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Monarch on marsh milkweed

Monarch Butterflies Are Endangered, Leading Wildlife Monitor Says

Thursday, July 21, 2022

North America’s monarch butterfly, whose showy looks and extraordinary migration have made it one of the continent’s most beloved insects, has been classified as endangered by the International Union for…

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Monarch Butterflies Are Now Endangered. Here's How You Can Help.

Saturday, July 30, 2022

As the only butterflies known to make a roundtrip migration like birds do, migratory monarch butterflies are used to traveling. Those that live in the Midwest migrate thousands of…

Monarch Butterflies Have Been Declared Engangered. What Can We Do to Save Them?

Sunday, July 24, 2022

Ayesha Rascoe speaks with conservation biologist Karen Oberhauser about why the migratory monarch butterfly was just declared endangered, and what can be done in response.

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Rusty-patched bumble bee queen foraging on native honeysuckle

How to Help Wisconsin's Disappearing Native Bees in Your Yard

Friday, April 15, 2022

“The homeland of the federally endangered rusty patched bumble bee has shrunk by 90% in the past 20 years, yet the beneficial, fuzzy native bee can still be found…

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Mid-October’s high temperatures come with a consequence for lilacs and other plants October 28, 2021
From Minnesota to Mexico: How do monarchs know where and when to go? October 19, 2021
Wisconsin's prairies shine in late summer, from Lapham Peak to UW Arboretum August 25, 2021
Most of Wisconsin has no native earthworms. What's with that? June 17, 2021
What’s with These Invasive “Crazy” Worms and Why Can’t We Get Rid of Them? May 6, 2021
Jumping Worms Are Eating — And Altering — Wisconsin's Forest and Garden Soils April 5, 2021
Police stumped by theft of rare tree in Wisconsin capital November 12, 2020
Invasive Jumping Worms Damage U.S. Soil and Threaten Forests September 29, 2020
Three ways to help save monarch butterflies and other pollinators September 21, 2020
As Summer Takes Hold, So Do the Jumping Worms July 22, 2020
The Arboretum: A Living Exhibit of Wisconsin April 1, 2020
Protecting the prairie: UW Arboretum begins final phase of decade-long stormwater management March 9, 2020
UW Arboretum begins final upgrades to stormwater management system March 3, 2020
Cancel Earthworms January 23, 2020
Climate change is playing havoc with Mexico’s monarch butterfly migration January 21, 2020
Invasive 'Jumping' Worms Are Now Tearing Through Midwestern Forests January 2, 2020
Arboretum: A Slice of Nature and Ecological History in the City December 11, 2019

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