•June 8, 2022•
By Cheri Burcham
Family Life Educator

Most people that know me know that I am very passionate about protecting monarch butterflies. I do my best to encourage people to plant milkweed seeds, and I hunt monarch caterpillars and relocate them to my indoor nurseries until they transform and are ready to be released as butterflies. Their numbers have been rapidly declining each year, primarily due to loss of habitat. Many landowners mow their ditches, and I cringe to see them mowing down all the milkweed – the only plant that monarch butterflies lay their eggs on and their caterpillars eat. So, when I saw this article from Extension Horticulture Educator Chris Enroth, I knew I had to share it with my readers.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.