A Million Milkweeds More or Less

July 5, 2020 Author: Phyllis RootPhotographer: Kelly Povo On a hot, sunny day in July—a prairie day if ever there was one—we set off for Schaefer Prairie, a 160-acre remnant protected by the Nature Conservancy, where two showy milkweed plants had been sighted a few years ago.  Minnesota is home to fourteen species of milkweed, although … Continue reading A Million Milkweeds More or Less