Changing and falling leaves are a sure sign of fall, and so are milkweed seed pods starting to dry out in preparation of being harvested. Milkweed is the only host plant of monarch butterflies, ...

The pods should be placed in a paper bag and stored a dry place before being dropped off. The bags should also be marked with the county where they were collected. Lininger said that’s to better ...

MADISON (WKOW) — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) wants your help to collect wild common milkweed seed pods to grow and restore habitat for monarch butterflies and other pollinators ...

We are being told to not spray common milkweed in our yards, pastures and road ditches as that is the main host for monarchs, and instead plant milkweed seed. This would be the time of the year to ...

OHIO, USA — The Ohio Pollinator Habitat Initiative (OPHI) is collecting milkweed pods due to the decline in the monarch butterfly population and its recent designation as an endangered species. OPHI ...

The Richland Soil and Water Conservation District is collecting milkweed seed pods to help support the declining monarch butterfly population. Milkweed is the only plant monarch butterflies will lay ...

The Ohio Pollinator Habitat Initiative is asking for help from residents during the seventh year of milkweed pod collections, according to the Summit Soil and Water Conservation District. The project ...

Due to the drastic decline in the population of the Monarch Butterfly, the Ohio Pollinator Habitat Initiative and the Paulding SWCD are seeking public involvement to collect and drop off common and ...

Milkweed pods like these will help establish more local nesting areas for monarch butterflies. Pods can be dropped off at the SWCD office in Youngstown Sept. 1 through November in a statewide effort ...

Collected pods should be placed in paper bags, since plastic can attract moisture. If you must store the pods before dropping them off, do so in a cool, dry area. Bags should be marked with the date ...