Two projects designed to increase and improve western monarch butterfly and pollinator habitats in Oregon will receive ...

Milkweed is abundant in local nurseries as monarch enthusiasts seek to increase the declining population and backyard ...

The monarch butterfly is easily identified by its bold orange, black and white coloring. This fascinating insect goes through an amazing life cycle consisting of four stages: egg, larvae ...

In early December, federal wildlife officials will decide whether the monarch butterfly, which pollinates plants and flutters through backyards in nearly every U.S. state, is deserving of federal ...

What fans of the flutterers might not realize, though, is that the very plants hobbyists buy at local nurseries to attract monarchs could be making things worse. Milkweed is the sole host plant for ...

The monarch butterfly is known by scientists as Danaus plexippus, which in Greek literally means "sleepy transformation." The name evokes the species' ability to hibernate and metamorphize. Adult ...

This is the second straight year where the North Shore Esplanade hosted Diwali — a festival of lights and one of the major ...

The monarch butterfly is easily identified by its bold orange, black and white coloring. This fascinating insect goes through an amazing life cycle consisting of four stages: egg, larvae, pupa, and ...