September hike to feature monarch tagging

Hikers hope to tag monarch butterflies during the September Putnam Parks and Pathways hike.

Courtesy photo

The ninth Putnam Parks and Pathways hike of 2024 will take place at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 14 at the Forest Hill Cemetery pollinator field.

Cemetery Supt. Jason Keeney and John Garner will be there to answer questions.

The hope is to net and tag monarch butterflies as part of the Monarch Watch Project.

Also during this walk, seeds will be collected and spread to areas of the field that have fewer flowers.

The pollinator habitat at Forest Hill Cemetery is emerging after an initial planting in 2018. The project was a collaboration of Quail Forever, the City of Greencastle and Putnam County Soil and Water. The area offers a quiet, relaxing place to walk and enjoy the flowers and the wildlife the flowers attract.