The North American migration of the monarch butterfly is one of the world’s greatest natural wonders. Each autumn hundreds of millions monarch from states and provinces east of the Rocky Mountains fly southward toward their over wintering destination in central Mexico. 

You can participate in this fascinating spectacle by attending one of several monarch tagging events below.  Children, parents and other participants catch migrating monarchs in fields, carefully apply numbered wing tags and release them to continue their journey.  to Mexico. The nationwide monarch tagging program is coordinated by Monarch Watch of the University of Kansas, monarchwatch.org

Monarch Tagging Events in Wisconsin

Saturday, August 25 at 1pm. Riveredge Nature Center, Newburg. Call 1-800-287-8098, info@riveredge.us

Saturday, September 1, 2007 at 11am. Bong Recreation Area Visitor Center, Kenosha. Call 262- 878-5600

Sunday, September 2, 2007 at 1pm. Green Bay Botanical Garden. Northeastern Wisconsin Audubon Society. Contact Cheryl Root, root.brian@sbcgobal.net, (920) 490-9457. 

Monday, September, 3 at 1pm.  Crossroads at Big Creek-Collins Learning Center, Sturgeon Bay. Northeastern Wisconsin Audubon Society. Contact Coggin Heeringa,
920.746.5895.

Saturday, September 8, 2007 at 10:30am. Havenwoods State Forest, Milwaukee. Call 414-527-0232.

Saturday, September, 8 at 1pm. Pickett Community Center. Winnebago Audubon Society. Contact Janet Wissink, wiss@centurytel.net, (920) 589-2602.

Sunday, September 9 at 1pm. Gardens of the Fox Cities Visitor Center, Appleton.       
Northeastern Wisconsin Audubon Society. Contact Cheryl Root, root.brian@sbcgobal.net or (920) 993-1900.

Saturday, September 15 at 1pm. Gardens of the Fox Cities Visitor Center, Appleton.   
Northeastern Wisconsin Audubon Society. Contact Cheryl Root, root.brian@sbcgobal.net or (920) 993-1900.