Photos: Monarch Fest (July 13, 2024)

Photos from the Monarch Fest at Indian Creek Nature Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Saturday, July 13, 2024.

Jul. 13, 2024 1:43 pm, Updated: Jul. 15, 2024 10:21 am

Monarch Research Project station manager Augie Bergstrom releases monarch butterflies during Monarch Fest at Indian Creek Nature Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Saturday, July 13, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Monarch butterflies wait to be released during Monarch Fest at Indian Creek Nature Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Saturday, July 13, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Children gather to check out the monarch butterflies before they are released during Monarch Fest at Indian Creek Nature Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Saturday, July 13, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

A child reaches out to touch one of the released monarch butterflies during Monarch Fest at Indian Creek Nature Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Saturday, July 13, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Kaliann Cass of Independence checks out the butterflies sitting on flowers after being released during Monarch Fest at Indian Creek Nature Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Saturday, July 13, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Eric Miller of Coralville smiles as he watches a butterfly perch on three-year-old Henry Miller’s shoulder during Monarch Fest at Indian Creek Nature Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Saturday, July 13, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Graham Lyon, 4, of Cedar Rapids runs around with butterfly wings during Monarch Fest at Indian Creek Nature Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Saturday, July 13, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Joanna Traeger, 5, of Iowa City watches a volunteer while learning how to make a milkweed seed ball during Monarch Fest at Indian Creek Nature Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Saturday, July 13, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Julianne Ossman of Cedar Rapids looks at plants during Monarch Fest at Indian Creek Nature Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Saturday, July 13, 2024. The nature center provided free plants to fest-goers that are beneficial to butterflies. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Monarch Research Project volunteer Lisa Wiebenga, middle, helps Monarch Research Project station manager Augie Bergstrom, left, release monarch butterflies during Monarch Fest at Indian Creek Nature Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Saturday, July 13, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Oakley Lyon of Cedar Rapids smiles as he tosses his daughter, two-year-old Ari Lyon into the air while wearing butterfly wings during Monarch Fest at Indian Creek Nature Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Saturday, July 13, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Patrick Volker of La Grange Park, Illinois, left, and his mother Lisa Volker of Marion, right, smile as they watch Burnhan Volker, 5, learn about how to take care of his new caterpillar during Monarch Fest at Indian Creek Nature Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Saturday, July 13, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

A released monarch butterfly lands on a flower at Indian Creek Nature Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Saturday, July 13, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Community members walk around the trails during Monarch Fest at Indian Creek Nature Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Saturday, July 13, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Davina Griffith, 4, of Cedar Rapids explores the trails while wearing a pair of wings during Monarch Fest at Indian Creek Nature Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Saturday, July 13, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Evelyn Keil, 8, of Cedar Rapids uses her binoculars to watch the monarch butterfly release during Monarch Fest at Indian Creek Nature Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Saturday, July 13, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Samuel Willits of Marion looks for the perfect caterpillar for his wife at the caterpillar adoption area during Monarch Fest at Indian Creek Nature Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Saturday, July 13, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

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