Wildlife Gardening Journal

Milkweed by Region: A Native Milkweed Guide

Every spring I walk my driveway looking for the green milkweeds pushing up along the ditch, and every spring I'm a little relieved to find them, because those clumps of milkweed are the main reason I get monarchs. Out here in rural Oklahoma, Asclepias viridis is what was already growing on this property before I ...

Monarchs Need Our Help

Generations of North American school children, including me, learned about metamorphosis watching Monarchs transform from caterpillars into butterflies. They are, without question, one of the most beloved and well-recognized butterflies. I have one very vivid memory of Monarchs outside the classroom: Sitting on my grandmother's porch one fall afternoon, I watched hundreds of Monarchs flying ...