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Monarch Blitz! 8/1/2024

Thursday, August 1, 2024
9 a.m. - 10 a.m.

Address

180 Beaman Street, West Boylston, MA 01583
Directions 

Contact

Wachusett Reservoir

Address

Field Headquarters
180 Beaman St., West Boylston, MA 01583
Directions 

Phone

Field Headquarters Call Wachusett Reservoir, Field Headquarters at (508) 792-7806
Watershed Rangers Call Wachusett Reservoir, Watershed Rangers at (978) 365-3800

Overview

Fees: Free

Meet at the pollinator meadow at Wachusett Reservoir Headquarters, 180 Beaman Street, West Boylston, MA

Help monitor Monarch Butterflies for the International Monarch Monitoring Blitz!

Join DCR Division of Water Supply Education and Wildlife Staff to hear about the importance of Monarch butterflies and the challenges that they face during a morning milkweed search. Identify monarch eggs, caterpillars, and butterflies on a survey of the pollinator area. Please wear hiking shoes and long pants for protection. All ages welcome.

Dogs are not allowed on water supply protection lands.

For more information, please call 617-352-4044

Additional Resources

Open file,  Wachusett Reservoir Forest Roads and Gates Map
Open PDF file, 1.68 MB,  Wachusett Reservoir Kiosk Poster - Monarch Butterflies (English, PDF 1.68 MB)

Contact

Address

Field Headquarters
180 Beaman St., West Boylston, MA 01583
Directions 

Phone

Field Headquarters Call Wachusett Reservoir, Field Headquarters at (508) 792-7806
Watershed Rangers Call Wachusett Reservoir, Watershed Rangers at (978) 365-3800

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