Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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From milkweed munching caterpillars to stunning orange-winged travelers, learn why monarch butterflies are important and how you can help support these iconic pollinators in your own backyard. Animal Care Specialist Heather Cameron and Conservation Volunteer Coordinator Dawn Nygren- Burkert are here to teach us all about butterfly royalty.

Episode resources:

• ⁠⁠Transcript⁠⁠ (otter.ai/u/nvAUk7NTL9v9sEgkLidYK0pzx5g?utm_source=copy_url)
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• Email us at podcific@lbaop.org
• ⁠ (aquariumofpacific.org/news/story/the_debut_of_our_living_coastline_at_the_aquarium_of_the_pacific) Learn more about the North American Monarch Monitoring Project (aquariumofpacific.org/conservation/north_american_monarch_monitoring_project)