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Here’s how to convert your lawn into a bee pollinator habitat

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Pollinators are in sharp decline across the US. A Minnesota program wants to encourage homeowners to help reverse this trend by paying them to convert turf to pollinator-friendly habitats.

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Raising monarch butterflies can be fun, but there is a right and wrong way to do it

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Green spaces alongside US highways are potential conservation areas

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Two environmental groups sue on behalf of the monarch butterfly

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Solving the monarch butterfly’s decline will take more than just milkweed

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After years on the brink, it might be comeback time for monarch butterflies

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The Monarch butterfly population is bouncing back from record lows, and getting new support from an unexpected place — The White HouseThe Monarch butterfly population is bouncing back from record lows, and getting new support from an unexpected place — The White House

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