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A monarch butterfly feeds from a wildflower species called “asters” on private property in Shelby in September 2021.
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This Monarch butterfly is pictured here at Longview center in Mansfield.
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The Monarch butterfly is undergoing a population decline.
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If you don’t want milkweed spreading too quickly, Vaughn recommends plucking seed pods from the plant before they go to seed.
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Common milkweed flowers in a field.
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A swallowtail sips nectar in Madison Township.
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A swallowtail butterfly perches on a zinnia at Califarmer, an urban homesteading company in Madison Township.
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The migratory subspecies of monarch butterflies was recently listed as an endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
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Milkweed plants come in numerous varieties. Richland County Parks Director Jason Larson said the best way to support monarch butterflies is to plant native varieties of milkweed.
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Monarch caterpillar – this stage only lasts for about a week or two.
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A monarch chrysalis has a jade-like outer shell.
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Local officials are collecting milkwood seed pods to encourage habitats for monarch butterflies.
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The Eastern Monarch butterfly population has declined 80 percent over the past 20 years, according to the Ohio Pollinator Habitat Initiative. (Submitted photo)
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Monarch butterflies use Brown’s field as a pit stop as they migrate through North America.
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The tree’s branches are adorned with many spectacles — like the monarch butterfly.
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A ceremony commemorates the planting of the Monarch Right-of-Way: A Pollinator Demonstration Plot at The Ohio State University at Mansfield Campus.
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Asclepias incarnata, Swamp Milkweed, is an important food source for the Monarch butterfly and many other flying creatures.
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