8th Annual Monarch Release Party

Help scientists track monarchs by tagging them as they migrate to Mexico. This is an open house event but monarch tagging will take place on a reservation basis. Participants can reserve an hour time slot and can tag their butterfly anytime during that slot. Families will enjoy educational activities, crafts, milkweed giveaways, and more. The monarchs we will be tagging have been collected from eggs and carefully cared for by experienced monarch enthusiasts in our community. Participants can also search for and catch migrating monarchs along the trails. 

New this year, we will have educational presentations on landscaping with native plants; milkweed; and monarch migration and what a local group is doing to help aid in monarch conservation. On the half hour, come enjoy storytime from the Davenport Public Library.

If you get hungry during the event, check out our snack and bake sale. Goodwill donations for these items will benefit the Friends of Nahant Marsh. 

A special thank you to the Monarch Rescue Team of the QC, Wild One's Quad City Chapter, the Waste Commission of Scott County, and many dedicated volunteers!

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Scheduled Programs

9:30am Storytime

10:00am Native Milkweeds

10:30am Storytime 

11:00am Using Native Plants in Your Yard

11:30am Storytime

12:00pm Monarch Migration 

Education Presentations

10:00-10:30am - Native Milkweeds:
Learn about the variety of milkweeds that grow in our area and how these plants are important for monarchs and a variety of creatures.
Presenter: Gina Haddock, Nahant supporter and monarch enthusiast 

11:00-11:30am - Using Native Plants in Your Yard:
Want to help Monarchs and other pollinators thrive and flourish?  Want beautiful flowers from Spring through Fall? Want to minimize mowing?
See how you can accomplish these goals and more by Using Native Plants in Your Yard.  Discover some basic ways you can choose plants to help the environment,  add interest and beauty to your garden, and help pollinators thrive.
Free native plant seeds to attendees, while supplies last.
Presenter: Becki Wells, Wild Ones Quad Cities 

12:00-12:30pm - Monarch Migration:
Explore the incredible journey of monarch migration and learn about what a local group is doing to aid in conserving monarch populations.
Presenter: Paige Burke, Monarch Rescue Team QC