Creating a haven for monarch butterflies in your backyard is more than just a joy for the eyes—it’s a crucial way to support ...

It's almost spring! And March 12 is National Plant a Flower Day, the perfect day to bask in the sunlight and plant flowers that will help pollinators like the endangered eastern monarch butterfly.

A butterfly lays an egg, egg becomes the caterpillar, caterpillar becomes the chrysalis, chrysalis becomes the butterfly. This unique metamorphosis all happens on the milkweed plant.

A.Butterfly vine (Mascagnia macroptera/Stigmaphyllon ciliatum) is a root-hardy, moderate grower that grows to 15 to 20 feet, in sun or partial sun and a fertile, well-draining soil.

We’ve endangered these creatures, as we humans often do, and some scientists want monarchs on the official endangered list.

Factors impacting the germination rate of seeds include soil preparation, viability of any remaining weed seeds, time of year, slope, viability of collected seeds, size of the seeds (small seeds ...

MacNeil also helped to establish community butterfly gardens in Bloom Township and elsewhere. A milkweed seed packet explains Kay MacNeil’s strategy for saving monarch butterflies.