For an entire season, Emily Carter transformed a small corner of her backyard into a safe place for monarch butterflies.

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Courtesy Cynthia Farr Weinfeld (Courtesy Cynthia Farr Weinfeld) It’s no secret that monarch butterfly populations are struggling.

The monarch butterfly is a beautiful and colorful creature, but it takes time to reach this stage of its adult life. Understanding a few facts about the process lets you observe it in nature with ease ...

Five blocks of Sheridan Road in Zion going north to Shiloh Boulevard were lined with zinnias last weekend before a right turn to the Zion Park District Bandshell, where scores of locally raised ...

It’s a sunny July afternoon, and Grayslake neighbors Annie Lawson and Heather Bauer are standing at the side of Lawson’s home, carefully going through her garden of milkweed plants. Lawson points at ...

Monarch butterflies are among the most beloved insects in North America. They are brightly colored and unique, both as caterpillars and later as mature insects. Monarchs are found in every U.S. state ...

For those interested in the migration of monarchs, Searl recommends the Sept. 8 monarch migration event planned at the Lakeside Nature Center in Galesburg. The center, at 1033 S. Lake Storey Rd., will ...

Monarch butterflies are among the most beloved insects in North America. They are brightly colored and unique, both as caterpillars and later as mature insects. Monarchs are found in every U.S. state ...

The monarch butterfly is Illinois' state insect and has held that distinction for 50 years — having been suggested for the honor by third grade classes in Decatur in 1975. But the butterfly is also in ...