A plant could hold the key to increased populations of eastern Monarch Butterfly’s after a drastic decline over the past 20 years. Nebraska Game and Parks Commission spokeswoman Kristal Stoner, says Nebraska is taking part in a multi-state effort to re-build the butterfly’s habitat by planting milkweed……

Stoner, says the decline in monarchs should be of major concern for anyone who likes to eat…

Stoner says the decline has prompted a multi-state effort to reverse the trend. The Mid America Monarch Conservation Strategy primarily focuses on incentive-based habitat restoration as well as education.