Migration of the Monarchs - A Travelogue - RO
Adults 18+
Thursday, May 21
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Eastgate Branch
Eastgate Large Meeting RoomTake flight with Barb McKittrick of the Forest Preserve District of Kane County as she reveals the beauty of the monarch butterfly and its astonishing migration!
One of the wonders of the natural world is the monumental voyage of North American monarch butterflies each fall and spring. Unlike any other butterfly, they travel up to three thousand miles during a two-way migration each year. Amazingly, the millions of monarchs east of the Rocky Mountains migrate in huge clouds to concentrated roosts in the mountains of central Mexico, often flying to the exact same trees together. At the overwintering grounds, the spectacle of massive butterfly clusters coating the Oyamel fir trees and taking flight together is awe inspiring. Join Environmental Education Manager Barb McKittrick of the Forest Preserve District of Kane County to learn more about monarch migrations and to share in her experience visiting the monarch wintering sites in the mountain forests of Michoacan, Mexico.
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