Workshop

Monarch Butterfly Tagging Workshop

Join us for a workshop lead by The Southwest Monarch Study to learn about the incredible migration of monarch butterflies and the science behind tracking their journey.

Saturday, October 04, 2025
8:30am - 10:00am Pacific Phoenix, Arizona

Location Details

3131 S Central Ave Phoenix, AZ 85040

3131 South Central Ave, Phoenix, 85040, AZ

Monarch Butterfly Tagging Workshop

October 04, 2025 - Phoenix, AZ

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Monarch Butterfly Tagging Workshop

October 4, 2025, 8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m.

Nina Mason Pulliam Rio Salado Audubon Center
3131 S Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ

Join us for a workshop lead by The Southwest Monarch Study to learn about the incredible migration of monarch butterflies and the science behind tracking their journey. Learn how monarch tags work, practice tagging techniques on paper butterflies, and venture into the pollinator garden to see if we can find monarchs to tag in the field. This is a perfect opportunity for nature lovers of all ages to experience conservation science up close!

Thank you to our partners at The Southwest Monarch Study, City of Phoenix and Arizona Sustainability Alliance for partnering on this workshop. 

Acompáñenos a un taller impartido por el Estudio de la Monarca del Suroeste para aprender sobre la increíble migración de las mariposas monarca y la ciencia detrás del seguimiento de su viaje. Aprenda cómo funcionan las etiquetas para monarcas, practique técnicas de marcado con mariposas de papel y adéntrese en el jardín de polinizadores para ver si podemos encontrar monarcas para marcar en el campo. ¡Esta es una oportunidad perfecta para que los amantes de la naturaleza de todas las edades experimenten de cerca la ciencia de la conservación!

Gracias a nuestros socios de The Southwest Monarch Study, la ciudad de Phoenix y Arizona Sustainability Alliance por colaborar en este taller.

Program Details:
  • This program will happen both indoors at the Rio Salado Audubon Center classroom, as well as outdoors in the garden (weather permitting). 
  • The Center and garden area are all handicapped accessible, flat terrain. The garden trails are crushed refined gravel.
  • Registration required, with tickets offered on a sliding scale: $5 suggested donation per person to cover the cost of materials
  • Please register for 1 ticket per person
  • All children must be accompanied by an adult

Questions? Email Juliana Gomez, Senior Education Coordinator (juliana.gomez@audubon.org)

Detalles del Programa:
  • Este programa se lleva a cabo en el interior del salón de clase y al aire libre en el jardín (si el clima lo permite)
  • El Centro y el area del jardín son terrenos planos y accedibles para discapacitados. Los senderos del jardín son de grava refinada triturada. 
  • Se requiere inscripción, los boletos se ofrecen según una escala móvil: donación sugerida de $5 por persona para cubrir el costo de los materiales.
  • Regístrese para obtener 1 entrada por persona.
  • Todos los niños deben estar acompañados por un adulto

¿Preguntas? Envíe un correo electrónico a Juliana Gomez, Coordinadora Superior de Educación (juliana.gomez@audubon.org)

Monarch Butterfly on Coreopsis tinctoria. Photo: Mike Fernandez/Audubon

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