As the days lengthen and the sun warms our gardens, a spectacular migration is underway, bringing with it one of nature's most beloved insects: the Monarch butterfly. These iconic orange and black ...

Hybridized in 1948, these uncommon flowers command higher prices than traditional varieties due to their cross-pollination ...

Yes, yes, I know, I tossed that screed about turning 74 into the middle of a three-part series last week. Many readers felt ...

Gwen Bartonek, president of Pollinator Pathway Bend, is looking forward to enjoying her morning coffee while observing ...

This story was updated on June 5, 2025, to remove the Petroglyphs Float event, originally scheduled for June 7, which was ...

This Saturday is International Trails Day and the community is invited to come out and celebrate at Thunder Bay's waterfront, where a developing trail system will be featured. Janine Chiasson, ...

As I take my daily walk I stop to observe what caterpillars are munching away on my plants and try to identify the ...

Worried about common milkweed taking over your garden? Swamp milkweed, or red milkweed, is less aggressive but good for ...

Bob Erlich, an Evergreen Park resident, has devoted his retirement years to promoting and caring for butterflies — and ...

Monarch butterflies are famous for their annual migrations, but not all migrate. In recent years, more and more monarchs have ...

"Monarchs lay their eggs on milkweed plants and, when the caterpillar ... Dykehouse planted about five pounds of common milkweed seeds -- a species native to the island -- over more than 5 acres ...

Monarchs, for instance, lay eggs only on milkweed plants ... common sunflower seeds to newsletter subscribers or anyone who signs up for the newsletter at our L.A. Times’ Festival of Books ...