Mission Monarch

As part of the International Monarch Monitoring Blitz to take place from July 26 to August 3, 2025, Les Amis de la montagne will be adding their efforts to those deployed in Quebec by the Espace pour la Vie (Space for Life) Insectarium and across North America to ensure the protection and conservation of the monarch butterfly. The purpose of this citizen science project is to document the monarch’s reproductive and migratory success.
As a volunteer, you will be recording the presence of monarchs on milkweed plants and identifying their various stages of development. The activity allows participants to contribute to a large-scale project aimed at saving this threatened species.

Date of the activity:

• Saturday July 26, 9.30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Required materials:

• Knee pads and gloves will be provided on site.

• Long pants and closed-toe shoes must be worn.

Weather:

To ensure everyone's safety, we monitor the weather in the days leading up to the activity. Should adverse weather conditions be forecast 24 hours before the activity, it will be cancelled. An email will be sent to inform you.

Cancellation:

• High probability of thunderstorms
• Winds and/or gusts over 60 km/h
• Temperature above 38°C
• Air quality index over 100
   

Register here!