Keep South Carolina Wild
June 3, 2024
We are thrilled to announce the mailing of native milkweed seeds to SC residents, thus completing the 2024 Milkweed for Monarchs Project! We are grateful to Comporium for sponsoring this year’s project. This project...
April 12, 2024
If you’ve ever wanted to create a home for a baby monarch butterfly, it’s the season to plant in South Carolina. Residents who want to attract monarch butterflies in their yard and give them...
June 2, 2023
Monarch butterfly on Asclepias Tuberosa. We are thrilled to announce the mailing of 5,000 packets of native milkweed seeds to SC residents, thus completing the 2023 Milkweed for Monarchs Project! We were able to...
July 25, 2022
The popular migratory monarch butterfly has been listed as endangered, but South Carolina residents can help save the species. The International Union for Conservation of Nature announced on Thursday it had added the insect...
October 12, 2021
By Charlotte Ward (published in Less & Green Blog) For generations, flutters of orange wings in the spring and fall have delighted people of all ages in South Carolina as they marvel at the...
June 22, 2021
By Hannah Nybo, SCWF community outreach intern With support from people all over South Carolina and deep appreciation for generous donors and volunteers, this year’s native milkweed seed distribution program was a huge success!...
March 29, 2017
On March 28th, SCWF assisted students from Irmo Middle School in planting native milkweed for monarchs, with help from the Midlands Master Naturalist Association, at Saluda Shoals Park in Columbia.