August, Get Outside!
Monarch caterpillars on swamp milkweed Superior views, August 2014 August sunset in a murky sky August is the best month of the year on Lake Superior. The weather is perfect, and there is so much to...
View ArticleNew Monarch Butterflies
This is why you should plant milkweed. The story of three new monarch butterflies, August 2014: First, swamp milkweed Then four monarch caterpillars A few weeks later, vibrant colored monarchs Next I...
View ArticleBuffer Zones, Great for Us and Wildlife
Plant Blue Flag Iris and native grasses to filter water run off. “Our water belongs to all of us!” Governor Mark Dayton of Minnesota To improve water quality in our yards and along lakes and streams...
View ArticleExciting New Program for Monarch Butterflies
Monarch caterpillar in my yard last year This week I had one monarch butterfly checking out butterfly weed in my Minneapolis yard. Last week I spotted one monarch in Northern Wisconsin. It is sad that...
View ArticleWrite a letter to your local officials
Our elegant monarch butterfly needs some help! Butterfly Weed is blooming along some interstate highways. When I see the mowing down native plants pollinators I get angry. My husband and I have just...
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