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Monarch Community Science Project
2025-07-21 10:30:00 2025-07-21 11:30:00 America/Chicago Monarch Community Science Project Monarch butterflies play an important role as pollinators, and their populations are in trouble. Learn about them and teach others, too. Skokie Public Library - Teen Room, South Courtyard

Monday, July 21
10:30am - 11:30am

Add to Calendar 2025-07-21 10:30:00 2025-07-21 11:30:00 America/Chicago Monarch Community Science Project Monarch butterflies play an important role as pollinators, and their populations are in trouble. Learn about them and teach others, too. Skokie Public Library - Teen Room, South Courtyard

Skokie Public Library

Teen Room, South Courtyard

Monarch butterflies play an important role as pollinators, and their populations are in trouble. Learn about them and teach others, too.

We will plant milkweed (which provides food and habitat for them), observe monarch eggs and caterpillars, and talk with library patrons about the role monarch butterflies play in the environment. We will submit our data to the Monarch Larva Monitoring Project.

All participants receive service hours as part of Teen Summer Service. Fill out this contact form to be added to our list of interested teen volunteers and be one of the first to know about volunteer opportunities.

Email the teen team if you have any questions. For grades 6-12.

AGE GROUP: | Teens |

EVENT TYPE: | Workshop |

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