DIXON, IOWA (September 5, 2025) — On Saturday, September 13, 11AM-2:30PM, there will be a Monarch Festival held at the Wapsi River Environmental Education Center in Dixon, Iowa. Join the Wapsi River Center Staff and the Friends of the Wapsi Center as we celebrate Monarch Butterflies during this festival. There will be a monarch presentation at 11:00 A.M. followed by activities including butterfly crafts, seed ball making, photo booths, education stations, monarch butterfly-catching, tagging, testing, and releasing 12-2:30PM. Ms Mariposa’s Monarch Butterfly Bus and the Scott County Library System Book Mobile will be at the Festival all day! Refreshments will be available courtesy of the Friends of the Wapsi Center, 11AM–2:30PM. This event is FREE and fun for the entire family. Freewill cash donations are welcomed for the Friends of the Wapsi Center.
Online registration is required. To register, go to:https://iascottctyweb.myvscloud.com/webtrac/web/iteminfo.html?Module=AR&FMID=69575269
The Wapsi River Environmental Education Center can be found six miles south of Wheatland or one mile northwest of Dixon, Iowa by taking County Road Y4E, then turn north at 52nd Avenue and follow the signs for about one mile.
