USDA to spend $4 million for monarch butterfly habitat

Monarch butterfly populations have dwindled over the years, so USDA is launching a project to create and enhance habitat for the iconic butterfly in 10 states in the southern Plains and the Midwest, says Jason Weller, chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service. It’s a voluntary program, Weller writes in a USDA blog. “Because monarch… » Read More

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