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2024 Monarch Butterfly Release Celebration

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  • Fresh Pond Reservation
  • Free

    A park ranger releasing butterflies over a crowd

    See some butterflies up close, learn about their plight, enjoy an afternoon by an all-native meadow, and witness the 10th annual release for youself!

    No application or registration needed.

    Cost

    This Event is free!

    Location

    • In-person only.

    Kingsley Park (Fresh Pond)

    Fresh Pond
    Cambridge, MA 02138
    United States

    Neighborhood
  • West Cambridge

    Dates and Times

    Sun, August 18 2024 2PM – 3:30PM

    Additional information

    On Sunday, August 18th from 2:00-3:30pm at Fresh Pond's Kingsley Park, 250 Fresh Pond Parkway, Cambridge Water Department staff will host a public release celebration of the now-endangered Monarch Butterflies that the Department has been raising in the Fresh Pond Reservation Ranger Station since July.

    This project is now in its tenth year, and Fresh Pond Reservation has received recognition as an official “Monarch Waystation” by Monarch Watch since 2018!

    Free

    A park ranger releasing butterflies over a crowd

    Sun, August 18 2024 2PM – 3:30PM

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    Tim Puopolo

    Cambridge Water Department

    617-349-6489
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    Last updated August 8, 2024.