The Occasional Butterfly

How to Collect Milkweed Seeds (Without the Fluff)

Collecting Milkweed Seeds 101 Fall is a great time to collect your Milkweed seeds and there are many things you can do with your harvested seeds. You can save them for next year, give them to friends and family, share with your...

Join us for the 27th annual Symbolic Migration Project! Families, home schools, nature centers, youth groups, and classrooms are welcome to participate. This project builds bridges of communication between students in Mexico, the U.S., and Canada. United by monarchs, children across North America learn lessons of conservation, cooperation, and ambassadorship. Deadline to register: October 7, 2022.

Learn more and register: https://bit.ly/3QmIGD0.

Best Milkweed Varieties for Monarch Butterflies Monarch butterfly populations have declined by a shocking 90% over the past 20 years! One thing we can do is to plant native milkweed. See which varieties are best for monarchs.

Black Swallowtail

Monarchs are being spotted as far north as Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Southern Ontario. Explore our Monarch Adult (FIRST sighted) map to track migration and view the latest observations: https://maps.journeynorth.org/map/?map=monarch-adult-first&year=2022.