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Butterfly bus here Saturday
News · September 22, 2016


Saturday, Sept. 24, is National Public Lands Day, and the National Park Service is hosting Ms. MariPosa, an interactive Monarch Butterfly bus.


Starting at 9 am, there will be a free, family-friendly program on the life-cycle of the Monarch butterfly. Following the program, participants may volunteer to help National Park Service staff plant seeds of flowers that will attract pollinators to the prairie.

The Monarch Bus will be available for the public to walk through from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

All ages are welcome. E-mail heho_information@nps.gov or call (319) 643-2541 if you are interested in participating.

If you would like to volunteer to plant seeds, please meet at the Visitor Center at 8:30 a.m. for an orientation and to get signed up.

The Monarch program will be from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m, and then planting will be from about 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Dress for the weather, and wear comfortable work clothes. Long pants and closed toe shoes are required. Bring a water bottle, hat, sunscreen, bug spray, long sleeved shirt, and a snack. The park has work gloves and other required tools.

Last year the National Park Service launched its “Find Your Park” campaign which began a two year celebration commemorating its first 100 years of preservation and service to the public. “Find Your Park” is aimed at getting people out to experience all their national parks have to offer and to share their favorite stories about National Parks. Visit www.findyourpark.com to learn more.

National Public Lands Day is a nationally recognized trail awareness program that occurs annually on the last Saturday of September and works to connect people to public lands in their community, inspire environmental stewardship, and encourage use of public lands for education, recreation, and general health. National Public Lands Day® is a registered trademark of National Environmental Education Foundation.

Herbert Hoover National Historic Site and the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum are in West Branch, Iowa, at exit 254 off I-80. Both are open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central Time. For more information go online at www.nps.gov/heho or call (319) 643-2541.