G rowing milkweed is one of the most rewarding actions a gardener can take to support monarch butterflies. Monarchs rely on milkweed as the sole host plant for their caterpillars, and without it ...

Plant potatoes Feb 1. Dig a trench at least 1 foot deep and place a piece of seed potato with at least one sprout every 2 ...

The monarch butterfly, long idolized for its epic migrations and delicate beauty, is facing another alarming chapter in its ...

The proposal to list the monarch as a threatened species is not a done deal. The FWS invites comments from the general public ...

Late last year, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service took an important step toward putting the monarch butterfly on the ...

Like many other insects, a single female monarch can lay hundreds of eggs. And because milkweed still is readily available, monarchs appear to be able to bounce back each year despite fewer numbers of ...

Usefully, the listing would legally protect the groves of trees near the California coast where western monarchs overwinter.

Monarch butterfly populations have declined nearly 95% since the 1950's, mainly due to habitat loss. The Deschutes Land Trust ...

It was about eight months ago when construction worker Jeff Smith stumbled upon something in his garden that would quickly become his passion. “It was a complete accident, ” said the Buccaneer Point ...

Citizen scientists are called on to help with tagging monarch butterflies and find out why their numbers are dropping.

The colorful black and orange wings dazzle kids and parents alike, as do the fat striped caterpillars that feast on milkweed plants. But an alarming decline in state monarch butterfly populations ...