On June 25, 2024, in Florida, USA, @skylerstelz shared an amazing video of performing a delicate wing-repair surgery on a monarch butterfly. In the video, the author replaces the damaged portion of ...

Pollinators from birds and butterflies to bees all need a place to stay over winter. You can make your very own pollinator ...

Monarchs are heading to wintering grounds in Mexico. Save the dates for the 2026 monarch and milkweed classes with free plants and seeds.

A Conneaut Valley kindergarten class observed the life cycle of monarch caterpillars with help from a local enthusiast. Monarch caterpillars exclusively eat milkweed and go through five molting stages ...

A lesson on language and science at Bowling Green Middle School took flight last week – literally. Students in Clari Timmins’ Spanish classroom had adopted six caterpillars and watched as they ...

They’re a brilliant orange sight by the millions as the season changes and we’re not talking about the leaves. This week is all about monarch butterflies. * The story goes that the “monarch” part ...

Our neighbor Mary has a small patch of milkweed behind her potting shed. It’s shaded by a young sassafras tree, and some Japanese stilt grass is pushing its way in as well. We use neighbor John and ...

The thrill of tracking the migrations of two of nature’s most elegant creatures is enjoyed by people all over the world. Generations of monarch butterflies are flying more than 1,000 miles south for ...

Mr. D. builds a winged armadillo trap, and Mary Schmidt talks about Monarch butterflies. This week on The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South, retired UT Extension Agent Mike Dennison demonstrates ...

NEW YORK — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is encouraging wildlife enthusiasts to help Monarch butterflies on their yearly flight south to warmer climates. In New York, ...