Health & Fitness
A Slate of Events for the Monarch Migration 2011
Monarch Trail Big Event – the Monarch Launch is a preview to the migration on the Monarch Trail in Wauwatosa!
Monarch Migration Events 2011
Monarch butterflies will soon start their 2,000-mile annual migration from Canada and the United States to Mexico. They feed and roost by the hundreds on our very own Milwaukee County Grounds before they head for their winter roosting site. Best time to visit to witness the roosts is around sunset from about 10 days before and after Labor Day. Many butterflies can be seen feeding from sunrise to sunset. Bring Your Camera!
Friends of the Monarch Trail Migration Launch: 5 p.m. Saturday
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- Guided tour starts at 5:45 p.m.
- Pack a picnic; food and beverages will also be for sale, including Dick’s famous sandwiches.
- Fly kites (bring yours/borrow one of ours)
- Local acoustic musicians
- And don’t miss the butterfly release!
Sierra Club – Great Waters Group Monarch Trail Outing: 10 a.m. Sept. 10
“The Monarchs are coming! The Monarchs are coming!”
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Friends of the Monarch Trail Moon Party: 5 p.m. Sept. 11
Come out to enjoy the migration, full moon and the last year of the trail as we now know it.
The Friends of the Monarch Trail have saved 11 acres of habitat from all development in the future. But development will occur on some of the area that is now monarch habitat so the saved area will need to be improved and enhanced by volunteers.
Look for the Monarch flags on the north side of Watertown Plank Road.
*All events are free. Meet at the Monarch Trail kiosk at the west edge of the Parks Department Headquarters parking lot, 9480 W. Watertown Plank Rd., Wauwatosa.
