Symbolic Migration News
2014-2015
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Make a Classroom Butterfly
September 19, 2014

It's time for the Symbolic Butterfly Migration! Make a classroom butterfly to unite children in the US, Mexico, and Canada in monarch conservation.Postmark deadline: October 10th

Join the Community
October 3, 2014

Report your Ambassador butterfly to the map so it can be shared between students united by the monarch migration.

Hundreds of Butterflies
October 20, 2014

The deadline has passed and hundreds of Ambassador butterflies are arriving at the staging grounds. Let's take a peek at some of the faces behind the butterflies.

     
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Ambassador Gallery
November 7, 2014

Symbolic butterflies carry messages of goodwill, friendship and monarch conservation. Visit the 2014 Symbolic Monarch Gallery for a sampling of this year's creative ambassador butterflies.

Arrival in Mexico!
December 4, 2014

Your Symbolic Monarchs have arrived in Mexico and into the hands of the children living near the monarch sanctuaries!

Who Sent Butterflies?
December 12, 2014

Over 32,000 students sent Symbolic Monarch Butterflies to the children at the overwintering sites in Mexico. Find your school on the list.

     
Students in Mexico with Symbolic Monarchs Hola Amigos

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Find Your Butterfly
February 23, 2015

Find your Ambassador Butterfly in Mexico and see the student who received it.

Report Whose Butterfly You Received
April 28, 2015

Continue the Cycle of Friendship and Stewardship. Receive a butterfly. Report it, then find your butterflies to see who cared for them.