I have Asclepias asperula -- Antelope Horns & Asclepias viridis -- Green Milkweed & am like Nel...would like bigger trades or if you want, you could send me a SASBE for them. I am specifically looking for butterfly host plants & native Wildflowers. Check out my list Here is a link that might be useful: Imabirdnut's Trade List

Nancy - glad you received your seeds - hope all in good condition; Kym - received your e-mail; looking forward to receiving your SASE and sending you some seeds. Anyone else - still have some left. See my updated list for what's available (some kind only 1 trade left, so let me know quickly if you want that kind included). Thanks, Barbara

"COULD WE LOSE THE MONARCH MIGRATION IN OUR LIFETIME? YES Monarchs need your help NOW! This year AGAIN marks the lowest number of over wintering Monarchs in the Mexican mountains in the last 20 years...and we have only known about their over wintering sites for a little more than 20 years!. There are 97% fewer than at their recorded height and 50% less than there were last year. This is a back to back 50% decline in their overwintering numbers. Researchers are worried we may lose a large part of their migration this year if immediate action is not taken and severely threaten all Monarchs if the pattern continues. This is a crisis situation! In 1991, over 75% of the wintering Monarchs from North America froze to death in Mexico as a result of three days of rain and sub-freezing conditions. Their numbers showed some recovery but now there is a nationwide shortage of milkweed. Freak weather patterns destroy habitat and kill millions of helpless Monarchs. But these natural events are not the only challenges that face the Monarch. Widespread pesticide application and genetically modified crops cover important parts of the Monarch's migratory path and serve as killing fields for any Monarchs that pass through these millions of acres of toxins and biological agents that kill them and their young. They are unintended casualties in a war to protect crops. Are our Monarchs worth our efforts to protect? Do we even know the total effects on our environment from the use of these agents? Monarchs and Milkweed are obvious signs that we need to take action to protect our environment. They show us the fragility and interconnectedness of our world and that the actions of some can have impacts on all of us. We are all part of the problem through the global effort to harness and control Nature in the search for profit. We must research the origins of all our wants and needs to ensure that the products and organizations we support are a true benefit and not a source of misery to the resources used to create them. Our choice to know the source of our purchases gives us the real power to decide what types of people we support and together control over the manner of production used. Please promote the opening of information so that we can make informed choices and change the world with every one. The Monarch habitat must be protected now to ensure their survival, before we see the day when this miracle of nature is only a memory. The Monarchs need your help NOW. Please plant seeds and help to ensure their survival. A Milkweed in every yard! You have the power to instantly change the world ! Plant a seed today and change your backyard." Very good cause. I will be ordering seeds for my region. Thanks for posting! A link that might be useful: www.livemonarch.com/free-milkweed-seeds.htm

Hi Everyone, We have a project to get as much milkweed planted on private land as possible since its habitat is disappearing elsewhere. We have a ton of Asclepias speciosa seed available (that should be wild sown ASAP!), specifically for anyone in its native range (Map) and especially for anyone in Oregon and Washington in the I5 corridor. To get in touch with us, you can click here to find our Craigslist Postings or click here to view our Facebook Page. Thanks for your interest! If you've got 20 acres in the Willemette Valley that you want to be a prime Monarch site, we can help!