Go on a distance learning adventure with MonarchLIVE and participate in two webcasts scheduled for May 2009. REGISTER NOW to join in the annual migration of the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus), one of the most spectacular events in the insect world. Every year, millions of monarchs migrate thousands of miles from Mexico to the United States and Canada. This magical journey has been deemed an “endangered natural phenomenon,” so learn what you can do to help monarchs and create and preserve habitat.
- On May 19 from noon to 1 p.m. Eastern Time, join MonarchLIVE in Chicago for “Little Spaces; Big Results” Learn how small garden plots can have big results for butterflies and people. Students will be conducting a bio-blitz and a butterfly expert will talk about recent research. CLICK HERE for details.
- On May 21 from noon to 1 p.m. Eastern Time, join MonarchLIVE at Battle Creek Elementary School in St. Paul, Minnesota to learn about monarch migration, summer behavior, monarch population growth, citizen roles in monitoring the population, and threats to monarchs. CLICK HERE for details.
- Also, check out the lesson plans, resources, and links that are available on this web site.
To test whether you will be able to view the live webcasts on the day of the event, CLICK HERE. For a list of minimum system requirements to watch the webcast, CLICK HERE.
Programs previously broadcast and webcast as part of MonarchLIVE are available online:
CLICK HERE to watch the October 10, 2008 webcast kicking off MonarchLIVE and featuring US Forest Service Chief Gail Kimbell and Dr. Karen Oberhauser, a leading monarch butterfly researcher.
MonarchLIVE visited the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve on February 17, 2009, for the first-ever live broadcast / webcast from the Sierra Chincua sanctuary. CLICK HERE to watch the streaming video of the webcast from the remote mountains where the monarch butterfly overwinters.
On February 19, 2009, MonarchLIVE webcast and broadcast from Alternare, a community training center that promotes conservation and sustainable livelihoods for small farmers living in the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve. CLICK HERE to watch the streaming video.
CLICK HERE for a Spanish pdf file of dates and descriptions of the electronic field trips.
CLICK HERE for an invitation to participate in MonarchLIVE by students from St. Hubert School in Minnesota.
