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For generations, Oregonians have looked to the skies to witness one of nature’s most spectacular journeys: the migration of the monarch butterfly. But this iconic species is in crisis. Since the ...

Every year, millions of Methuselah or super generation monarchs overwinter in the oyamel fir forests of Central Mexico after a 3,000-mile journey from Canada. Then in spring, they start the whole ...

Wild parsnip along White Pine Trail contains sap causing severe burns when exposed to sunlight, making treatment critical for public safety.

Each year, monarch butterflies migrate between Canada and Mexico, a generational flight with deep environmental resonance.

Learn facts about the monarch butterfly, including how how to tell male and female monarchs apart and if monarchs are ...

A Clackamas County jury found the 72-year-old guilty of second-degree murder for shooting his wife of 12 years three times with a .22 rifle.

Biologists found just one monarch butterfly at Ellwood Mesa on Monday during the last butterfly count of the 2025-26 overwintering season. That ...

Migration Magic It’s not easy being a monarch butterfly these days. Your caterpillar’s essential milkweed food is no longer abundant; illegal logging and beetle infestations threaten your main winter ...

As temperatures rise, monarch butterflies begin their remarkable trek north, renewing one of North America’s most iconic ...

Like last year, a dramatically small number of monarch butterflies migrated through San Luis Obispo County this winter, according to data from the conservation-focused nonprofit the Xerces Society.