Butterfly Tagging Will Occur at Pottstown FARM

Blogger's Note: The following was provided by Ron Richael. 

How do you tag a butterfly?

Very carefully.

Find out the real answer next Saturday, Sept. 21 at 11 a.m. at the Pottstown FARM (Open Air Farmer's Market) located at Smith Family Plaza 100 E High St, Pottstown.

There you can meet Ron Richael, local butterfly expert, from Pottstown.

Come and learn about the monarch butterfly as its makes its 2,000 mile journey to Mexico for the winter. 

We will tag the butterflies to trace their trip to the overwintering sites in Mexico. 

You will get to hold a Monarch butterfly before we release it. 

Also Ron will have live Monarch chrysalides for viewing. 

Come and see the jade monarch chrysalis with its gold trim.

Coventry Mall Hosts Monarch Butterflies Sunday

A Monarch Butterfly.

Ron Richael, local butterfly expert, from Pottstown, will conduct s special event Sunday, Sept. 17 at the Coventry Mall.

He will explain about the monarch butterfly, and its 2,000 mile journey to Mexico for the winter.

The event begins at 1 p.m. in the community room located in the mall;'s food court.

Those in attendance will tag the butterflies to trace their trip to the overwintering sites in Mexico. 

They will also get to hold a Monarch butterfly before it is released. 

Also Richael will have live Monarch chrysalides for viewing. 

You can come and see the jade monarch chrysalis with its gold trim.