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, ...

Hammered by habitat loss and synthetic insecticides, the eagle, the abiding symbol of American strength and freedom, had all but vanished from our landscapes. From backyard birders to federal agencies ...

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Monarch butterflies are afoot locally, according to staff at the Deschutes Land Trust, a local nonprofit that works to restore and preserve land tracts and waters that sustain central Oregon. Over the ...

I struggled to catch my breath, but it had nothing to do with the 10,000-foot altitude. All around me, millions of monarch ...

Camp Polk Meadow Preserve is among the places in Central Oregon to see monarchs during their summertime migration north after overwintering in coastal California. Monarch butterflies are afoot locally ...

The iconic monarch butterfly is declining across North America. You can help make a difference by providing the species with its food plant: milkweed. A monarch butterfly gliding over a field on ...

The hotter conditions produced more potent toxins in the milkweed. But the researchers said that surprisingly, the parasitic ...

Mid-season surveys have turned up roughly 8,000 monarchs across the western range, based on figures compiled by count ...

If you’ve ever wanted to create a home for a baby monarch butterfly, it’s the season to plant in South Carolina. Residents who want to attract monarch butterflies in their yard and give them a place ...

AMES, Iowa — Enhancing the monarch butterfly’s habitat in rural and urban Iowa is the goal of a new, broad-based statewide effort. The Iowa Monarch Conservation Consortium, established through the ...

Each summer, monarch butterflies begin an extraordinary journey. They travel 3,000 miles across parts of the U.S. and Canada all the way to central Mexico. Undeniably, an impressive feat, and one of ...