Skip to content
  • Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is now open visit FutureForWildlife.org/reopen for details.
  • For Outdoor Education programs, visit clevelandmetroparks.com/knowbeforeyougo - Nature Centers remain closed.
  • For updated closures visit clevelandmetroparks.com/COVID-19.
  • About
  • Submit a tip
  • Contact the Police: 440.331.5530
  • Emergency: 440.333.4911
  • Users with low vision can activate this option to help them read text.
  • Users prone to seizures can deactivate this option to ensure that the site does not cause any blinking animations.
  • Allow content to change automatically
  • Accessibility Information
  • Cart
  • Sign In
Home
  • Parks
  • Zoo
  • Golf
  • Dining
View All Results

    Flutter Over to Cleveland Metroparks and Learn More About the Beautiful Monarch Butterfly

    News & Press | August 2010

    Flutter Over to Cleveland Metroparks and Learn More About the Beautiful Monarch Butterfly

    Posted: August 10, 2010
    Share Post
    Archive
      No data found

     



    FOR IMMEDIATE
    RELEASE:                                             



    AUGUST 10, 2010



     



    FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:



    BOB ROTATORI - 216-635-3263 -or-



    LAUREN HARRIS - 216-635-7014




               



    Take time to learn more about the monarch
    butterfly with Cleveland Metroparks.  Learn how to help track
    these butterflies as they pass through on their long migration
    journey to Mexico for the winter. 



     



    The following September programs on monarchs are free and are
    great family activities:



     



    Monarch Tagging



    Monday, September 6 -OR-



    Tuesday, September 21 -OR-



    Wednesday, September 22 -OR-



    Thursday, September 30



    1 - 2 p.m.



    Lewis Road Riding Ring parking lot � Rocky
    River Reservation



    Join Naturalist Min Keung to learn about these
    beautiful winged creatures. Learn how to tag monarch butterflies.
    Program will be cancelled, if raining. Lewis Road Riding Ring is
    located off Lewis Road in Rocky River Reservation, between Cedar
    Point and Barrett roads in North Olmsted. For more information,
    call 440-734-6660.



     



    Monarchs (and other buttefflies)!



    Saturday, September 18 � 1 - 4
    p.m.



    GarfieldParkNatureCenter �
    GarfieldPark Reservation



    Stop in and learn about these amazing
    butterflies that soon begin a journey to Mexico! Within the next
    few weeks, most monarch butterflies will disappear from the area
    for the winter. Some will migrate to warmer areas, some will find a
    cozy spot to brumate (visitors will learn what that means), and
    others will lay eggs that will emerge with the warm spring weather.
    Visitors can also take a few tests to see how they would be as a
    butterfly. Stop in anytime between 1 and 4
    p.m.GarfieldParkNatureCenter is located off Mill Creek Lane, off
    the Broadway Avenue entrance of Garfield Park Reservation in
    Garfield Heights. For more information, call 216-341-3152.



     



    Cleveland Metroparks has teamed up with the
    University of Minnesota's Monarch Larva Monitoring Project,
    University of Kansas Monarch Watch, and University of
    Toronto.Cleveland Metroparks is active in providing data on monarch
    populations and milkweed habitat, in addition to survival studies
    and the diseases that affect monarchs. Much of the research
    conducted is also used for education in the Park District.



     



    In addition to the monarch programs in the Park District this
    September, everyone is invited to the free "Monarch
    Magic" event on Saturday, September 11 from noon to 4 p.m. at
    NorthChagrinNatureCenter in MayfieldVillage. Butterflies look like
    gentle creatures as they float through the air, but they are rugged
    world travelers. As fall begins with winter not too far away, find
    out where monarch butterflies migrate from the northern winters.
    Enjoy presentations, butterfly banding, a butterfly net tent,
    crafts, refreshments, and more. Get up-close and personal with
    these beautiful winged travelers. For more information, call
    440-473-3370 or visit clevelandmetroparks.com.



     



    Celebrate monarch butterflies in Cleveland Metroparks
    - part of your life, naturally.



     



    - 30 -



     

    PREV POST Learn More About the Craft of Woodcarving with Cleveland Metroparks
    NEXT POST Brad Steven Becomes A Three-Time Greater Cleveland Amateur Golf Champion
    Stay Up To Date
    • 4101 Fulton Parkway, Cleveland OH 44144
    • 216.635.3200
    • generalinfo@clevelandmetroparks.com
    • Police:
    • Submit a tip
    • 440.331.5530
    • Emergency: 440.333.4911
    • Text Emergencies to 911 (Cuyahoga County)
    • Parks
      • Visit
      • Calendar
      • Education
      • Recreation
      • Shop
      • Support
    • Golf
      • Courses
      • Lessons & Events
      • Pricing
      • About
      • Book A Tee Time
    • Zoo
      • Tickets & Attractions
      • Programs & Events
      • Wildlife Conservation
      • Education
      • Animals
      • Buy Tickets
    • About
      • Cleveland Metroparks Organization
      • Education
      • Recreation
      • Conservation
      • Employment
      • Contact Us
    • Programs & Events
    • News & Press
    • Board Meetings
    • Privacy Policy
    Home
    © 2021 Cleveland Metroparks. All Rights Reserved.