A wealth of information about gardening, butterflies, pollinators, native plants, conservation and the benefits of time spent in nature is available on the internet. Below are a few sites you may find interesting. Click on the logo, text or address to visit the website.
Seek out the staff at local garden centers as well as members of local garden clubs and conservation organizations. They can be excellent resources.
The Field Museum of Chicago supports projects around the globe with the goal "to understand the past, explore the present, and shape a future rich with biological and cultural diversity." Their site is a wealthy source of information, including how to create monarch habitat and 749 other field guides.
Monarch Watch is a nonprofit education, conservation, and research program based at the Univ. of Kansas, focusing on the monarch butterfly, its habitat, and spectacular fall migration. The site offers information on biology, migration, rearing, tagging, even the Monarchs in Space project.
The Natural Garden Natives® branded plant line is available at many Independent Garden Centers in the central Midwest. The website offers information on gardening with natives, ecosystems, plant sales, and where to purchase these local ecotype natives as well as links to related resources.
ScienceDirect is created by Elsevier, an information analytics business. Search for peer-reviewed journals, articles, book chapters and open access content on scientific, technical and medical research. Linked directly here is a review of the health benefits of nature from 143 studies.
The US Fish and Wildlife Service, a bureau within the Dept. of Interior, works with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife and plants and their habitats. A wealth of info on pollinators, migratory birds, fisheries, wetlands, federal wildlife laws and even monarch conservation.