Lectures & Presentations
The monarch butterfly story is as magical. Learn how this tropical insect no heavier than a paperclip can fly over 3,000 miles to spend the winter in a tiny evergreen forest in south central Mexico. Understand what natural hazards and human influence has suppressed the monarch butterfly population count greater than 90% within the last 20 years.
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Presentation ideal for: Assisted living facilities Homeowners' associations Schools & Universities State parks Garden clubs Zoos
Libraries Scouting Corporate outings
Social clubs Museums.
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Presentations are interactive, includes audience questions and monarch related giveaways. Live monarchs or caterpillars based on seasonal availability.
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Live or Virtual Presentation: 'The Plight of the Monarch'
What you'll learn
The monarch: physiology, gender, life cycle, generational differences
The 'food & fuel' of the monarch caterpillar & adult butterfly
The million-year battle of Milkweed vs. Monarch
Natural & human reasons why monarchs are listed as threatened
How a monarch can fly 3,000 miles and find Mexico to spend the winter
How monarch plays an important spiritual role for millions
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Presentations Delivered Neumann University Cartmel Assisted Living Kennett Square Library Cape Henlopen State Park
Lutheran Church
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