Monarch Family Fun
Date and Time
Sunday Aug 11, 2019
12:30 PM - 4:00 PM CDT
Family Fun Fair at 12:30-4pm on Sunday, August 11
Location
Crystal Lake Main Beach Pavilion, 300 Lake Shore Dr, Crystal Lake, Illinois.
Fees/Admission
FREE
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Description
Attendees will learn how they can help monarch butterflies and their miraculous migration across the North American continent. Activities include face painting, art and science activities, nature trunks, information on planting butterfly gardens and an interactive monarch migration map. Prairie plants that provide nectar for butterflies will be available for purchase.
In addition, local community bands will be performing from 12:30 to late afternoon pm at Main Beach Bandstand.
Sponsored by Friends of Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and the Crystal Lake Park District featuring activities from numerous conservation, education and arts groups involved in the Hackmatack Monarch Coalition.
