The Local Motives duo Nate Murray and Cody Pfister traveled to Oklahoma and Chicago to learn how climate change is affecting monarch butterflies. As the growing season gets longer, milkweed and other plants are blooming later into the year, which can confuse the butterflies. Find out how gardening with native plants can help both monarchs and people adapt to climate change in this video.

Every few weeks, Yale Climate Connections will share a new video from Local Motives. This “On the Road” video web series showcases local perspectives on the challenges and solutions associated with climate change. It is the production of two friends, Nate Murray and Cody Pfister, traveling across the 50 states seeking to establish an authentic conversation about the impacts of climate change.

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Oyster shells recycled from New Orleans restaurants are rebuilding Louisiana’s coastal reefs

Warmer winters leave Connecticut’s forests vulnerable to a tiny, wooly pest

Volunteers use sun, wind to make compost for New York City community