The International Union for Conservation of Nature has listed monarch butterflies as endangered.

The butterflies are important to the ecosystem of Presque Isle.

"They're pollinators, they pollinate flowers and plants," says John Laskos, an environmental educator at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center. "We need to keep them around to help keep doing that"

"We're at risk of losing them altogether," continued Laskos. "We want to do things to mitigate that and hopefully keep them around for a lot longer."

According to Laskos, you can help by planting Milkweed, which monarchs use to lay eggs.

Laskos also says that the Tom Ridge Environmental Center is holding a monarch butterfly biology class on September 3, where families can help tag butterflies to keep track of their population. 

Meanwhile, silver carp (also known as Asian carp) have had environmental DNA detected in Presque Isle Bay, which may also affect the ecosystem.

While the presence of DNA doesn't mean the carp are physically in the Bay, as it could be from waste from another animal, it is still a risk to the local ecosystem.

"Asian carp are very prolific and they could very easily pose a threat," says Jerry Skrypzak, President of the S.O.N.S. of Lake Erie. "Because they simply outnumber our native species."

NOTE: Earlier versions of this video that aired at 5:00p.m. showed Queen Ann's Lace instead of Milkweed.