How you can help at home
Here are a few things you can do to protect and save the endangered Western Monarch Butterflies.
Get Involved
Plant milkweed in flower gardens
Milkweed is the most important plant to a Monarch butterfly. It is a host plant for eggs, food for caterpillars, holds the chrysalis, and is a place for Monarchs to rest. Also butterflies need nectar from plants in flower gardens. It is essential to plant seeds and plants that are native to your community.
make a pesticide free environment
Help monarchs live by limiting how often you use pesticides. Pesticides kill native milkweed, that is the host plant for monarch eggs. Milkweed is also one of the first things caterpillars eat, so without it, butterflies everywhere will die
create a certified
waystation
Learn more about how to create your own certified waystation for western monarchs by reading the resource document here. or by visiting www.monarchwatch.org