Do you like Monarch Butterflies? Did you know they need milkweed to sustain them in their caterpillar stage? Come learn a little about Monarch butterflies and various types of Milkweed on Saturday, October 2 from 9-10:30am at the Wellington Park … Read More
The monarch butterfly is in trouble, because their numbers are down 90% of what they had been in 1992. Milkweed plants are the only source of food for the monarch caterpillar, however these plants are rapidly disappearing, due to the … Read More
Did you know that monarch caterpillars ONLY eat milkweed? The milkweed plant provides all the nourishment the monarch needs to transform the monarch caterpillar into the adult butterfly. But these plants are rapidly disappearing due to the loss of habitat … Read More
The following is a post originally printed in the Sustainable Wellesley E-newsletter. It has been brought to our attention that some “Big Stores” (like Home Depot) have been selling Milkweed plants that have been treated with systemic Neonicotinoids, which are poisonous … Read More
Monarch butterfly populations are declining due to loss of habitat and planting milkweeds can help, since the larvae feed on milkweeds. Free milkweed pods are available for pick up this week in Waban. If interested call Marcia at 617-964-8567. For info on storage, treatment and planting … Read More
Don’t be fooled by extreme cuteness: bunnies are every pollinator gardener’s nightmare. You spend precious time and money planting a native garden to feed pollinators, only to end up feeding bunnies instead. In the TPI gardens at Tufts, we face … Read More
Saturday, September 9 from 9 am – 11 am. Wellington Park, West Newton (entrances on Kilburn Rd. and Princess Rd.). Come and learn about local efforts to help the endangered Monarch butterfly at the Third Annual Newton Monarch Festival. which will … Read More
There has been a lot of publicity lately about Monarchs with their recent classification as endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. There have been estimates that the population of monarch butterflies in the eastern United States … Read More
With bird and other pollinator populations in steep decline, one of the best things you can do is add native plants to your yard. Native plants are considered those that were present before European colonization, and they have a wide … Read More
Please join the Brimmer and May School Environmental Club in person or online on Saturday, May 7 at 12pm as they host a tree planting ceremony with their partner school in São Paulo, Brazil—Colégio Santa Cruz. The ceremony will highlight … Read More
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