CALENDAR ANNOUNCEMENT CONTACT: DEP Press Office, 850.245.2112, DEPNews@dep.state.fl.us ~Learn about these amazing butterflies and how to turn your yard into a Monarch haven~ APALACHICOLA NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE HOSTS FREE MONARCHS AND MILKWEED GUEST LECTURE WHAT:           "Monarchs and Milkweed" Guest Lecture   WHEN:           Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016                          2 – 3 p.m. WHERE:        Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve Nature Center                         108 Island Dr.                         Eastpoint, FL 32328 HOW:             Registration is not required, but seating is limited.                         For more information, call 850-670-7702 or                         email gibby.conrad@dep.state.fl.us. The Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve is hosting a free guest lecture about monarch butterflies and milkweed plants on Wednesday, Nov. 16 in the Nature Center. Scott Davis, a park ranger at St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, will talk about the relationship between local milkweed and monarch populations, as well as the upcoming monarch migration and how you can landscape your yard to attract them.  Milkweed is a very important plant for the butterfly, as it is the only plant that serves as a food source for the monarch caterpillar. Additionally, the St. Marks Refuge has developed a Monarch-Milkweed Initiative, in which they are breeding many species of milkweed to help bring back a healthy monarch population.

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