How to Create Your Own Monarch Butterfly Rest Stop

[bananas]

How to Create Your Own Monarch Butterfly Rest Stop
National Geographic
Published on Aug 19, 2014

Habitat loss and the destruction of native plants have been responsible for the rapid decline of the m​onarch ​b​utterfly, the most recognized butterfly in North America. To help​ ​protect these majestic insects as they migrate, citizens in the U.S. are resorting to a simple yet powerful tool: g​ardening. Gardens full of milkweed and nectar plants can serve both as rest stops for adult monarchs and as nurseries for their eggs.

Read more about the challenges monarch butterflies face as milkweed declines:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/08/140819-monarch-butterfly-milkweed-environment-ecology-science/

FIELD PRODUCER AND VIDEOGRAPHER: Fritz Faerber
SENIOR PRODUCER: Jeff Hertrick
EDITOR: Jennifer Murphy

[dhill926]

1. ah…very cool….

we have quite a few on the California central coast this year. For a good read…."Flight Behavior," by Barbara Kingsolver….

[hue]

2. Beautiful!! Thanks for posting!

[Uncle Joe]

3. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, bananas.

[Rhiannon12866]

4. This is so cool! K&R!

Thanks for posting!

[japple]

5. You can order milkweeds suitable for growing in your area from Monarch Watch.

http://www.monarchwatch.org/

Please support their campaign. Milkweeds are beautiful plants. They come in different colors. The deep orange colored ones are native to my area and we have been keeping them going for many years. I ordered 32 plugs last year from Monarch Watch and shared them with friends. They cost less than $2.00 apiece and came by UPS--beautifully packaged, very healthy plants. They are blooming now.