Citizen Science, LRWP, Butterflies, Monarchs, Moths: Part Four

​Little River Wetlands Project is involved in collecting information about Butterflies, Monarchs, and
Moths. After months of collection and assessing the health of the environment and the bio-populations
it is time to celebrate. LRWP sponsors Monarch Festival. This is a huge festival that thousands of citizens
of Northeast Indiana participate in. The festival has art events, food trucks, educational events for
children. There are art and craft booths all associated with Monarchs. However, the highlight of the
festival is naturalist Jeff Ormiston demonstrated the tagging, recording, and releasing for fully developed
Monarch Butterflies. Jeff used the protocols provided by Monarch Watch provided by the University of Kansas. Once released the butterfly begins the migration to Mexico. This is a
migration that takes four generations to complete. It is a day of children playing and learning, artists
creating, art, food, literature, and joy, all focused on Monarchs.
 
As you watch this last video be sure to watch for the tagging and release of the butterflies.

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