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Become a Citizen Scientist!
TED Talk | How you can save the monarch butterfly - and the planet
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Mary Ellen Hannibal | TEDWomen 2019 | Click the image to access the TED Talk

How can you be a Citizen Scientist?
How can planting milkweed plants help save the monarch butterfly?
In the 1980s there were 4 million monarch butterflies | Today there are only about 30,000!
Listen to this inspirational 12 minute TED talk about the importance of the monarch butterfly to social and environmental justice

Explore one of the following options for becoming a Citizen Scientist!
​iNaturalist   |   Journey North   |    Scistarter   |    Xerces
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Do you want to help by planting milkweed plants? Click the link below
Garden Design | How to Grow Milkweed Plants to Attract Monarch Butterflies

Do you want to know more about the milkweed plant?
​Visit Native Plant Trust

Additional information about where to buy milkweed appropriate for our area
Monarch Joint Venture
*The Library will be holding a virtual monarch butterfly program for children in late April or early May.
Check www.apl-StayConnected.org for registration information later this month regarding registration, participation, and butterfly kits. 
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    • Access to electronic books and magazines
    • OverDrive and Libby
    • Newspapers databases and other e-content
  • Welcome
    • Town of Auburn
    • Auburn Youth and Family Services
    • The Auburn Account
    • Code Red | Town of Auburn
    • Unemployment information for MA
    • MA DMV
  • Music | Feed Your Soul!
  • Virtual Museums
  • COVID-19 Resources
    • COVID-19 Travel Order | Mass Gov Aug 1, 2020
    • Mass State Re-opening Plan
    • Links to local, state, and national resources
    • How to sew your own mask
    • Pins and Needles
    • COVID-19 Surfaces
    • MA COVID-19 Testing Sites
    • Donating Blood
    • BBB | Scams related to COVID-19
    • Hand washing guidelines from the CDC