A butterfly-magnet new ageratum, a shrub-turned-annual-flower called dampiera, and a new sunflower with a thousand ... Penn State’s 2024 flower trials, Monarch Magic “came right out of the ...

USDA zones 4-9. 4. Nurturing the Monarchs Each year monarch butterflies fly to and from northern North America and Central Mexico – the only butterfly to undertake a strenuous two-way migration.

Take photos with the original ‘yellow door’ or take a seat on the old tractor, swings or sunflower chairs where you can gaze out at a sea of sunflowers and the thousands of endangered monarch ...

Sunflowers are particularly attractive to pollinators due to their high pollen and nectar production. Plant them in a sunny spot with good soil, and they’ll provide a robust and inviting environment ...

Just over 9,000 monarchs were counted in California last winter, the second lowest ever since the annual count began in 1997 ...

The Western population of the monarch butterfly has declined to a near-record low with fewer than 10,000 found living in California this winter, a foreboding sign for the future of the beloved ...

PISMO BEACH, Calif. – On Thursday, invertebrate conservation group the Xerxes Society released the results of their 28th annual Western Monarch Butterfly Count and recorded the second lowest ...

one trend is clear — the Western Monarch butterfly population has declined by more than 95% since the 1980s, Howard said. With such a drastic population loss, the remaining butterflies are ...

The number of monarch butterflies spending the winter in the western United States dropped dramatically this year even as ...

The annual Western Monarch Count observed a peak population of 9,119 Monarch butterflies in California this winter, marking a sharp decline in the last few years. The count, administered by the ...

NDSU Extension horticulturist Esther McGinnis suggests commenting. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to list the monarch butterfly as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.