Monarch Butterfly Movie and Milkweed Walk
William B. Umstead State Park
Umstead State Park
Monday, September 2nd 2pm
Please call 919-571-4170 to speak with our Office Assistant and reserve a spot for this free program.
Join a Park Ranger to watch "The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies", a 45 minute documentary about the migratory lifecycle of the Monarch Butterfly. This film touches upon the importance of this unique and fragile creature that relies solely on the milkweed plant for its survival. After the film, we will take a short walk to some (hopefully still blooming) Swamp Milkweed at Big Lake and take home some Butterfly Weed (a native milkweed variety) seeds to start your own milkweed garden at home next spring. Start Location: William B. Umstead State Park Visitor Center Hike Length and Difficulty: 1 mile round trip hike. Easy difficulty.
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