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The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum’s sendoff party for monarch butterflies

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In a room transformed into a lush forest, a dad knelt beside his nervous daughter, gently reassuring her. "I know this may be scary, but these butterflies aren’t dangerous,” he explained. “They just want to spread their wings and fly.” The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum hosted its annual Flutter into Fall event Saturday, celebrating monarch butterflies as they prepare for their journey south to Mexico. Children and adults learned about the monarch’s migration patterns, enjoyed arts and crafts, took in cultural performances and watched butterflies be released into the sky. “Education of people is important for the betterment of our environment, and that helps these species,” said Jeffery Wolfthal, public programs manager at the Nature Museum. “The more you understand and appreciate something, the more likely people are to do something to protect it.” Curator of Etymology Allen Lawrence smiles at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum in Lincoln Park during “Flutter into Fall,” Saturday, Sept.

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