Port Hope Council – Monarch Waystation Dedication
Council supported the identification of a section of the Waterfront Trail along Lake Street from Hope Street to the Sculthorpe Marsh parking area as an Official and Certified Monarch Waystation.
Additionally, Council approved the new Monarch Waystation to be dedicated to Rod Parrott.
The Monarch Waystation program was established to encourage the creation of food sources, such as milkweed, in home gardens, schools, businesses, parks, and more. To date, more than 20,000
monarch waystations have been registered with Monarch Watch across North America. An interactive map of registered monarch waystations is also available.
Rod Parrott was a lifelong contributing member of Port Hope’s community and was recognized for his work with the Port Hope & District Historical Society through local activism and contributions to many areas of life in Port Hope.
One such passion of Rod’s was his interest and preservation of the butterfly species. He was instrumental in developing the annual ”Monarch Butterfly Tag and Release” event at Dorothy’s House
Museum in Garden Hill. Rod Parrott was a noted Ontario butterfly breeder. He joined Toronto Entomologists’ Association in the fall of 1979 and hosted several outings over the years to his butterfly rearing facility.
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