UPCOMING EVENTS
Now that the monarchs are finally arriving, we will look to add events as the summer moves along. Bookmark this page and check back to see what’s new.
If you have a group that would be interested in having us do a lecture or workshop – be it a school or home school group, garden club, church, garden/nursery center, senior center, library or whatever… please contact us!
Saturday June 25, 2016
Monarchs & Native Perennial Gardens – IGH, MN
Learn about the monarch butterfly and which perennials you can plant to benefit them.
We will have a table available for Q & A from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm and will also be part of the Birds, Bees & Butterflies presentation at 1:00 pm on Saturday.
Gertens Garden Center
5500 Blaine Ave E., Inver Grove Heights, MN 55076
Monday August 22, 2016
Monarchs & Migration – Spring Valley, WI
This event is to teach the Spring Valley 4-H group about the monarch butterfly and the incredible migration that only this insect in the world achieves.
Saturday September 17, 2016 – 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
Ciranda’s Farm, Art & Garden Fair – Hudson, WI
221 Vine Street, Hudson WI 54016
We will be doing a presentation at 9:30 am at this fair as part of the Protect Our Pollinators theme for the event. We will also have a Q & A table with live monarchs, free native plants and a select number of monarch related items to sell. This is a free outdoor event with lots of fun things for kids and adults a like. Click here for more info.
FYI – scroll below for a glimpse of some of our events last year…
Here are a few of the workshops, lectures & other presentations we put on last year to educate others about monarchs and what you can do to help them. The Trimbelle River Studio Building, 214 W. Main St., in Ellsworth, WI is a location where we will sometimes throw spontaneous events. It’s a short drive – either across the river from neighboring Red Wing, MN – or on our side of the Mississippi from River Falls, Prescott and Hudson. And we are only 45 min. from the Twin Cities, so you can check us out on your way to grab some of our famous Ellsworth cheese curds (you’ll go right past our building). Here are some of the classes we offered last year at this location.
Monarch Gardens & Waystations – lectures and workshops focusing on creating gardens that provide necessary resources to protect monarch habitats; also setting up and qualifying for Monarch Waystations.
Educational Monarch Releases (these are not mass releases like weddings) – various stages of monarchs are presented along with a variety of fun and educational facts. Get a close up view as a select number of butterflies are released. Fall releases include tagging.
Rearing Monarchs – what it really takes to raise a monarch from a caterpillar, along with some helpful hints.
Assorted Hands-on Art Workshops & Sales Events – fun creative classes and sales events, all related to raising monarch awareness and support. Classes include creating jewelry, household & garden items.
Saturday July 18 & Sunday July 19, 2015
Hasting River Town Days – Hastings, MN
Learn about the monarch butterfly with an up close view of monarch eggs, caterpillars, chrysalid and butterflies. Also learn about the upcoming Eagle Scout project, converting two rain gardens into Monarch Waystations at the LeDuc Mansion. See and purchase plants that will be used to create these monarch habitats.
Exhibiting – Sat. 9-5 pm, Sun. 9-4 pm.
LeDuc Mansion
1629 Vermillion St., Hastings, MN 55033
Saturday July 25, 2015
Monarch Educational Release – Inver Grove Heights, MN
Learn about the monarch butterfly and get an up close view of monarch eggs, caterpillars, chrysalid and butterflies.
Presentations at 12 noon, 1 pm & 2 pm
Gertens Garden Center
5500 Blaine Ave E., Inver Grove Heights, MN 55076
Thursday July 30, 2015 – CLASSES
Gardening 4 Monarchs – Ellsworth, WI
Class held at the Trimbelle River Studio Bldg – 214 W. Main, Ellsworth, WI
Discover which plants you can use in a garden or container to attract monarchs and help preserve their habitat. Take home a handful of helpful lists and a milkweed plant to boot. An assortment of plants beneficial to monarchs will also be for sale.
Two class times – choose either 2-4 pm OR 6-8 pm.
Cost – $20.00 Prepaid registrations are required 1 week ahead (If less than one week, call for availability)
Call (715) 821-4844 or email amy@monarchprojects.com to register.
Friday July 31, 2015 – CLASSES
Rearing Monarchs 4 Adults - Ellsworth, WI
Class held at the Trimbelle River Studio Bldg – 214 W. Main, Ellsworth, WI
Do it for your kids, grandkids or just to be amazed by nature. In this adults only class, learn about how you can raise monarchs in a safe environment. Take home some helpful guides and tools. Discounts will be available on rearing gear not included in class fee.
Two class times – choose either 2-4 pm OR 6-8 pm.
Cost – $25.00 Prepaid registrations are required 1 week ahead. (If less than one week, call for availability)
Call (715) 821-4844 or email amy@monarchprojects.com to register.
Saturday August 22, 2015
Monarch Tagging and Release - Prescott, WI
Come learn about monarch butterflies and watch as we tag and release monarchs that will be migrating to Mexico.
Presentation and tagging 12:00 noon – 1:00 pm
Orange Dragon Art Gallery
122 Orange Street, Prescott, WI 54021
Sunday August 23, 2015
Monarch Tagging and Release - River Falls, WI
Come learn about monarch butterflies and watch as we tag and release monarchs that will be migrating to Mexico.
Tagging at 11:00 am & 1:00 pm
Garden Divas
N7789 State Road 65, River Falls, WI 55022
Saturday September 12, 2015
Monarch Festival – Minneapolis, MN
Friday May 22, 2015
Monarch Gardens – Lecture & Plant Sale - Prescott, WI
Learn about what you can do to help save the monarch butterfly. Lecture, Q & A, and monarch garden plant sale.
Monarch presentation at 6:00 pm
Orange Dragon Art Gallery
122 Orange Street, Prescott, WI 54021
(Gallery new exhibit opening gala – 5:00-8:30 pm.)
Sunday May 31, 2015
Monarch Garden Plant Sale – Ellsworth, WI
Learn about which annuals & perennials are best suited for monarch butterfly habitat.
Plant sale from 10:00 – 2:00 pm
Trimbelle River Studio Building
214 W. Main Street, Ellsworth. WI 54011
Saturday June 6, 2015
Monarchs & Native Perennial Gardens – Inver Grove Heights, MN Learn about the monarch butterfly and which perennials you can plant to benefit them.
Presentation from 1:00 -1:30 pm
Gertens Garden Center
5500 Blaine Ave E., Inver Grove Heights, MN 55076
Saturday June 13, 2015
Monarchs Butterfly Celebration – River Falls, WI
Learn about the monarch butterfly, which plants are best suited to attract them to your garden and what you can do to help conserve this very special butterfly.
Presentation from 12:00 noon – 2:00 pm
Garden Divas
N7789 State Road 65, River Falls, WI 55022
Sunday June 14, 2015
Monarch Gardens – Lecture & Plant Sale - Prescott, WI
Learn about what you can do to help save the monarch butterfly. Lecture, Q & A, and monarch garden plant sale.
Presentation at 2:00 pm
Freedom Park Learning Center
200 Monroe Street, Prescott, WI 54021
Sat. June 20 & Sun. June 21, 2015
Monarch Garden Plant Sale & Celebration – Ellsworth, WI
• Learn about which annuals & perennials are best suited for monarch butterfly habitat.
• Plant a Pollinator Pot – choose three annuals, pot it up and take it home for only $15.00 (limited quantities available).
• Come see monarch eggs, various sizes of monarch caterpillars & learn about rearing monarch butterflies. PS – we not only had chrysalis, but caterpillars pupating (turning into chrysalis) as well!
• Plus there will be lots of fun monarch butterfly related products – posters, totes, aprons, notecards and much more.
Plant sale from 10:00 – 3:00 pm each day
Trimbelle River Studio Building
214 W. Main Street, Ellsworth. WI 54011
Wednesday July 8, 2015
Monarch Educational Release – Elmwood, WI
Learn about the monarch butterfly and get an up close view of monarch caterpillars, chrysalis and adult reared monarchs.
Presentation at 1:00 pm
Elmwood Library
111 N. Main, Elmwood, WI
Sunday July 12, 2015
Monarch Educational Release – River Falls, WI
Learn about the monarch butterfly and get an up close view of monarch caterpillars, chrysalis and adult reared monarchs.
Presentation at 12:00 noon, Q & A until 2:00 pm
Garden Divas
N7789 State Road 65, River Falls, WI 55022