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, ...

The Ohio Pollinator Habitat Initiative is asking for help from residents during the seventh year of milkweed pod collections, according to the Summit Soil and Water Conservation District. The project ...

The Richland Soil and Water Conservation District is collecting milkweed seed pods to help support the declining monarch butterfly population. Milkweed is the only plant monarch butterflies will lay ...

OHIO, USA — The Ohio Pollinator Habitat Initiative (OPHI) is collecting milkweed pods due to the decline in the monarch butterfly population and its recent designation as an endangered species. OPHI ...

The pods should be placed in a paper bag and stored a dry place before being dropped off. The bags should also be marked with the county where they were collected. Lininger said that’s to better ...

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 ...

With the cold and snow of late November, we get to witness the onset of the chilly season in the Northland. Each year we observe this seasonal change during the second half of this cooling month.

Have you been growing milkweed in an effort to save monarch butterflies? Or do you know where common milkweed is growing in the wild? It’s almost time to harvest the seedpods. The Summit Soil & Water ...

November's bland landscape revealing trees devoid of leaves seems to fit in with the frequency of cloudy days. No wonder some call this month, "gray November." Early snows break this gray-brown scene, ...