Learn about monarch butterflies

Monarchs are considered by many to be the most beautiful of all butterflies and are referred to as the ?king? of the butterflies.

Learn about the monarch life cycle, what they eat, where they live and how they are tracked on their long migration thousands of miles to Mexico. Learn how the public can create habitat for Monarchs.

The public is invited to attend a free program on monarch Butterflies by Mary Bulger, Naturalist for Lee County Conservation Board. The program will be at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, August 25, at the Washington County Extension Office. Bulger may have live monarch caterpillars on hand and possibly adult butterflies to tag as well as live milkweed plants which serve as Monarch host plants.

There is no charge to attend. The program is being sponsored by the Washington County Master Gardeners. For more information on the Master Gardener program contact Nancy Adrian at Washington County Extension at 319-653-4811 or President Don Pfeiffer at 319-653-4912