BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:464@newtonconservators.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230909T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230909T110000 DTSTAMP:20230909T010333Z URL:https://newtonconservators.org/events/third-annual-newton-monarch-fest ival/ SUMMARY:Third Annual Newton Monarch Festival DESCRIPTION:\n\nPlease Join us for the free  Third Annual Newton Monarch F estival on Saturday\, September 9 from 9 am – 11 am  (rain date\, Septe mber 10) in Wellington Park\, West Newton (entrances on Kilburn Road and P rincess Road).\n\nMonarchs were classified as endangered by the Internatio nal Union for the Conservation of Nature last year.  Learn about local ef forts to help the Monarchs at the festival which will feature:\n\n Butter fly Oriented Kids Games\, Activities\, and Crafts\n Native milkweed seed and plant exchange\n Setting up a Monarch Waystation\n Pollinator Garden Tours\n Live Monarchs at various stages from caterpillar to butterfly\n How to Raise Monarchs\n Monarch Tagging demonstration\n Butterfly relea ses\n Free Drawing for Butterfly Related Prizes\n\n\n\nKids have a natura l fascination with nature and butterflies and will enjoy seeing the live c aterpillars\, the chrysalis stage\, and some just emerged adult Monarchs w hich will be tagged and released.  We will have a variety of butterfly th emed games\,  arts &\; craft projects\, activities\, and coloring shee ts courtesy of Newton Parks\, Recreation\, and Culture Department.\n\nIf y ou have milkweed plants\, seeds\, or seed pods  to share please bring the m along to our Exchange table. Please label seeds (in small bags or envelo pes) and plants according to the type of milkweed. We will provide a gener al sheet with planting instructions and guidelines.  Monarchs rely on mil kweed for their survival (for laying eggs and as food for their caterpilla r stage.)  Tour the local gardens with native milkweed and other pollinat or plants.  Meet and learn from local Monarch experts – those who maint ain official Monarch Waystations and who raise Monarchs free from predator s for release using very simple supplies.\n\nGet to know and recognize the three typical milkweed for our region -  Common Milkweed\, Swamp Milkwe ed\, and Butterfly Weed.  We will have a tour of the Monarch Butterfly Ga rden / Monarch Waystation next to the tennis court in Wellington Park whic h has these various types of milkweed as well as other flowers and plants attractive to Monarchs led by Mark Feldhusen.  In addition\, there will b e a tour led by master gardener\, Ann Dorfman\, of the main Wellington Par k Garden bordering Kilburn Road which also has a variety of milkweed and o ther attractive pollinator plants.  These gardens are maintained by Frien ds of Wellington Park.\n\nThere are a number of Monarch enthusiasts in New ton who look for  eggs on milkweed and collect them to raise - free from predators - in a process that takes about a month from egg to caterpillar.   Some\, including Kim Devore (the "Monarch Lady of Cabot Street")\, will be on hand and be happy to share their methods and tips for raising Monar chs involving very simple supplies.  Many of the people in Newton who mai ntain official Monarch Waystations (that are gardens containing milkweed a nd other pollinator plants to help sustain the Monarch population) will be present as well.\n\nSeptember is a peak time for migrating Monarchs which would be making their way to the central mountains of Mexico to spend the winter.  The organization\, Monarch Watch\, has been supplying tiny tags to citizen volunteers to attach to the wings of migrating monarchs to res earch their migration routes.  We will likely have newly hatched Monarchs that will be ready to release for their journey south and there will be a demonstration of how to tag them.\n\nThe Newton Monarch Festival is FREE to attend!   The event  is sponsored by the Newton Conservators\, Newto n Parks Recreation and Culture Department\, Green Newton\, and Friends of Wellington Park.   Visit our Monarch and Milkweed web page at https://ne wtonconservators.org/monarchs-milkweed/ where you can find links to lots o f other Monarch and Milkweed information.   For more information contact Ted Kuklinski from the Newton Conservators at tkuklinski@aol.com.\n\nHere 's an article  about last year's festival in the the Winter 2023 Newton C onservators Newsletter.\n\nYou may also be interested in the inaugural New ton Pollinator Garden Tour\, scheduled  on Sunday\, September 10\, 2023 f rom 1-4 pm at Wellington Park\, City Hall and Cold Spring Park.\n\nDIRECTI ONS AND PARKING\n\nWellington Park is located in West Newton  a few block s  north of West Newton Square.  It is not directly located on any majo r streets.  There are two entrances to the park - on Kilburn Road and ano ther on Princess Road (near Princess and Lindbergh Ave).   It should be noted that parking is only permitted on the southbound side of Kilburn Roa d since it is relatively narrow.   Henshaw Street\, Henshaw Place and He nshaw Terrace\, Lindbergh Avenue\,  Southgate Park\, Northgate Park\, and Byrd Ave are all nearby streets where you can find on-street parking.  T hese other streets in the neighborhood do not have parking restrictions bu t it would be courteous to neighbors to park on the same side as you see m ost other cars.\n\nSCHEDULE\n\nWe will have a number of interesting focuse d sessions such as garden tours\, butterfly releases\, and milkweed and mo narch raising sessions at the festival and these may occur multiple times.   Kids craft and activities will be generally ongoing and there may be a storytelling session and some butterfly related games.  In case of rain\, please check this website for updates.  The rain date will be Sunday\, S eptember 10\,  from 9 - 11 am.\n\nVOLUNTEERS\n\nFor a growing event like this we would love to have some volunteer help.  If you have milkweed see ds or plants to share\, please bring them along - labeling would be most h elpful.  Perhaps you like to hand out information or register attendees o r help with crafts and games.  If you have some caterpillars consider bri nging them to show.  If you have newly hatched monarchs\, consider bringi ng them for release at the festival.   Or maybe you have a prize for our giveaway drawing at the end of the festival.  If any of this interests y ou please email Ted Kuklinski at tkuklinski@aol.com.\n\nHere is a poster f or the Festival.  Feel free to download and post.\n\n\n\n \; 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