Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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The monarch butterfly is one of the most easily recognized butterflies, distinctive with its black and orange wings. The Nature Conservancy is encouraging community scientists in a number of U.S. states to help track monarchs and the data helps researchers understand if monarch migration patterns are changing due to climate change or habitat loss.

By planting local and native species of milkweed at many TNC preserves across North America, land stewards are helping to protect monarch populations. #pollinators

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