Unraveling Secrets Through Tagging
Registration opens April 1
On Tuesday, May 7, 1 p.m., join Angela Bergelt, a nature enthusiast and amateur bird photographer, who is actively involved in tagging monarch butterflies as part of the Southwest Monarch Study in their efforts to track their migration to Mexico and coastal California.
If you enjoy watching monarch butterflies when they alight on a plant near you, you will enjoy Bergelt’s presentation. Did you know there is a group of citizens that have taken this a step further and joined a Southwest Monarch Study to help tag monarchs to learn about:
- monarch lifecycle
- migration patterns
- challenges facing monarchs
- tagging practices
- how to become a citizen scientist and
- ways to encourage monarchs into your yard
In this course, the above information will be provided to you, and you will be shown how to become a citizen scientist. What is the role of a citizen scientist? You will be introduced to how monarch populations are monitored, given an overview of tagging programs, shown tips for creating monarch-friendly habitats, and using best practices for maintaining a monarch butterfly garden (monarch waystation).
EVENT DATE/TIME: Tuesday, May 7, 1-2 p.m.
LOCATION: LLL Center
COST: $10
MAXIMUM: 24
