Visit lindahall.org to learn more about our public programs and future livestream events. This livestream program took place on Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at 12:00pm CDT. Co-sponsored by the Linda Hall Library and Kansas City Public Library. The monarch butterfly is one of the most iconic species in North America and a central part of efforts to protect pollinators. Angie Babbit from KU’s Monarch Watch will share strategies researchers are using to better understand monarchs’ epic migration between Mexico and Canada and how the public can participate in efforts to preserve and protect the butterfly. The Speaker: Angie Babbit received her master’s degree in biology from Emporia State University, and her bachelor’s in environmental studies from the University of Kansas. She began working for Monarch Watch in 2014 and handles much of the communications with the public about monarchs and milkweed. She is also a mother, photographer, printmaker and advocate for the tall grass prairie ecosystem.

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