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Saving the monarch butterfly, one milkweed plant at a time

August 20, 2021 by Linda SE

On a hot summer day at Claytor Nature Center, a handful of students are plucking fingernail-sized clippings among rows and rows of milkweed plants. What are they doing? Broadly speaking, they are researching how to save the declining monarch butterfly population. CONTINUE

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SOURCE: https://www.lynchburg.edu/news/2021/08/saving-the-monarch-butterfly-one-milkweed-plant-at-a-time/

Filed Under: Butterflies, Environment /Water, From The Ground Up, Native Plants /Wildlife Habitats Tagged With: Claytor Nature Center, milkweed, monarch butterfly, Research

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