The monarch butterfly population in the eastern United States has declined sharply — an estimated 80% loss since the 1990s.

Nectar plants give butterfly gardens a powerful boost. But they’re not the only key to drawing pretty pollinators to your ...

This means butterfly bush may actually be causing more problems than current statistics suggest. On top of that, the invasive ...

Welcome to May, and happy belated Beltane! What’s Beltane?     Well, most folks who celebrate it nowadays call it May Day.

This article offers essential guidance from Davidson College Professor Scott Villa for Carolina gardeners looking to support ...

Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) is one of the tamer milkweeds with lots of ornamental appeal. This adaptable milkweed is hardy in zones 3-10 and was named the 2017 Perennial Plant of the Year.

Monarchs are typically found in areas with a high number of nectar sources. While domestic plants are used, native flowers ...

By any measure, the revival of the bald eagle stands as one of the great environmental triumphs in conservation history. In ...

Journey North uses volunteer-submitted data to track the migration. On Monday, the state’s first sighting was recorded in ...

Reversing the butterfly’s calamitous decline requires ... for landowners who restore habitat by planting native milkweed and nectar plants that support pollinators like hummingbirds and butterflies.

Climate change and industrial agriculture have decimated the western monarch butterfly’s crucial food source, threatening the ...