The eastern monarch butterfly population nearly doubled in 2025, but the numbers remain far below the long-term average. According to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), The population wintering in central ...

The number of monarch butterflies overwintering this year in Mexico has nearly doubled, according to the 2025 annual census.

Create an all-inclusive bird sanctuary in your backyard with plants that provide what birds need most for food, shelter and ...

Say the word “butterfly” to any younger Generation Xer, millennial, or older Zoomer, and any number of songs may immediately ...

National Plant a Flower Day is all about celebrating the beauty of flowers. Planting them can also help save pollinators like ...

Millions of black and orange wings will flutter across the U.S. this spring, as the monarch butterflies make their annual trip from Mexico to Canada.

Legislation that could fully repeal Pennsylvania’s Sunday hunting ban has been reintroduced in Harrisburg. Sen. Dan Laughlin, R-Erie, this week reintroduced Senate Bill 67, which would end the state’s ...

This adaptable milkweed is hardy in zones three to ten and was named the 2017 Perennial Plant of the Year. You’ll enjoy the orange blossoms in meadow, prairie, and even semi-formal gardens.

Folk and his son-in-law grow thousands of milkweed plants each year and host school groups at a property with a pavilion, gift shop and butterfly house. The operation grew out of an FFA project Folk’s ...

There will be two varieties of milkweed that sprout early ... Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. I use a lot of appropriate native plants on my sand hill (no irrigation needed after ...

The scientists started by obtaining spores from the stag's horn clubmoss plant (Lycopodium clavatum ... which was in turn used in the production of small pieces of asphalt.