[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJ_fjsH9S7s[/youtube] It doesn’t get more heartwarming than this. Students at PS 179 in Brooklyn are learning about the life cycle of monarch butterflies and helping this declining species at the … Read more
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Western Monarchs: Why 1 Percent Matters
A sunny, picture-perfect day on the California coast in late February turned even better when I arrived at a tiny sanctuary in Pacific Grove and found the air filled with … Read more
Kindergarteners Help Grow a Wild Brooklyn
One morning in early March, Park Ranger Michelle Luebke from Gateway National Recreation Area and Michael Butts from the Greenbelt Native Plant Center in Staten Island visited our kindergarten class … Read more
Create an Enchanted Wildlife Garden
Our children have the ability to connect with nature through individual exploration and imagination in our Certified Wildlife Habitat. I often enjoy watching my children playing outdoors and seeing what … Read more
Twelve Native Milkweeds for Monarchs
Updated December 2021 The monarch butterfly population in North America has plummeted in just the last few decades. Destruction of America’s grasslands ecosystems, commercial agricultural practices and even conventional gardening have … Read more
High Stakes in Declining Monarch Butterfly Populations
As a child, I loved to spend my time chasing the majestic monarch butterflies as they danced around the woods and garden on my parents’ small farm in rural Georgia. Now … Read more
Six Ways to Save Monarchs
Monarch butterflies are in trouble. Over the last few decades, populations of these iconic orange and black butterflies have declined by over 90 percent. The National Wildlife Federation is teaming … Read more
Monarchs Over Chesterfield
This morning we took a tour of the NWF Certified Community Wildlife Habitat in Chesterfield, MO – just outside of St. Louis. The city has been certified for 10 years … Read more
A Visual Journey Through the Monarch Life Cycle
Monarch butterflies have been in the news quite a bit recently, due to their rapid decline. In order to find ways to help, it’s essential to first understand the life cycle of … Read more
Get Ready For Monarch Migration
If you spot monarch butterflies in your yard this month, there’s a good chance the eggs these insects are laying now will develop into the generation of adults that have … Read more
