WHEN: Saturday October 21 2023
Meet 8:45 am at Teck’s Fort Shepherd gate
WHERE: Fort Shepherd conservancy area
Google maps link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/tppBSsdxWyYc8nWY9
EVENT TITLE: Welcome back monarchs
EVENT DETAILS: On Saturday October 21th from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, we will celebrate the return of monarchs to the West Kootenay in a full day excursion into the Fort Shepherd Conservancy to plant flowers for monarchs and other native pollinators.
This unique event will be co-hosted by the Kootenay Native Plant Society, The Land Conservancy, and the Sn̓ ʕaýckstx (Sinixt) Confederacy and the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation (CCT) and will focus on the following restoration objectives: Endangered Butterfly Host Plants- Planting milkweed and other butterfly host plants in meadows
****Please register for the event so we can confirm numbers for lunch and carpooling. Additional details for meetup location will follow after registration.
LUNCH PROVIDED BY: TWA hosting BBQ lunch – registration required
SPONSORS: Waneta Sunshine Rotary Club, Salish School of Spokane, Sinixt Confederacy, TWA, Environment Climate Change Canada, Columbia Basin Trust, Kootenay Native Plant Society, and TLC
