Fwd: Monarch Event and Garden Open House

[Dave Allen Barker Jr]

Figured this might be of interest to you Sagamore Hills Elementary garden lovers out there.

http://www.eealliance.org/mag-events

Remember, any of us can use this group ( gar...@groups.sagamorehillspta.org , sagamorehillspta.org/garden ) over the summer to coordinate Sagamore garden work and related activities.

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Subject:	Fwd: Monarch Event and Garden Open House
Date:	Tue, 17 May 2016 10:36:46 -0400
From:	Knest Box <amy.c....@gmail.com>
To:	SUZANNA R. QUINN <SUZANNA...@fc.dekalb.k12.ga.us>, Suzanna Quinn (Sagamore Hills Elementary) <suzanna...@dekalbschoolsga.org>, Shannon McGinty Spillett <mcginty...@hotmail.com>, Dave Allen Barker Jr <da...@1.0ne.org>, Jen Judy Ranero <jenn...@hotmail.com>, D. Jewel Harris <nextst...@gmail.com>

Hello all,
This is part of the ga master gardeners network & activities that I am occasionally involved in. 

I wanted to share it with you because of Sagamore's keen interest in the Monarch butterflies.  Feel free to pass along this info with those who may be interested, especially the Rosalind Carter event, which sounds lovely.

Happy outdoor time & dirt digging to all of you!  💓 
We will sorely MISS our time at Sagamore, as Mitchell's graduating this year. Hope to visit when we can.

Blessings to all,
Amy

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From: "Chakira Johnson" <chakira...@gmail.com>
Date: May 16, 2016 10:56 AM
Subject: Monarch Event and Garden Open House
To: "Chakira Johnson" <chakira...@gmail.com>
Cc:

Attached is a flyer for the upcoming Garden Open House. Please plan on attending and share with your friends and neighbors.

Also, I was asked to pass on the information on the upcoming Monarchs Across Georgia events.

Thanks!

Chakira

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Please help us publicize these two events in June 2016. These are posted on the Events page of the MAG section of the EEA website  http://www.eealliance.org/mag-events and on EEinGeorgia's calendar but we need your help to spread the word to audiences that may not be aware of these websites.

Thank you.

-Susan

The Rosalynn Carter Butterfly Trail: Discovery Day 

Saturday, June 18, 2016,  9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum, 441 Freedom Parkway NE, Atlanta, GA 30307 (on the campus of The Carter Center)

Sponsored by The Rosalynn Carter Butterfly Trail, the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum, and the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, this FREE event will offer a variety of hands-on activities and informational booths for both children and adults to learn about Monarch butterflies and other pollinators.  

Partners for this event include Monarchs Across Georgia, Monarch Rescue, Monarch Watch, Atlanta Botanical Garden, U. S. Forest Service, West Georgia Chapter of the Georgia Native Plant Society, Blue Heron Nature Preserve, Georgia Piedmont Chapter of the North American Butterfly Association, Georgia Highlands College, Friends of Georgia State Parks & Historic Sites, Project Monarch Health, Emory University, Plains Historical Preservation Trust, and Freedom Farmers' Market.

The Freedom Farmers' Market will be also be in operation during the same hours and will feature several native plant vendors including Monarchs Across Georgia specializing in host and nectar plants for pollinators.

Disneynature's Wings of Life  
Saturday, June 25, 2016,  11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. 
Midtown Art Cinema, 931 Monroe Drive NE, Atlanta, GA 30308 (in Midtown Promenade)

In celebration of National Pollinator Week, Monarchs Across Georgia is offering a film showing of Disneynature's Wings of Life. 
To help us defer the costs, we simply ask that you make a donation to the Environmental Education Alliance of Georgia.  You can make this donation at the door or because of limited seating, we recommend that you reserve your seat in advance (and make your donation online) by  using this link.             RESERVE YOUR THEATER SEAT  
Only credit card payments are accepted online. There is a $5.00 per ticket processing fee for this online service.

Native Georgia milkweeds, the host plant of the Monarch butterfly, will be available for purchase in the theater lobby after the showing. Asclepias syriaca and Asclepias incarnata plants priced at $5.00 each.

Released as part of Walt Disney Studios' Disneynature banner, filmmaker Louis Schwartzberg's documentary employs macrophotography in order to show moviegoers a world they have likely never experienced. The secret lives of bats, butterflies, hummingbirds, and bumblebees come to life before our eyes as Schwatrzberg and his talented team highlight how the determination and interdependence of these diminutive creatures keep our chaotic world in balance. 

Rated: G     Runtime: 77 minutes     View the Movie Trailer

Visit Disneynature's Wings of Life Education Guide page where you can download a 26-page guide with activities and lessons targeting grades 2-4.  Four additional complementary film clips are also available. 

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Susan Meyers, Pollinator Habitat Restoration Grant Administrator

Monarchs Across Georgia Committee

Environmental Education Alliance of Georgia

P.O. Box 768081

Roswell, GA 30076

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