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Milkweed

milkweed seed pod
A milkweed seed pod
How to Collect Seeds From Milkweed: A Pod and a Plan
Monarch caterpillar on narrowleaf milkweed (Asclepias fascicularis). (Photo: Xerces Society / Stephanie McKnight)
Keep Monarchs Wild: Why Captive Rearing Isn’t the Way to Help Monarchs
Leaf cutter bees have snipped multiple disc-sized pieces from these pink Clarkia aomena flowers
Nature Notes: Snapshots of the Wildlife in our Gardens
Milkweed seeds in a bin and in someone's hands
Growing the Supply of Hard-to-Find Milkweeds
Early-season California milkweed
Why Monarchs Need Early-Season Milkweeds
Plant trays containing thousands of seedlings are laid out on the ground.
Pollinator Conservation Program Digest – December 2020
Pale pink flowers of narrow-leaf milkweed growing beside a tomato field in California's Central Valley.
Pale pink flowers of narrow-leaf milkweed growing beside a tomato field in California's Central Valley.
Science Notes: How Pesticide Sampling Can Help Restore Imperiled Western Monarchs
A monarch clings to the trunk of a tree in a dimly-lit landscape.
Thanksgiving Count Shows Western Monarchs Need Our Help More than Ever
A monarch butterfly perches atop a stalk of purple flowers with thread-like petals sticking out in various directions.
DeWind Alumnae Publish Three New Research Papers about Monarch Butterflies
Two monarchs' wings overlap as they stand back end to back end, mating.
Community Science Powers New Western Monarch Studies
A tiny monarch egg can be seen in a cluster of pink milkweed blossoms.
New iNaturalist Project Makes it Easier to Submit Data to the Western Monarch Milkweed Mapper
An orange and black monarch nectars on the orange flowers of butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa).
How to Support Monarch Butterfly Conservation—During Earth Week and Beyond!
Monarch butterfly flying above milkweed.
Community Scientists Can Help Support Imperiled Western Monarchs
A western monarch rests on the side of a tree with furrowed bark.
New Year’s Count of Western Monarchs Confirms Decline, Trends Seen in Previous Years
A monarch clings to the trunk of a tree in a dimly-lit landscape.
Record Low Number of Overwintering Monarch Butterflies in California—They Need Your Help!
A bright orange monarch with a torn wing perches on some pink milkweed blossoms in a grassy, dry landscape.
Western Monarch Numbers Expected to Be Low this Year
Purple asters bloom against a green background.
Fall Garden Tips to Benefit Bumble Bees All Year
Closeup of beautiful, layered pink and white petals.
Pollinator Conservation Program Digest – October 2018
A western monarch rests on a white flower amid a dry, grassy field.
Managing for Monarchs in the West
A graphic has a circle with a line through it superimposed over tropical milkweed, with its characteristic red and yellow flowers.
Tropical Milkweed—a No-Grow
field of milkweed
1.3 Billion Stems of Milkweed Needed in Midwest to Recover Monarch Population