Tag: butterflies
Conservation Groups Plan to Sue Trump Over Attempts to Eliminate Protections for Threatened Species & Favor Corporate Interests Instead of Science
Rulemakings are latest in series of attacks on Endangered Species Act WASHINGTON, D.C. — Conservation groups notified the Trump administration of their plans to challenge two rulemakings weakening the Endangered Species Act (ESA) that were finalized today. One rule deprives newly listed threatened animal and plant species from automatically receiving protections from … [continued]
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Endangered butterflies are being reintroduced at Michigan national guard base
Mitchell’s satyr butterflies are a federally endangered species. Now, around 300 of them will be reintroduced to a Southwest Michigan habitat.
Wild type plants are superior to cultivars when it comes to attracting pollinators, study says
By Samantha Ku
Cultivated plants rarely match their wild type counterparts in their ability to support pollinators, according to research by pollinator ecologists at the Chicago Botanic Garden.
Horticulturist talks native, pollinator plants with Huron Bruce Nature
Building on a pollinator garden series, the Huron Bruce Nature club welcomed expert landscape horticulturist, Brian Folmer, to their May 26 meeting. Gardening has changed over the years due to environmental stress, and we are now learning to plant with the needs of pollinators such as bees, butterflies and hummingbirds top of mind. Club members […]
Grow & Tell returns! A listener comment has us thinking about milkweed
Common milkweed, though great for monarch caterpillars, can be unwieldy in a small garden. Here are some other butterfly-friendly alternatives.
