Girl Scouts to hand out milkweed to create Monarch butterfly migration trail
A Monarch butterfly feeds on flowers in Omaha, Neb. La Cañada Flintridge Girl Scout Troop 16691 has partnered with businesses along Foothill Boulevard to create a Monarch migration trail. Businesses will be handing out milkweed plants on Saturday, Nov. 15.
As part of their Silver Award project, the Girl Scouts of La Cañada Flintridge Troop 16691 will be creating a migration trail for Monarch butterflies by handing out milkweed plants along Flintridge Boulevard on Saturday, Nov. 15.
The troop’s “Flight of the Monarch” event will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. Participating stores along Foothill, from Memorial Park to La Cañada Library on Oakwood Avenue, will be giving away native milkweed plants — which serve as both a food source and habitat for caterpillars and Monarch butterflies — as well as seeds and pamphlets to customers.
Participating stores include:
- Cakery Bakery, 1119 Foothill Blvd.
- Min’s Kitchen, 1040 Foothill Blvd.
- Flintridge Bookstore & Coffeehouse, 1010 Foothill Blvd.
- The Habit Burger Grill, 990 Town Center Drive
- Blaze Pizza, 990 Town Center Drive
- Panera Bread, 990 Town Center Drive
- Hill Street Café, 1004 Foothill Blvd.
- Chipotle Mexican Grill, 895 Foothill Blvd.
- AT&T, 895 Foothill Blvd.
- Jersey Mike’s Subs, 711 Foothill Blvd.
- Gelson’s Market, 635 Foothill Blvd.
The Girl Scouts will also be hosting events at the start and end of the trail.
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Brian Park, brian.park@latimes.com
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