UMaine Extension milkweed fact sheet cited in News Center Maine story on saving monarch butterflies
New Center Maine quoted information from UMaine’s Cooperative Extension “Signs of the Seasons” common milkweed fact sheet in a story about shrinking monarch butterfly populations. The story noted the shrinking of milkweed as a reason for monarch butterfly decline. The town of Trenton, Maine has used this research to reestablish habitats for monarchs by pledging to plant more milkweed and other nectar producing flowers.