Symbolic Monarch Migration

Uniting youth across North America through the exchange of paper butterflies and letters! The Symbolic Monarch Migration mimics the migration of monarch butterflies to Mexico in the autumn and their return North in the spring. Students in the USA and Canada send life-sized paper butterflies in the fall and receive different paper butterflies from the participating groups in the spring plus a letter from a student in Mexico. Students in the USA and Canada also create Ambassador Folders as gifts for students in Mexico.

​Join us for the 30th annual Symbolic Monarch Migration with youth from across North America. Families, home schools, zoos and aquaria, nature centers, libraries, youth groups, and classrooms are welcome to participate.

Language: English (some content in Spanish)

Instructors: Susan Meyers, Estela Romero, MJV Staff

Cost: $20 per each Ambassador Folder (one classroom or group) MUST BE PURCHASED BY OCTOBER 10th! Additional donations are accepted. 

• Each $20 registration fee allows you to send one ambassador butterfly (folder), a cluster of life-sized butterflies (one made by each student in your class/ group), and a "Hello Friends/ Hola Amigos" Letter to Mexico. 
• Please note that registration fees for each Ambassador Folder need to be purchased by Friday, October 10th and postmarked by Friday, October 17th. This ensures they make it to Mexico in time!
• We are able to create invoices for schools. Please fill out this form if you are paying for someone else or have multiple people you are registering for: https://wkf.ms/3HRJam3 (DO NOT REGISTER IF YOU ARE REQUESTING AN INVOICE. We will send access codes after invoices are paid.)
• If you are purchasing for more than one teacher, it is best to get an invoice so each teacher can have their own access code and log in. 

These funds will support school visits in Mexico to deliver the butterflies and provide conservation education.

Do you have questions? Reach out to Susan Meyers with Symbolic Migration related questions and Jenna Totz with registration related questions.