Discover the monarch butterfly at DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge. Learn about the amazing life history of the monarch and the incredible journey to their wintering grounds in Mexico. Pre-registered participants will join a refuge ranger for a program on monarchs at the DeSoto Visitor Center and then participants will assist staff and volunteers in catching and tagging monarchs. The information from recovered monarch tags are used by scientists to learn more about monarch orientation and navigation during their migration to the wintering grounds in Mexico.
Participants must pre-register by calling the DeSoto Visitor Center at 712-388-4822. The program starts at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, September 14th and 21st at the DeSoto Visitor Center for a short program on monarchs before going out on the refuge to catch and tag butterflies. Refuge has a limited supply of butterfly nets available for use. Long pants and closed-toed shoes recommended. Participants are welcome to bring their own nets to participate in the tagging program. We will catch and tag monarch butterflies until noon on both days.
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DeSoto NWR Visitor Center