Swamp milkweed, a member of the milkweed family, plays a vital role in supporting the monarch butterfly population. Its flowers, which attract bees and butterflies, bloom in shades of soft mauve, pink ...

Changing and falling leaves are a sure sign of fall, and so are milkweed seed pods starting to dry out in preparation of being harvested. Milkweed is the only host plant of monarch butterflies, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Richland Soil and Water Conservation District is collecting milkweed seed pods to help support the declining monarch butterfly ...

Due to the drastic decline in the population of the Monarch Butterfly, the Ohio Pollinator Habitat Initiative and the Paulding SWCD are seeking public involvement to collect and drop off common and ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — June 17 kicks off National Pollinator Week and the Tennessee Department of Transportation wants to help restore and preserve habitats of Monarch butterflies and other pollinators.

LISBON –If you plant them they will come. Milkweed, that is! Milkweed and Monarch butterflies have an essential connection because the monarchs only lay their eggs on the leaves of the milkweed plant.

Growing milkweed from seed is one of the easiest ways to help declining monarch butterflies. In December 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed monarch butterflies, whose numbers in the ...

CLECELAND, Ohio -- Matt, a reader from Broadview Heights, sent me an email and a photo last month and wrote, “I was out walking my dog and I saw these plants. Are they milkweed pods, and if so, can I ...

Kay MacNeil, of Frankfort, describes herself as “a seriously deranged lover of caterpillars and butterflies.” As a child, she came down with a terrible rash on her arms. Her family physician ...

Every fall, we rush to clean up the garden, divide perennials, and tuck things in for winter. But this year, I want to challenge you to do something different. Something that could literally help save ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — June 16 kicks off National Pollinator Week and the Tennessee Department of Transportation wants to help restore and preserve habitats of Monarch butterflies and other pollinators.