If you plan to grow your own milkweeds or add milkweeds to your current site, you can collect seeds when the milkweed pods are ready to burst (this occurs in the fall in the northern U.S.). If you live in the Western US, the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History has free milkweed and nectar plant seeds available on their website. Monarch Watch also has two opportunities to apply for free milkweed plugs for large-scale restoration projects and for schools and non-profits.įor those of you in the desert southwest, the Southwest Monarch Study has a resource on their website with desert southwest milkweed providers and also provides more detailed information on establishing Monarch Waystations in this region. Order plants are grown from the seeds that were collected in your region, and make sure to collect and send seeds from your area to Monarch Watch next year. The Milkweed Market offers flats of milkweed plugs (plants) that were grown from seeds sent to Monarch Watch by volunteers from across the country. Visit Monarch Watch’s Milkweed Market or directory of milkweed vendors to find native milkweed seeds and plants available in your region. Search for seeds in your state and contact the native plant nurseries that are listed to order milkweed seeds or plugs, then get planting! We recommend calling ahead to check the availability of milkweed plants at the nurseries of your choice, as inventory can vary through the course of a season and from year to year. This week we again feature the amazing connections between Monarchs and Milkweed.The Xerces Society has launched a Milkweed Seed Finder database to make locating seeds in your state easier. Look no further! Journey North has many resources for anyone with a curious mind. Looking For Fun Activities To Do At Home? Monarch Watch shared a blog message that there is some milkweed available through their Milkweed Market. Explore this link via Milkweed Market. Check out Monarch Joint Venture’s Milkweed & Wildflower Vendor Map. Journey North partners have some great materials on planting milkweed. These plants can be thought of as “ nectar plants”. But don’t forget that Monarchs need nectaring resources too. To ensure Monarchs survival, more milkweed is needed on the landscape. These plants can be thought of as “ caterpillar plants”. Pollinator gardens could have plants that will be able to h ost Monarch eggs and feed the larvae. We can all plant a garden (big or small) in our backyards or even just a planter on our porch. Take your camera along and let us know what you find!” Read more of Gail Morris’ article: Western Monarchs 2020 Spring Report #6 Consider Planting a Pollinator Garden Isolation is hard, but we can still explore nature’s beauty unfolding around us this spring season. You’ll be amazed at the activity that is still happening all around you. In the cooler southwest regions, milkweeds are emerging and ready for monarchs to fly their way!…We should begin to see reports of monarch larvae and even fresh and new monarchs soon…Spend time each day outside in your own yard watching. But monarch sighting reports still indicate monarchs are primarily in the warmer coastal region of California and the southwest. Gail Morris notes this week: “ Warm, sunny weather welcomed monarchs throughout their spring migration range this week. () Link to report Western Monarch Population Migration News Patiently Waiting It was flying a bit low, and continued until out of sight. Like in many places the females got here and laid eggs before enough milkweed had grown large enough to feed all the larvae.” ()įrom Ashburn, VA: Meg saw her first Monarch “Flying through the yard.” () Link to reportįrom Columbia, MD:Catherine “happened to look out my window and saw the first monarch of the season. ()įrom Texarkana, AR : Anita submitted this report: “ Monarch larva are emerging on tropical and tuberosa milkweed in our flower beds.We counted over 50 eggs at one time and have seen female monarchs laying more eggs since then. Many Journey North citizen scientists are expressing concern - is milkweed emergence keeping pace with the advancing migration of Monarchs?įrom Bluff City, KS: Leah reported her first Monarch. ()įrom Helena, OK: Gean reported “a f aded female laying many eggs on my milkweed sprouts.” įrom Maryville, TN: Warren “o bserved monarch laying eggs on milkweed and other plants as well as pieces of mulch and old stems. Don’t forget to report your first sightings of Monarch eggs.Īlong the east coast, Monarchs have been sighted in northern Virginia and Maryland (latitude 39°N). There have been a flurry of reports from Oklahoma as Monarchs are laying eggs and moving into Kansas and Missouri (latitude 38°N). Last week, Journey North citizen scientist data indicated that Monarchs were poised to enter Kansas. Eastern Population of Monarchs Monarchs Moving Across Oklahoma Into Kansas and Missouri
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