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Nahant Marsh, Davenport, to host Monarch & Friends Party
By Linda Cook,
21 hours agoNahant Marsh Education Center will host its annual Monarch & Friends Party, a free, family-friendly celebration of monarch migration and the incredible diversity of insects and other invertebrates found at Nahant Marsh, from 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Sept. 12, at 4220 Wapello Ave., Davenport.
Visitors will have the opportunity to catch, tag, and release monarch butterflies, including wild monarchs captured on the prairie during the event. The morning will also feature hands-on activities, educational exhibits, nature crafts, and opportunities to learn about monarchs, native bees, dragonflies, beetles, spiders, moths, and other important pollinators and invertebrates.
Nahant Marsh Education Center staff, volunteers, community members, and families from throughout the Quad Cities.
Monarchs are beginning their annual migration south, traveling thousands of miles to their overwintering grounds in Mexico. Monarch tagging helps researchers better understand migration routes and population movements. The event also highlights the important roles that countless other insects and invertebrates play in healthy ecosystems.
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