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14TH MONARCH TAG AND RELEASE AT DOROTHY'S HOUSE MUSEUM - This event has already occurred

Saturday, August 26, 2023 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

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3632 GANARASKA ROAD (HWY. #9), GARDEN HILL, ONTARIO
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14TH MONARCH TAG AND RELEASE EVENT WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 2023, FROM 10 AM TO 3 PM, AT DOROTHY'S HOUSE MUSEUM, GARDEN HILL, ONTARIO. THE ANNUAL MONARCH MIGRATION TO MEXICO IS STARTING, AND WE REMEMBER PORT HOPE LEPIDOPTERIST AND MANAGER FOR 8 YEARS AT DOROTHY'S HOUSE MUSEUM ROD PARROTT (DIED 2018). MONARCHS TAGGED AT THIS EVENT WERE LATER RECOVERED IN CENTRAL MEXICO IN THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY BIOSPHERE RESERVE, ADDING IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO THE LONG-TERM MONARCH WATCH PROJECT DATABASE. THE MUSEUM IS CLOSED FOR RENOVATIONS.