What can you do to help monarch butterflies?

Support the monarch butterfly population

• Plant milkweed and pollinator plants.

  • Milkweed is the only plant on which monarchs lay their eggs and the only leaves monarch caterpillars will eat.

  • Pollinator plants provide nectar which is essential for adult monarchs.

• Limit mowing before May 15 and after September 20.

• Reduce your carbon footprint to slow the effects of climate change.

• Don’t use pesticides or herbicides; remove invasive plant species.

• Check out the resources below to become a layperson “citizen scientist”. You can help report adult monarch sightings, eggs, larvae, and the first emergence of milkweed in the spring to various organizations that study monarchs.