Changing and falling leaves are a sure sign of fall, and so are milkweed seed pods starting to dry out in preparation of being harvested. Milkweed is the only host plant of monarch butterflies, ...
OHIO, USA — The Ohio Pollinator Habitat Initiative (OPHI) is collecting milkweed pods due to the decline in the monarch butterfly population and its recent designation as an endangered species. OPHI ...
The Ohio Pollinator Habitat Initiative is asking for help from residents during the seventh year of milkweed pod collections, according to the Summit Soil and Water Conservation District. The project ...
The pods should be placed in a paper bag and stored a dry place before being dropped off. The bags should also be marked with the county where they were collected. Lininger said that’s to better ...
Richland County residents can support monarchs by collecting milkweed pods and dropping them off at Richland SWCD. Free seeds ...
CLECELAND, Ohio -- Matt, a reader from Broadview Heights, sent me an email and a photo last month and wrote, “I was out walking my dog and I saw these plants. Are they milkweed pods, and if so, can I ...
LISBON –If you plant them they will come. Milkweed, that is! Milkweed and Monarch butterflies have an essential connection because the monarchs only lay their eggs on the leaves of the milkweed plant.
People are being asked to collect pods from the milkweed plant, the favorite food of Monarch butterflies, so the state can use them to create “conservation corridors” along highways. Milkweed is a ...
November's bland landscape revealing trees devoid of leaves seems to fit in with the frequency of cloudy days. No wonder some call this month, "gray November." Early snows break this gray-brown scene, ...
Mansfield Mayor Tim Theaker has announced citywide trick or treat will be held 3-5 p.m. Oct. 29 for those residents who wish to participate. It is suggested trick or treaters be no older than 12 years ...