If you have harvested milkweed seeds from existing plants, the typical perennial varieties that need cold stratification ...

Volunteers plant hundreds of milkweed plants in hopes of supporting the dwindling Western monarch population in California.

Doheny State Beach gives families one of Orange County’s safest swimming spots. Wave riders flock to Dana Point for steady surf at Salt Creek Beach and Doheny. The yearly Festival of Whales honors the ...

For November, Butterfly Pavilion is hosting a monarch butterfly exhibit. It’s a chance to see the beautiful creature up close ...

A proposed church in Goleta still has some work to do before it receives a blessing from the city's Design Review Board.

There’s something magical about walking into Monarch Thrift Shop in Chicago with just $35 in your pocket and walking out with a designer jacket, vintage vinyl records, and enough glassware to host ...

As plants shift from showy to snowy, there are still plenty of garden tasks to keep you busy, including celebrating your ...

Scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography have described a new way to produce large amounts of xanthommatin, a natural pigment, in a bacterium for the first time. Xanthommatin ...

Although the plants are small for now, a new garden outside Emily Fowler Central Library is expected to grow into a haven for monarch butterflies.

Educational resources for both children and adults are also a main fixture of the new site. The Pacific Grove Museum of ...

Despite the leaves falling from the trees, temperatures finally getting cooler, and the time change, something else associated with the fall season appears to be missing. Monarch butterflies have been ...

Dia de los Muertos will be honored at the South Texas Botanical Gardens and Nature Center, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., on Saturday, ...