Monarch Butterflies

Scientists who study pollinating bees and butterflies report that state laws across the U.S. aren’t doing enough to protect the very animals that help…

Missouri conservationists will hold a festival Saturday at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Weldon Spring Site in St. Charles to ask gardeners to help…

Scientists are concerned that monarch butterflies could be facing a new threat: pesticides that contain dicamba. A report released last week from the…

The next two weeks will offer Missourians peak opportunities to see monarch butterflies as they make their way through the state on their annual…

Mayor Francis Slay’s initiative to plant Monarch butterfly gardens throughout the city has a new addition in south St. Louis funded by a company that…

The city of St. Louis is being recognized by the National Wildlife Federation as a leader in the effort to restore the monarch butterfly habitat.At a…

Last Friday, the St. Louis office of the National Weather Service picked up something pretty unusual on its radars.As first reported by Citylab’s John…

Activism can take unexpected forms. This past weekend, naked and nearly naked bicyclists took off from St. Louis’ Grove area to circle the city to…

The City of St. Louis and several partners are launching a project to help monarch butterflies.It involves encouraging area residents to plant milkweeds…

Every year, monarch butterflies undertake what seems like an impossible journey.By the millions, they leave their summer breeding grounds in the United…