Gardening/Habitat Restoration

  • 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.
  •   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.