Woodward Discovery Days: Beautiful Butterflies and Majestic Monarchs
Description
Woodward Discovery Days opens the Oak Knoll Nature Center to everyone, free of charge, for a morning of wildlife discovery. This month's theme: butterflies!
Explore the butterfly life cycle, the native plants that sustain caterpillars and adults alike, and the extraordinary story of Monarch migration. Learn about Oak Knoll's participation in Monarch Watch, the community science tagging program that has helped researchers map Monarch movement across North America. Then step outside to search the sanctuary garden for butterflies and evidence of their activity.
When
- Sat, Sep 26, 2026 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Who
Adults & Families - 0 - 17
Cost
- Adult Members Free
- Adult Nonmembers Free
- Child Members Free
- Child Nonmembers Free
Where
Location: Oak Knoll Wildlife Sanctuary, Attleboro
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Questions? Contact us:
- 508-223-3060 [email protected]
Instructors
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Mass Audubon Staff
Instructions
Meet in the Ottmar Nature Center at Oak Knoll Wildlife Sanctuary, 1417 Park Street, Attleboro, MA 02703. Please dress for the weather if you plan to join the garden walk.
Directions: Take Route I-95 to Exit 7 (Route 152). Turn left off the exit ramp and take a right onto Route 152 South. After 1 mile, turn left onto Holden Street. Take the first right onto Bank Street. At the traffic light, turn left onto Park Street. Follow Park Street for 2.6 miles - the road will curve right. Pass the LaSalette Shrine and Handy Street on the right. The sanctuary is on the right. Look for a white colonial house and Mass Audubon signs.
Public transportation: GATRA Route 15 (Providence/Stoughton) serves Oak Knoll. Call 800-483-2500 or visit www.gatra.org. Request a stop at Oak Knoll Wildlife Sanctuary, 1417 Park Street.