Join educators Meryl Sundove and Mariposa the Monarch Butterfly to learn about this fascinating flying species. Participants will act out a poem about the life cycle of the butterfly, and then draw the four stages of its life. Participants will also learn how to help this species, including how planting native milkweed and good nectar flowers can help monarch butterflies survive.

Meryl Sundove is a credentialed teacher with 50 years of experience teaching in public and private elementary schools, as well as non-profit organizations. While working at Point Blue Conservation Science (formerly Point Reyes Bird Observatory), her job involved field studies, research, and administering a field studies program. She then worked for 22 years for the National Audubon Society at the Richardson Bay Audubon Sanctuary where her job involved teaching people about conservation issues related to birds and other wild animals. Currently, she is again working for Point Blue Conservation Science as a faculty member in the STRAW (Students and Teachers Restoring A Watershed) project, which involves students and their teachers in habitat restorations. Meryl loves teaching lessons about birds and leading field trips for Amigos Alados.

Alison Quoyeser is the Co-Founder and Director of Amigos Alados USA. She works with students along the Pacific Flyway to raise awareness of birds and their habitats, watershed ecology, and environmental restoration, as well as to instill cultural appreciation of our friends in Mexico who share the same migratory birds. Alison received a B.A. from Smith College, a Master of Architecture from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and an elementary teaching credential from the University of California at Berkeley. After working as an architect for 10 years, she taught second and fourth grade for 28 years. Since 2017 she has served as a faculty member of STRAW (Students and Teachers Restoring a Watershed), which is the educational arm of Point Blue Conservation Science.

Best for Ages 5+