| Participation fee | $0 |
| Expenses | $0 |
| Spend the time | outdoors |
| Location | CA Western Rocky Mountains |
| Children | yes |
| Primary school | yes |
| Secondary school | yes |
| Teaching materials | no |
Required Gear:
binoculars
Western Monarch Thanksgiving Count
| Help researchers take census of winter Monarch butterflies. | |
| Count Monarchs in colonies, mornings around Thanksgiving. |
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The Western Monarch Thanksgiving Count (WMTC) is a citizen-science project designed to census the size of these winter colonies. As the name implies, it is conducted over a two-week period around the (American) Thanksgiving weekend in November by a large number of volunteers. The project is coordinated by several individuals including Dennis Frey (professor emeritus, Cal Poly) and Mia Monroe (National Parks Service & Coordinator of California Monarch Campaign, Xerces Society). |
