Nearly 90 percent of the monarch butterflies in the Western U.S. spend their winters along the California coastline and the majority of them come here to the Central Coast. Conservationists hope ...

More monarch butterfly habitat may be added alongside crops in Iowa and across the nation, thanks to a yearslong Iowa State University research project. North American monarch populations have ...

Mayors or community leaders who take the pledge must commit to carrying out at least three of the 30 available actions listed ...

Volunteers plant hundreds of milkweed plants in hopes of supporting the dwindling Western monarch population in California.

Want to help a vulnerable insect species? You can. It’s as simple as planting a specific plant in a patio pot or a backyard garden. For those interested, you can learn how to create a monarch ...

If you’ve admired the delicate beauty of monarch butterflies, you’ve likely also heard about the plight of the Western monarch (Danaus plexippus). The pollinator’s population has plummeted more than ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. GOLETA, CA, October 10, 2023 – The City of Goleta is pleased to present the Monarch Butterfly Habitat Management Phase 1 ...

Every fall and winter, one of the most delicate, iconic, endangered visitors, the western Monarch butterfly, settles in the towering eucalyptus trees surrounding Moran Lake County Park. Dwindling ...

A monarch butterfly at the Coastal Access Monarch Butterfly Preserve in Los Osos, Calif., on Jan. 20. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times) The Western population of the monarch butterfly has declined ...

Texas used 'butterfly nets' to save monarchs. Here's what happened. Every fall, millions of monarch butterflies drift across ...

AMES, Iowa — Enhancing the monarch butterfly’s habitat in rural and urban Iowa is the goal of a new, broad-based statewide effort. The Iowa Monarch Conservation Consortium, established through the ...