Mark Morgenstern, the owner of Morning Star Prairie Plants in Damon, lives on prairie remnant property near Brazos Bend State Park that supplies him with native milkweed seed source plants.

Get Outside:Upstate residents can get free state park entry through their local library. Here's how. "I realized that native milkweed was pretty hard to find, so I began ordering seed packets that ...

For large plantings: Black Cherry and Black Willow trees are each host species for dozens of insects and provide food for ...

Loss of milkweed (Asclepiadaceae) host plants in the spring and summer breeding habitat in the United States This research will result in a comprehensive report on the current status of native ...

The iconic North American butterfly's annual migration patterns are under threat from habitat loss and extreme weather, ...

An open letter to Floridians about a parasite in monarch butterflies has become controversial as some researchers suggest ...

“A pollinator garden is one planted mostly with flowers that provide nectar or pollen for a broad range of pollinating ...

The plight of monarch butterflies is well known. The population of the monarch’s host plant, native milkweed, is diminishing, which makes it difficult for the butterflies to survive. As a result, many ...

Residents who want to attract monarch butterflies in their yard and give them a place to lay their eggs for the next generation can receive free native ... plant milkweed throughout the state ...