Thank you for the front page photo of the monarch butterfly in the most recent edition. Seeing these beautiful creatures in our gardens is always a joy, and the image ...

Soon, Zilker Park will add its first “Monarch Meadow,” an acre of parkland set aside for plants that attract the migrating ...

Next spring, they will emerge as adult moths to start another generation, and I will keep leaving milkweed to grow in the ...

While they are roosting in the trees, they conserve their energy by going into a state of temporary dormancy. The monarchs ...

The organization also recommends planting milkweed that is native to your region to attract monarch caterpillars. "There are over 100 species of milkweed that naturally occur throughout North and ...

As western monarch butterflies prepare to retreat to groves along the California coast for the winter, conservationists are ...

A plump caterpillar hangs upside down, and seconds later a monarch butterfly pumps its wings to life. This timelapse captures ...

Caterpillars are the larvae of butterflies and moths and are a major group of herbivores. Many plants produce chemical compounds to deter caterpillars, which humans have adapted for use in medicine, ...

The sycamore tree where Barb Agnew first spotted monarch butterflies, which led to years of stewardship. A group called Friends of the Monarch Trail has worked for almost 20 years to restore monarch ...

Often, the way observation works is that you start to notice more of something once you are aware of it. Perhaps someone points out an interesting bird, or maybe you find an unusual plant. Once it ...