- Bring Back the Butterflies Campaign: This guidebook provides you with the types of butterflies you will find in
each region as well as the plants you will need to provide in order to bring butterflies
back to your area. The guide is targeted toward those across the continental
United States and Canada.
- Butterfly Encounters: This site sells supplies for butterfly gardens, including seeds from many
milkweed species, providing information on these plants' significance in the monarch
habitat.
- Butterfly Gardening and Conservation: Includes a step-by-step guide to making a garden, provided by the Missouri
Department of Conservation. It has a butterfly identification section as well
as description of significant plants for butterfly gardening and conservation.
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How to Make a Butterfly Garden: This is a University of Kentucky site. It includes a list of butterflies
along with specific nectar preferences for each. It also has background information
on butterflies and their anatomy.
- Milkweed Farm: This site provides information on various milkweed species in every U.S. state,
plus tips for how to raise both milkweed plants and monarch butterflies. It also
sells milkweed seeds along with many butterfly books and useful teaching aids.
- Milkweed--An Introduction: A guide to milkweed species for your area and links to purchasing milkweed
plants. It provides background on why milkweed is essential for the survival
of monarchs and tips for growing milkweed and rearing monarch butterflies.
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