Learn How To Catch And Tag Monarch Butterflies At This Pennsylvania State Park
By Beth Price-Williams|Published August 16, 2023
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Beth Price-Williams
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A professional writer for more than two decades, Beth has lived in nearly a dozen states – from Missouri and Virginia to Connecticut and Vermont – and Toronto, Canada. In addition to traveling extensively in the U.S. and the U.K., she has a BA in Journalism from Point Park University (PA), a MA in Holocaust & Genocide Studies from Stockton University (NJ), and a Master of Professional Writing from Chatham University (PA). A writer and editor for Only In Your State since 2016, Beth grew up in and currently lives outside of Pittsburgh and when she’s not writing or hanging out with her bunnies, budgies, and chinchilla, she and her daughter are out chasing waterfalls.
Many of us spend as much time as we can outdoors, especially during the warmer months when we can sit back and enjoy the birds, the squirrels and chipmunks, and the butterflies. We may see fewer and fewer monarch butterflies when we’re outdoors, unfortunately, and that’s because they’re now considered endangered. Learn how to help toward the conservation of these majestic insects at this state park in Nazareth, Pennsylvania.
The future of migrating monarch butterflies is hazy, earning the species a spot on the red list of endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
In the meantime, Pennsylvanians can work toward the conservation of this now-endangered species by growing plants that attract monarch butterflies and by learning how to catch and tag them.
Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center in Nazareth hosts a free program, Monarch Madness, throughout September, including Sept. 9, 2023, from 10 a.m. to noon.
As part of Monarch Madness, you’ll have the opportunity to work with Monarch Watch, a University of Kansas program that focuses on conservation and research. You’ll learn how to catch and tag butterflies and other ways you can help this now-endangered species.
Have you been to this state park in Nazareth, Pennsylvania to learn how to catch and tag butterflies? Share your experience in the comments. If you haven’t, do you plan on going? Did you know you can also explore an old-growth forest while at this state park in Nazareth, Pennsylvania?
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