Monarch waystation

We cannot approach the end of Pollinator Week without celebrating monarchs. Today’s post discusses their current status and recommends ways that you can help these iconic, but threatened, butterflies. #PollinatorWeek

The iconic Monarch butterfly! We all know them and love them, but how can we help them? Here's how I created a certified Monarch waystation on my property.

Are you interested in raising monarchs at home? Butterflies are very important garden pollinators and the monarch butterfly population in particular has been rapidly declining for a number of years. Monarchs (and butterflies in general) really are the most remarkable creatures. The caterpillar has this incredible potential for transformation. They spend their days nourishing their

Yes, you read that right: drought-tolerant monarch waystation. Unless I'm adding a new plant I never water my waystation. In fact, our outdoor water spicket has been broken for two years. I have rain barrels but I only use that sacred water for my veggies, my milkweed seedlings, and when I'm establishing a new plant in the garden. Last summer Ipswich, MA had a water ban for months and it seems like we're headed that way again this summer. I've been obsessively watching the radar and every…

Monarch Watch is a cooperative network of students, teachers, volunteers and researchers dedicated to the study of the Monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus and its spectacular fall migration.

The iconic Monarch butterfly! We all know them and love them, but how can we help them? Here's how I created a certified Monarch waystation on my property.

Why are butterflies important for the environment? If you put post this issue to some kids who love to chase them. Those eager little hands would shoot up into the air and answers like “because they're beautiful”

Five easy tips and techniques, results of a two-year study, for how to build and sustain a monarch butterfly's dream garden.

Our Monarch Waystation – Our Habitat Garden

Creating a Monarch Waystation is a hopeful act; creating a garden for all the butterflies shines light on a bleak situation.