NYC gardeners push 'year of the milkweed' to save monarch butterflies from extinction
by Gothamist
Gothamist— A monarch butterfly on a milkweed flower in Toronto, Canada. Governors Island has launched a campaign to get more New Yorkers to plant milkweed, which is the butterfly's food source, nest and nursery. Development and herbicide have decimated the monarch's main food source, nest and nursery. [ more › ]
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