Milkweed can grow in a wide variety of environments from roadsides and abandoned lots to the edge of fields, meadows, and ...

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A third of the food grown worldwide depends on insects and other animals for pollination, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service ...

The simple hack is this: deadheading your flowers. The logic is simple – deadheading your blooms prolongs the flowering of ...

As I crisscross the county this summer to share environmental experiences with students, I can’t help but notice all of the ...

The native grasses provide shelter for insects, including caterpillars, while lilac verbena produces beautiful purple blooms nearly year-round, offering vital nectar for pollinators.

Monarch Butterfly on Milkweed. Image via Unsplash The Monarch butterfly’s existence is inextricably linked to milkweed plants (Asclepias species), forming one of nature’s most specialized plant-insect ...

Having a butterfly and bee-friendly garden is more than a stunning view-it's a move toward supporting biodiversity and ...

When hikers on the famous Pacific Crest Trail reach Mark Newberger’s land on Mount Ashland, they’re welcome to fill their water bottle from a well spout and kickback at a shaded picnic table. Here, ...

Their caterpillars only eat milkweed. This crucial plant, a member of the Asclepias genus, is the cornerstone of any successful Monarch-attracting garden. Without milkweed, the Monarch life cycle ...

Female monarchs lay their eggs exclusively on milkweed plants, for which there are over 100 species in North America, and the caterpillars only eat milkweed leaves. Ecologist Lee Walston says, ...

Female monarchs lay their eggs exclusively on milkweed plants, for which there are over 100 species in North America, and the caterpillars only eat milkweed leaves.