ...
Would you like to match it with your love of ... Most gardeners are aware of how important milkweed is to Monarch butterflies, so adding Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa), Swamp Milkweed ...