Monarch butterflies from the western United States have arrived in Santa Cruz and other parts of the California coast, clumping on branches of Monterey pine, coastal redwoods and eucalyptus, where ...

Creating a haven for monarch butterflies in your backyard is more than just a joy for the eyes, it's a crucial way to support these incredible pollinators. Monarch butterflies depend on diverse plants ...

Each summer, monarch butterflies begin an extraordinary journey. They travel 3,000 miles across parts of the U.S. and Canada all the way to central Mexico. Undeniably, an impressive feat, and one of ...

Citizen scientists and volunteers have counted over 233,300 monarch butterflies across the western United States as part of Xerces Society’s 27th annual count. Despite ongoing efforts to save the ...

There’s only one host plant for a monarch butterfly—milkweed! Choose native varieties for your area such as common milkweed, butterfly weed, swamp milkweed and showy milkweed. Create a monarch haven ...

Monarch butterflies return to California for the winter in November in Santa Cruz, California. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is taking steps to list monarch butterflies as a threatened species ...