Endangered Monarch Butterfly To Be Celebrated In Village of Mamaroneck

MAMARONECK, NY — The Village of Mamaroneck Committee for the Environment and the Parks and Recreation Department invite you to join the "flutter" of activity at Harbor Island Park for The Mamaroneck Monarch Butterfly Festival on September 24, from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. The rain date will be September 25.

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Local families will be able to enjoy a free event filled with crafts, musical performances and an art installation to entertain and educate participants about the Monarch butterfly.

Children will enjoy a six-station “migration course” to simulate the 3,000-mile fall migration back to Mexico from the United States. A butterfly garden has been created and kids will be able to plant milkweed seeds, the food of Monarch caterpillars.

There will be amazing kid-friendly crafts and performances by: Westchester Children's Museum, Sandbox Theater, Bach2Rock, Anderson's Bookstore, Sew Happy, Mamaroneck Public Library, The Community Resource Center, the Village of Mamaroneck Arts Council and more.

The Village of Mamaroneck’s Mayor, Thomas Murphy signed the National Wildlife Federation Mayor’s Monarch Pledge in early 2022 and this festival fulfills the community engagement commitment in the pledge.

"Who doesn’t love butterflies?" says Murphy. "I am thrilled to support this important initiative to spread awareness of the plight of the monarch."

The Committee for the Environment encourages planting milkweed and other nectar-producing native plants wherever possible. The committee planted a native garden at Columbus Park and plans to create other native gardens around the Village.