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Roadside Wildflowers Are Creating a New Safe Passage for Monarch Butterflies
Photo: Royce Fonseca / Unsplash
Researchers have planted 9,000 milkweed plants along North Florida roadsides, with thousands more planned to help sustain monarch butterflies during their migration. This successful habitat restoration is part of a larger nationwide effort to transform utility corridors and road margins into vital wildlife sanctuaries.
Researchers have planted 9,000 milkweed plants along North Florida roadsides, with thousands more planned to help sustain monarch butterflies during their migration. This successful habitat restoration is part of a larger nationwide effort to transform utility corridors and road margins into vital wildlife sanctuaries.