Happy 50th Earth Day: Monarch butterflies enjoy a win of sorts
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and University of Illinois-Chicago announced what’s being billed as the largest agency-industry agreement to boost pollinator habitat in our nation’s history earlier... Read More
Commercial butterfly breeders hunker down in wake of coronavirus
Spring is typically a busy time for commercial butterfly breeders, the people who raise butterflies to sell for use at weddings, funerals, festivals, in museum exhibits and at other... Read More
Adding pollinator habitat to resilience gardens can boost yields and relieve stress
In response to the coronavirus stay-at-home quarantine, people are moving outside to garden and relieve stress. “Resilience gardens” are taking root across the country–gardens that recall the victory gardens of... Read More
HOAs resist native plant landscaping despite conservation benefits
It’s not every day that a homeowners’ association signs up to participate in a pollinator habitat initiative. But it happened recently when Byron Augustin registered the Tuscan Oaks Homeowners’... Read More
Monarch butterfly numbers drop 53% as spring migration begins
One group of travelers not canceling their flight plans this spring: monarch butterflies. That said, the migratory population currently heading north from their winter roosts in Mexico will be... Read More
Entry to Mexico’s most popular monarch butterfly sanctuary should cost more than $2.77
Ocampo, Michoacán — It’s a Thursday in February at El Rosario Monarch Butterfly Preserve in Michoacán, Mexico. Groups of Mexican school children mingle with tourists from all over the... Read More