RICHMOND – A monarch butterfly way station has landed in Richmond. Kristen Wood, 25, decided almost three years ago to support the butterflies. This year, Wood got her backyard certified as a monarch way station, meaning the place is safe for monarchs. The effort started as a hobby. “I just really like butterflies and then I found out last year that they are endangered,” Wood said. “So, then, we just went full force,” Lajuana Bound, Wood’s mother, said. “We really had fun doing it last year. We thought we would just share a little more about it this year, spread the word around,” Bounds helps Wood with the operation. Wood finds and collects butterfly eggs that are attached to milkweed, taking them home to let them hatch and turn into caterpillars. When the caterpillars are big enough, they create a cocoon and take about two weeks to morph into butterflies. Wood tags and releases the butterflies. Tagging helps with tracking migration, which takes place from July to September…