Wild Nite – Monarch Butterfly Conservation
Our speaker: Dr. Ray Moranz, Pollinator Conservation Specialist with the Xerces Society
Dr. Moranz will discuss the biology of monarchs in Florida, with a minor focus on how to create habitat for them, and a major focus on the migration of monarchs into northern Florida each fall. He finds this second topic particularly fascinating because those monarchs have many options: fly west to the Gulf Coast and then on to Mexico, stay in north Florida, spend the winter in Central or South Florida, or fly to the Caribbean (particularly Cuba) or Central America. He will teach the residents of Nassau County how they can conduct research on the migration of monarchs into and through the county; there are some exciting technologies that have come available in the last year or so. He promises that you’ll have fun learning about monarchs!
The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation is an international nonprofit organization that protects wildlife through the conservation of invertebrates and their habitat. To learn more, please visit www.xerces.org
Light snacks, cash bar.