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The Miraculous Migration of the Monarch Butterfly

Sponsored by the Friends of Dyke Marsh, Friends of the Potomac River Refuges and Georgetown University’s Center for the Environment


Larry Brindza will give a presentation on the life and migration of the monarch butterfly, one of the most amazing phenomena in nature.  Every fall, he tags monarchs in the Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge in Lorton and on Virginia’s Eastern Shore as the butterflies head south.  In 2011, Larry was named Scientist of the Month by MONARCH NET, the North American network of monarch butterfly monitoring programs. Huntley Meadows Park Visitor Center, 3701 Lockheed Boulevard, Alexandria,VA 22306; 703-768-2525. Free and open to the public.  Visit www.fodm.org and www.foppr.org.

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