We plan to have at least 2000 milkweed seed balls to hand out to bicyclists participating in RAGBRAI as they pass through Mount Vernon, Iowa this coming Friday, July 24th, 2015.
We will be asking them to toss the balls into unkempt/un-mowed ditches far out in the countryside. Our hope is that many many more milkweed plants will be growing in the ditches next spring for Monarch butterflies to find and lay eggs upon. (Milkweed is the only thing that Monarch caterpillars can eat!)
Our booth will be located by the Visitors Center right by the big white gazebo in Memorial Park on 1st St. W, between 5th Ave. and 3rd Ave. (look for the water tower).
- We will have "Street Butterflies", members flitting around the crowded streets with butterfly wings, bringing attention to our booth.
- We will be releasing Monarch butterflies that have been raised by our group off and on
- Informational literature will be available
(Read about Kelly “Milkweed” Guilbeau (from the Des Moines Register) - Kelly scatters milkweed all across Iowa as she rides RAGBRAI in her Monarch butterfly wings! Visit her blog
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