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
Enchanting trek includes monarch butterfly rush hour at Piedra Herrada sanctuary
Favorable weather delivered an enchanting outing at the Piedra Herrada monarch butterfly sanctuary in the state of Mexico this week. The butterfly abundance seemed to sync with predictions by... Read More
2020 Unofficial Pollinator Plant of the Year: Gregg’s mistflower
The votes are in for 2020’s Unofficial Pollinator Plant of the Year, and the winner is…Gregg’s mistflower, Conoclinium greggii. The Texas native perennial with fluffy lavender blooms carried our informal... Read More