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Tremont plans monarch tagging

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Wednesday, August 29, 2018
Citizen scientists brandish their nets while helping with monarch butterfly tagging. Donated photo Citizen scientists brandish their nets while helping with monarch butterfly tagging. Donated photo

The Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont is inviting volunteers to take part in monarch tagging in the Cades Coves area of the park. 

Monarch butterflies migrate to Mexico every year for the winter. Tremont Institute is trying to learn more about their migration and population status by tagging them. Tremont tags monarch butterflies every September and October. 

The public is invited to attend the monarch tagging free of charge. Participants will help catch and identify butterflies and other insects. Several dates are available. All ages are welcome. 

For more information and to sign up visit gsmit.org/monarch-tagging-and-butterflymoth-identification/. Contact Laura Beth Denton by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for questions.

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