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Monarch Tagging Experience

Location of Belle Isle State Park in Virginia

Where

Belle Isle State Park, 1632 Belle Isle Rd., Lancaster, VA 22503.
Visitor Center

When

Oct. 7, 2023. 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Join the Northern Neck Master Naturalists in their effort to collect and tag monarch butterflies for citizen science. Each monarch is tagged with a unique code that helps identify where and when they migrate through the Monarch Watch program.  You'll learn all about these special insects - how to identify them, where they migrate and how your efforts can help us understand them a little bit better. 

monarch tagging

Other details

Standard parking or admission fee applies: Yes.
Extra fee: No.
Registration required: No.
Children welcome: Yes.
Phone: 804-462-5030
Email Address: BelleIsle@dcr.virginia.gov

Event types

Kids/Family | Outdoor/Nature/Natural History | Volunteer Events

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