# The monarch highway loses speed

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Podcast: [Kansas City Today](https://stenobird.com/podcast/kansas-city-today-4474135)
Published: 2026-09-11T09:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.kcur.org/podcast/kansas-city-today/2026-09-11/the-monarch-highway-loses-speed
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Duration seconds: 655

## Resource

A decade ago, a federal task force laid out a plan to help monarch butterflies along their journey by returning roadsides to native habitat, particularly Interstate-35 in Missouri and Kansas.

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