Monarchs & Milkweed Seed Bombs
. Please Note --> This is a Past Event!! .
Date:
5/30/2015
Time:
10:00 AM TO 12:00 PM
6665 Otis Rd. SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52403
Phone:
319-362-0664
Event Description:
Andria Cossolotto and Patty Ankrum, members of Monarchs of Eastern Iowa, raised monarch caterpillars throughout last summer and released the adult butterflies to the wild. Last winter they traveled to Mexico to visit the monarch winter resting site. Come hear about their experiences and learn more about this amazing insect. Discuss how you can help monarch butterflies survive. Make milkweed seed balls from mud and seed (a.k.a.“seed bombs”); then hike out to the prairie and toss the bombs about, to increase the milkweed diversity of the prairie. We may even spot some monarch butterflies returning to Iowa by then! Participants will be welcome to take seed bombs home to introduce milkweed into the home habitat. Adults: M $5; NM $8. Children: $3.
Register online at www.indiancreeknaturecenter.org or call 362-0664.
Directions:
Indian Creek Nature Center
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