Laurie and Jeff Dykehouse have tagged more than 2,000 migrating monarch butterflies at the Straits of Mackinac for the past six years using numbered tags provided by the Monarch Watch organization. Each fall, they capture and tag monarchs that are beginning the long migration south to their winter habitat in the mountains of central Mexico. A few of their tagged butterflies have been recovered at the monarch overwintering preserves in Mexico. This presentation will cover the annual life cycles and fascinating migration of monarchs throughout North America, as well as the process of capturing and tagging monarchs at the Straits of Mackinac.
Cancellations are non-refundable within 48 hours of this event.
Jeff worked for the Mackinac State Historic Parks for 36 years and retired in 2020 as their Curator of Natural History. Laurie was a science teacher in the Cheboygan Area Schools for 25 years.
North Central Michigan College • 1515 Howard Street, Petoskey, MI 49770
