{"id":660,"date":"2017-08-02T03:30:56","date_gmt":"2017-08-02T03:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/?p=660"},"modified":"2017-08-02T15:33:29","modified_gmt":"2017-08-02T15:33:29","slug":"milkweed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/milkweed\/","title":{"rendered":"Milkweed"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<h1>&#8220;Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a butterfly.&#8221;<\/h1>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cWhy, sometimes I\u2019ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast!\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"st\">One of the biggest factors in monarch decline is the increasing scarcity of its only caterpillar host plant: milkweed<\/span>. Or is it?\u00a0 Lack of milkweed may not be the only culprit.<\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/science\/2017\/04\/a-migrating-butterfly-a-poisonous-plant-and-their-remarkable-coevolution\/\">READ MORE<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/smart-news\/actually-scientists-know-little-about-migration-monarch-butterflies-180956230\/\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 OR MORE HERE<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2>Monarch collecting nectar on milkweed, Oliver Mill Park, Middleboro, MA<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/threemileriver.org\/oliver-mill-park-russ-paige-milk-weed-monarch-butterfly.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-681\" src=\"http:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/oliver-mill-park-russ-paige-milk-weed-monarch-butterfly.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1885\" height=\"1721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/oliver-mill-park-russ-paige-milk-weed-monarch-butterfly.jpg 1885w, https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/oliver-mill-park-russ-paige-milk-weed-monarch-butterfly-300x274.jpg 300w, https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/oliver-mill-park-russ-paige-milk-weed-monarch-butterfly-768x701.jpg 768w, https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/oliver-mill-park-russ-paige-milk-weed-monarch-butterfly-1024x935.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/threemileriver.org\/russ-paige-monarch-butterfly-north-dighton-96.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-691 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/russ-paige-monarch-butterfly-north-dighton-96.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2118\" height=\"1694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/russ-paige-monarch-butterfly-north-dighton-96.jpg.jpg 2118w, https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/russ-paige-monarch-butterfly-north-dighton-96.jpg-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/russ-paige-monarch-butterfly-north-dighton-96.jpg-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/russ-paige-monarch-butterfly-north-dighton-96.jpg-1024x819.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/threemileriver.org\/oliver-mill-park-russ-paige-monarch-butterfly-a.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-661\" src=\"http:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/oliver-mill-park-russ-paige-monarch-butterfly-a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1198\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/oliver-mill-park-russ-paige-monarch-butterfly-a.jpg 1198w, https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/oliver-mill-park-russ-paige-monarch-butterfly-a-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/oliver-mill-park-russ-paige-monarch-butterfly-a-768x615.jpg 768w, https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/oliver-mill-park-russ-paige-monarch-butterfly-a-1024x821.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/threemileriver.org\/oliver-mill-park-russ-paige-monarch-butterfly-b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-662\" src=\"http:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/oliver-mill-park-russ-paige-monarch-butterfly-b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1334\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/oliver-mill-park-russ-paige-monarch-butterfly-b.jpg 1334w, https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/oliver-mill-park-russ-paige-monarch-butterfly-b-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/oliver-mill-park-russ-paige-monarch-butterfly-b-768x553.jpg 768w, https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/oliver-mill-park-russ-paige-monarch-butterfly-b-1024x737.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/threemileriver.org\/russ-paige-monarch-butterfly-north-dighton-99.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-687 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/russ-paige-monarch-butterfly-north-dighton-99.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/russ-paige-monarch-butterfly-north-dighton-99.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/russ-paige-monarch-butterfly-north-dighton-99-300x90.jpg 300w, https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/russ-paige-monarch-butterfly-north-dighton-99-768x231.jpg 768w, https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/russ-paige-monarch-butterfly-north-dighton-99-1024x308.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/threemileriver.org\/oliver-mill-park-russ-paige-monarch-butterfly-c.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-663\" src=\"http:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/oliver-mill-park-russ-paige-monarch-butterfly-c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1104\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/oliver-mill-park-russ-paige-monarch-butterfly-c.jpg 1104w, https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/oliver-mill-park-russ-paige-monarch-butterfly-c-300x261.jpg 300w, https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/oliver-mill-park-russ-paige-monarch-butterfly-c-768x668.jpg 768w, https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/oliver-mill-park-russ-paige-monarch-butterfly-c-1024x890.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/threemileriver.org\/oliver-mill-park-russ-paige-monarch-butterfly-d.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-664\" src=\"http:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/oliver-mill-park-russ-paige-monarch-butterfly-d.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"846\" srcset=\"https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/oliver-mill-park-russ-paige-monarch-butterfly-d.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/oliver-mill-park-russ-paige-monarch-butterfly-d-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/oliver-mill-park-russ-paige-monarch-butterfly-d-768x406.jpg 768w, https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/oliver-mill-park-russ-paige-monarch-butterfly-d-1024x541.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Monarch and Honey Bee<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/threemileriver.org\/oliver-mill-park-russ-paige-monarch-butterfly-f.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-665\" src=\"http:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/oliver-mill-park-russ-paige-monarch-butterfly-f.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1196\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/oliver-mill-park-russ-paige-monarch-butterfly-f.jpg 1196w, https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/oliver-mill-park-russ-paige-monarch-butterfly-f-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/oliver-mill-park-russ-paige-monarch-butterfly-f-768x616.jpg 768w, https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/oliver-mill-park-russ-paige-monarch-butterfly-f-1024x822.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/threemileriver.org\/oliver-mill-park-russ-paige-monarch-butterfly-g.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-666\" src=\"http:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/oliver-mill-park-russ-paige-monarch-butterfly-g.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1246\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/oliver-mill-park-russ-paige-monarch-butterfly-g.jpg 1246w, https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/oliver-mill-park-russ-paige-monarch-butterfly-g-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/oliver-mill-park-russ-paige-monarch-butterfly-g-768x592.jpg 768w, https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/oliver-mill-park-russ-paige-monarch-butterfly-g-1024x789.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/threemileriver.org\/oliver-mill-park-russ-paige-monarch-butterfly-h.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-667\" src=\"http:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/oliver-mill-park-russ-paige-monarch-butterfly-h.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1101\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/oliver-mill-park-russ-paige-monarch-butterfly-h.jpg 1101w, https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/oliver-mill-park-russ-paige-monarch-butterfly-h-300x262.jpg 300w, https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/oliver-mill-park-russ-paige-monarch-butterfly-h-768x670.jpg 768w, https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/oliver-mill-park-russ-paige-monarch-butterfly-h-1024x893.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/threemileriver.org\/oliver-mill-park-russ-paige-monarch-butterfly-milkweed-g.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-668\" src=\"http:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/oliver-mill-park-russ-paige-monarch-butterfly-milkweed-g.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"877\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/oliver-mill-park-russ-paige-monarch-butterfly-milkweed-g.jpg 877w, https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/oliver-mill-park-russ-paige-monarch-butterfly-milkweed-g-274x300.jpg 274w, https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/oliver-mill-park-russ-paige-monarch-butterfly-milkweed-g-768x841.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a butterfly.&#8221; \u201cWhy, sometimes I\u2019ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast!\u201d One of the biggest factors in monarch decline is the increasing scarcity of its only caterpillar host plant: milkweed. Or is it?\u00a0 Lack of milkweed may not be the only &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/milkweed\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Milkweed&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-660","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-milkweed"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/660","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=660"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/660\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":694,"href":"https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/660\/revisions\/694"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=660"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=660"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}