Monarchs, Milkweed, & More

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Learn to protect and monitor monarchs, grow native milkweed, and supercharge your backyard habitat—just in time for fall planting! Late August is a high-stakes window for breeding and migrating monarch populations. By understanding how you can best support this special species in your home, school, community, or public greenspace, you're helping to increase urban biodiversity, monitor local habitats, and helping to provide immediate, measurable lifelines for these endangered pollinators. We'll begin the class with an overview of monarch conservation and local milkweed varieties, then explore a monarch monitoring and surveying method and community science projects. We hope you'll leave feeling excited and fully prepared to kickstart or enhance a productive pollinator habitat in your own yard! INSTRUCTOR: Luis Aguilar-Dwyer (CGC Environmental Education Specialist) COST: $20 / $15 for active CGC volunteers