Meet Maine’s Johnny Appleseed of Milkweed. Since last summer, Bushey, now in his mid-60s, has had boots on the ground, mapping, harvesting, planting, and protecting milkweed—the required plant host and meal of choice for monarch butterfly larvae—in hopes of saving these vital insects, one seed at a time. Head to the link in our bio to read more about this mapmaker and milkweed cultivator. Writer: miramptacin Photography: nicole_wolf_photography #lovemaine #themainemag #maine #mainemagazine #mainers #readmaine #mainemag #milkweed #themilkweedman