A family-friendly, self-paced walk exploring the monarch butterfly migration from Canada to Mexico, with wing-making activities and stamp collecting.
Pollinators Pathways: A Monarch's Journey is coming to The Confluence on Saturday, October 17, from 10 AM to 12 PM. It's a family-friendly, self-paced walk presented by Waterloo Greenway as part of the Roots & Wings Festival, and it's built around the migration of the monarch butterfly.
The morning starts with a craft: kids make their own monarch wings, and then they flutter through the park, following the monarch's long flight from Canada to Mexico. Along the way, they collect stamps at different points, so there's a little goal to keep them moving. Because it's self-paced, you can take your time and let the kids lead the way rather than sticking to a rigid schedule.
The setting is The Confluence, which is home to the largest downtown tree canopy project in Austin's history. There are thousands of native Texas trees growing throughout the park, and the organizers say each one has a story to tell. It's a good spot for a walk like this, especially since the whole thing is about the connection between the trees and the pollinators that depend on them.
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The site also hosts an annual monarch butterfly tagging experience, where visitors tag monarchs during their migration. If you're already out there for the walk, it's a natural next step to see how the actual migration is tracked. The meeting point is Grandpa's Lakeview Terrace, and the walk runs from 10 AM to 12 PM on Saturday, October 17.
