The FWG has been the lucky recipient of a grant to create a large Monarch Butterfly Waystation on our site. We registered the entire 15 acres as a waystation, and we are continuing to add to the hundreds of plants that provide nectar for monarchs (and for other butterflies too). We have also planted scores of milkweeds, both common and swamp species, which are the larval food of monarch caterpillars.

The beautiful and iconic monarch butterfly has been declining, for many reasons, and people throughout its range in North America are doing much to help these majestic butterflies. By doing so, they are also helping other butterflies and pollinating insects, all of whom benefit from bountiful plantings of milkweed and other nectar sources.

We have compiled this gallery showing monarchs nectaring on various flowers and will update when new photos are taken. We also show some photos of monarchs at rest on various plants, but not necessarily nectar plants. Separate galleries are devoted to the earlier stages in the monarch's life cycle, milkweed plants, and other critters that use milkweeds.

For more information on the Monarch Waystation Project, please see: Monarch Waystation Project