Monarch butterflies are facing habitat loss and environmental challenges, but milkweed plants are essential for their survival. Different species of milkweed thrive in various environments, so choose ...

Milkweed needs adequate water, especially when first establishing. Water the plants regularly until they are well-established ...

Their hairy feathers or fluffy structures enable them to travel long distances. The plants you may know best that utilize ...

Retired teacher Larry Weber, of Barnum, is the author of “Butterflies of the North Woods" and “Spiders of the North Woods," ...

Discover what keystone plants are and what role they play in our ecosystems. Learn which plants are considered keystones an ...

PETOSKEY, MI – Lauri Juday carries around little packets of common milkweed seeds and gives them to anyone who promises to plant them. That’s because monarch butterflies need native milkweed ...

Beyond culinary pursuits, saving seeds from a milkweed plant specifically helps support the conservation of the monarch butterfly, imperiled because of a loss of habitat across its range.

Researchers have sequenced the genome of the red milkweed beetle, revealing genetic adaptations that allow it to safely feed ...

An overwhelming response led to the distribution of 780,000 milkweed seed packets in 2023, an effort that sought to restore landscapes and preserve habitats for pollinator species. However ...

The land all around is charred by fire. But here, there’s a sort of miracle at work. Native milkweed has sprung up and bloomed for the second time this year. This is not something these plants, ...

And then she met a man at the farmers market who introduced her to the plants that help endangered monarch butterflies survive. “I left that conversation with my first milkweed plant and [Los An ...