Our neighbor Mary has a small patch of milkweed behind her potting shed. It’s shaded by a young sassafras tree, and some Japanese stilt grass is pushing its way in as well. We use neighbor John and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mar. 8—The monarch butterfly is iconic in North America — but in Montana, it is a rare sight. That's why when Kathy Ross ...

I have not seen where the Hempfield Township supervisors, in their infinite collective wisdoms and forethoughts, saved the monarch caterpillars’ chrysalis and milkweed before leveling the ground for ...

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 ...

You value independent local news, so become a sustainer today to power our newsroom. From the day I bought my first milkweed plant to the day my last monarch flew the coop a month later, I was wholly ...

You value independent local news, so become a sustainer today to power our newsroom. In the past four months, I’ve become a loyal steward of narrow leaf milkweed. I've got other plants in my backyard, ...

A monarch butterfly is ready to emerge from its chrysalis in the Kalispell garden of one of landscaper Kathy Ross' clients last August. (Photo by Kathy Ross) A monarch butterfly caterpillar, about two ...