Volunteers plant hundreds of milkweed plants in hopes of supporting the dwindling Western monarch population in California.

Planting milkweed is one of the best ways to help monarch butterflies. This plant is the only food source for monarch ...

Monarch butterflies, for example, only lay their eggs on milkweed, and milkweed is all monarch caterpillars can eat. Without ...

It is too early to get a good sense of the population health of the monarchs — peak migration season is November through ...

Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. While many insects can give ...

While many insects can give us the creeps, the delicate butterfly is a bug of a different colour. These gentle pollinators are revered for their striking patterns, and none more so than the monarch ...

When you plant rain garden plants, you do your part for the environment, filtering runoff and protecting groundwater. Pick ...

Michael likes math and science and playing sports. He's affectionate, energetic and curious, and he wants a family with ...

A walk through Windsor’s fields reveals how milkweed, dandelions and cattails model a subtler, enduring kind of power—one ...

Beverly Campbell has spent the past 50 years shaping young minds, creating a learning environment where curiosity and ...

Marshalltown will have its first official Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, event on Nov. 2. Held at Midnight Garden, ...