You may have seen the heartbreaking news (here, here and here, for example) that monarch butterflies have been added to the endangered species list. By some estimates, their population has declined between 85 and 95 percent since the 1990s. This is terrible news for the monarchs, of course. But it’s also bad news for
Our planted milkweed in Maine has already attracted Monarchs. They are wonderful to see, even before I read that article in todays’ NYT.
That's great to hear, Mike! Send some of yours our way. I'm still waiting for this year's cohort.