butterflies

Groundbreaking ‘Airbnb for Butterflies’ Now Open for Business, Donations

Groundbreaking ‘Airbnb for Butterflies’ Now Open for Business, Donations

The monarch butterfly has a new chance at recovery, thanks to an innovative program seeking to crowdsource funding and habitat for the beloved species at an unprecedented scale and pace. “The Monarch Butterfly Habitat Exchange is a market-based solution for restoring and conserving high-quality monarch habitat on America’s private working lands,” said David Wolfe, director […]

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    Groundbreaking ‘Airbnb for Butterflies’ Now Open for Business, Donations

    Groundbreaking ‘Airbnb for Butterflies’ Now Open for Business, Donations

    The monarch butterfly has a new chance at recovery, thanks to an innovative program seeking to crowdsource funding and habitat for the beloved species at an unprecedented scale and pace. “The Monarch Butterfly Habitat Exchange is a market-based solution for restoring and conserving high-quality monarch habitat on America’s private working lands,” said David Wolfe, director […]

    Dicamba Drift Could Put 60 Million Acres of Monarch Habitat at Risk

    Dicamba Drift Could Put 60 Million Acres of Monarch Habitat at Risk

    Dicamba—a drift-prone herbicide linked to millions of acres of off-target crop damage across in 17 states—destroys mostly everything in its path except the crops that are genetically engineered to resist it. It’s so damaging that several states, including Arkansas, Tennessee and Missouri have introduced temporary bans on the weedkiller. There’s now another reason to worry […]