Eric Lee-Mader on Milkweeds A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach Nov 13, 2023
b"Most of us may automatically think \\u201cmonarch\\u201d after hearing the word \\u201cmilkweed,\\u201d or vice versa. And that's in fact a critical and intimate relationship, the one between monarch butterflies and native milkweed plants. \\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nBut the genus Asclepias offers sustenance to a wide diversity of animal species beyond just that one beloved insect. \\n\\n\\n\\nToday's guest is Eric Lee-Mader, author of the recent book \\u201cMilkweed Lands: An Epic Story of One Plant: Its Nature and Ecology.\\u201d Eric is an ecologist at the invertebrate-focused Xerces Society, where he is the pollinator and agricultural biodiversity co-director. He and his wife also operate Northwest Meadowscapes in Port Townsend, Wash., providing regional native seeds and consultation services for meadowmakers. "