Monarch Day

Monarch
Photo by Bill Moses.

FREE

Monarch presentation at 11 AM
LIVE Monarch Tagging Demo at 1 PM

Celebrate peak monarch migration and learn all about monarchs and their conservation at the Monarch Conservation Station hosted by monarch biologists John Drummond from Lafayette College and Cammy Freed from Hope Meadow from Lancaster.

John will discuss monarch biology and explain the reasons for the recent decline in the population of monarch butterflies and other pollinators and what you can do to help. Have fun while you use microscopes to examine monarch eggs, caterpillars, chrysalides, and adults. Join us in the Amphitheater for a Monarch presentation at 11 AM and for a LIVE monarch tagging demonstration at 1 PM, and learn how you can become a citizen scientist yourself, contributing to the overall knowledge of monarch migration to Mexico. John and Cammy will also have information about gardening for monarchs and other native pollinators.

Be sure to stop by our Information Pavilion to see displays and learn about Hawk Mountain's annual butterfly count and monarch migration data.

Children's activities will include crafts, puzzles, learning displays, and more. They will be available from 10 am - 3 pm.