Journey North expects monarchs to reach Michigan by the end of April. Monarchs are unique for their metamorphosis process and migration patterns — they are the only butterfly to migrate like birds.

A state butterfly may be on the cards for Michigan. A house bill was proposed on Thursday, March 27 that would designate the black swallowtail butterfly as the official state butterfly.

GRAYLING, MI – Saving the Kirtland’s warbler from extinction is touted among the greatest conservation achievements in Michigan history.

A study compiled data from more than 76,000 butterfly surveys across the continental U.S. The declines seen in the last 20 ...

Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa ... There are 11 species of milkweed native to Michigan, which are food for the monarch caterpillar and nearly three dozen other beneficial insects.