Save Monarch Butterflies

Siblings Joel, Anayeli, and Patricio Moreno see the future of their community and that of the butterflies that migrate annually to the local Cerro Pelón forest as being intimately connected.

And the international community should hold them to it.

NRDC joins with Monarch Watch to distribute free milkweed plants to schools across the country and turn students into butterfly gardeners.

The EPA approved a new pesticide called Enlist Duo—despite its serious risks to people and certain animal species. So NRDC is challenging the EPA’s decision in federal court.

Situated along the monarch’s migration corridor, the Sooner State is coming up with creative ways to save the imperiled pollinators.

Projects across the Midwest are trying to bring milkweed and nectar-filled flowers back to the landscape.

Be a good neighbor to struggling pollinators by turning your backyard into a welcome pit stop.

Famous for their elegant colors and transcontinental feats of migration, these beloved pollinators are also in free fall, as habitat loss and heavy use of herbicides jeopardize their future.

Common insecticides are killing monarch butterfly larvae, says a USDA study.

Non-native tropical milkweed fuels monarchs on their journey through southern states, but when cooler weather hits, the plant can bring parasites and starvation. Here’s what butterfly-loving southerners can do.

Rising CO2 levels could upset the delicate relationship between the butterflies and their parasites.

How does a plant-killing herbicide affect a butterfly? Because it decimates milkweed, the only plant on which monarchs lay their eggs and on which monarch caterpillars feed.