You can support butterflies by doing these things: garden with natives and nectar plants; offer host plants; don’t use ...

It is high season at the Monarch Pollinator Garden. Plant the right kind of milkweed: Milkweed is the only plant monarchs will lay eggs on. But you must plant the right kind for Sonoma County. There ...

Alexander Findley Library will hold its Earth Day Celebration and Plant Extravaganza from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday. “We love Earth Day around here. Every day should be Earth Day,” Library manager ...

Kylynn Kelsey, who is 6, said she started liking butterflies Saturday following the annual monarch butterfly release at the LeFevre Butterfly Garden behind the Greensburg Garden & Civic Center. Her ...

If you’ve admired the delicate beauty of monarch butterflies, you’ve likely also heard about the plight of the Western monarch (Danaus plexippus). The pollinator’s population has plummeted more than ...

With its vivid orange wings, black outline and white dots, the monarch butterfly is one of the most easily identifiable butterflies on the planet. Their ability to fly thousands of miles across North ...

First, the bleak butterfly news: The population of monarchs passing the winter in Mexico appears to have fallen. Now, the good news for Illinois’ state insect: The Field Museum is trying to figure out ...

CHICAGO – First, the bleak butterfly news: The population of monarchs passing the winter in Mexico appears to have fallen. Now, the good news for Illinois’ state insect: The Field Museum in Chicago is ...

OLATHE, Kan. — Diane Stoakes created a monarch butterfly garden at Aberdeen Village retirement community in Olathe when her dad, Lawrence, resided there in 2015. Lawrence has since passed, but nine ...