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Help monarch butterflies with more milkweed, less pesticides

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This is not a drill. California is poised to lose the Western monarch butterfly and its mysterious annual migration from the continent’s Western regions to the coastal areas between Baja and Mendocino.
The list for blame is long habitat destruction, insecticides, herbicides and, yes, good intentions, because if you’ve ever planted a showy orange milkweed in Southern California with the goal of helping the monarch, consider yourself part of the problem.
So why should we care? First off, caterpillars are a critical food source for most songbirds, which rely heavily on the insects to feed their young. Second, butterflies, like bees, are important pollinators. Adult monarchs sip nectar from many blossoms, and as they flit among flowers, they are also spreading pollen, helping the plants produce seeds, which also feed birds and other wildlife and, of course, help the plant reproduce. ....

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6 ways Californians can help save the iconic Monarch butterfly

6 ways Californians can help save the iconic Monarch butterfly
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Report: Bay Area county's western monarch butterfly population hits record low, only 200 counted

Report: Bay Area county s western monarch butterfly population hits record low, only 200 counted
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Monarch butterflies rest on a tree branch in an overwintering habitat. A recent report found their population has dropped to a new record low.GomezDavid/Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less
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Thousands of monarch butterflies cluster on eucalyptus tree limbs at Ardenwood Historic Farm in Fremont on Jan. 27, 2018. Fewer than 2,000 of the butterflies are left in the state of California, according to a recent count from the Xerces Society.NurPhoto/Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less
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Already considered to be at risk for possible extinction in the near future, Marin County’s native western monarch butterfly population has continued to plummet to yet another record low. ....

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