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Springdale Students Help Turn Greenway into Monarch Flyway

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The city of Springdale is allowing the native plants, including milkweed, to grow without mowing to create habitat for pollinators like monarchs.
Z. Sitek

In 2016, the city of Springdale joined a nationwide monarch butterfly habitat cultivation initiative. Since then, the Shiloh Museum and a group called Springdale for Monarchs have been partnering with local schools to create a milkweed flyway for the migrating butterflies along the Razorback Greenway.

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