HELP MONARCHS ON THEIR LONG MIGRATION SOUTH

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Help Monarchs on their Long Migration South -- In New York, Monarch butterflies begin their annual fall migration in mid-August. These butterflies are the great-great-grandchildren of the monarchs that migrated to Mexico last fall.  

Here are some ways you can help monarchs: Turn a portion of your lawn into a wildflower meadow to provide food (nectar)—plant milkweed or other native wildflowers.

Delay mowing areas with milkweed until later in the fall.

Avoid using pesticides—they kill all life-stages of monarchs (egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, and adult).

Report sightings of adults or caterpillars online. View a map of the sightings so far this year—caterpillars have already been spotted across the northeast! 

Not sure when their migration peaks in your area? Check out this chart.  

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