It's the season for outdoor hobbies, and as gardeners prepare their grounds for the seasonal harvest, they should remember to grow plants, like milkweed, to support monarch butterflies. Milkweed is ...

CHICAGO — An expert has confirmed what backyard gardeners and amateur naturalists have been saying for weeks: There are fewer monarch butterflies in Illinois this summer. At the national Monarch Larva ...

QUASQUETON — Monarch butterflies and their offspring have been scarce around here this summer. “It’s been slow in most parts of Iowa,” said Cam Watts, co-founder of the Monarch Research Project in ...

Wendi Ringhofer recalls past summers when she and daughters, Josie and Addie, would gather monarch eggs and materials necessary for butterfly nurseries by the buckets full, during short walks along ...

This year, bluebonnets probably did better than they have for years because of the timing of rains. Right now, I bet the wildflower patch is transitioning from its dominance by coreopsis and blue curl ...

No matter where you've been this summer- at a local park, hiking a trail, or relaxing by the water-there's a part of nature visibly missing. This time of year, we usually see orange and black wings ...

If you spot a monarch tagged by the Washington State University program, please snap a photo and email it to the address on the tag. The butterfly’s serial number also is on the tag. Courtesy photo ...

Every autumn, swarms of migrating monarchs descend on the mountains of central Mexico. It is the final stop on a journey of thousands of miles, as the butterflies travel from their North American ...

Not all scientists agree with the findings of a new study, which seem likely to fuel an ongoing debate about the threats the butterflies face. By Emily Anthes Every autumn, swarms of migrating ...