Can Milkweed Help Save Monarch Butterflies?
The iconic monarch butterfly is declining across North America. You can help make a difference by providing the species with ...
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7 Tips for Growing Milkweed from Seed to Attract Monarch Butterflies
Growing milkweed from seed is one of the easiest ways to help declining monarch butterflies. In December 2024, the U.S. Fish ...
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How to Score Free Milkweed Seeds for a Monarch-Friendly Garden
Do your part to support declining monarch butterfly populations by planting these free milkweed seeds. Reviewed by Joseph ...
The migratory monarch is losing habitat – here’s how to help
It’s been a rough year for the migratory monarch butterfly. The colder spring in the upper Midwest negatively impacted population numbers and the butterfly was classified as endangered by ...
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Year of the Asclepias: Celebrate the beauty and benefits of milkweed
ALEXANDRIA — The National Garden Bureau has named 2025 the Year of Asclepias (milkweed) — and for good reason. This resilient ...
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Aptos High students helping preserve monarch butterfly population
Evie Kinkead, a junior at Aptos High School, pitched this story about a project she spearheaded to help monarch butterfly ...
Monarch butterfly population in Western U.S. nears record 30-year low. Here's what to know.
The number of monarch butterflies spending winter in the western U.S. dropped dramatically this year, despite moves to extend ...
Monarch butterfly count plummets in SLO County. ‘Feels like a punch to the heart’
In 2023, more than 16,000 butterflies were counted at one local grove. The most recent count was a tiny fraction of that.
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7 Tips for Growing Milkweed from Seed to Attract Monarch Butterflies
Happily, wherever you garden in the U.S., there’s a native ... Another plus of growing either swamp milkweed or butterfly weed is that, unlike common milkweed, neither needs a period of cold ...