Family Programs

A note about registration: Many of our programs fill quickly, so we highly recommend registering on the waiting list. We go to this list first if a space opens up. And by adding your name, you can help us better plan for the programs that are in high demand.

Monarch Tagging

with Jennifer Unkles

all ages
Saturday, September 6, 4-5:30pm
FREE, but registration appreciated

It’s time to tag monarchs before they head south to the overwintering grounds in Mexico. Join Hitchcock Educator Jennifer Unkles who has been tagging monarchs for 25 years, to learn about the monarch’s life cycle, their epic annual migration, how the tagging program works, and tag any monarchs you’re able to catch and release! Bring your family and bring the kids for this hands-on community science tradition!

REGISTER HERE

Monarch Tagging CLASS

with Jennifer Unkles

all ages
Thursday, Sept. 11, 4-5:30pm
Space is limited, registration is required
Donations for materials $10-$25 per family

Celebrate 25 years of this community science tagging program.  Get up close to live monarch butterflies, learn how to tag them and release them as well as make your own butterfly net to take home. We will learn how this project helps us understand more about the amazing monarch butterfly migration.

REGISTER HERE

 

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