Tiny tags help track monarch migration

A monarch butterfly that has been fitted with a solar-powered, 0.002-ounce Bluetooth-enabled tag is released Sept. 19, 2026, at Ponca State Park as part of Project Monarch, a study that aims to better understand monarch migration. Eric Fowler, Nebraskaland Magazine/Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
A monarch butterfly that has been fitted with a solar-powered, 0.002-ounce Bluetooth-enabled tag is released Sept. 19, 2026, at Ponca State Park as part of Project Monarch, a study that aims to better understand monarch migration. Eric Fowler, Nebraskaland Magazine/Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

Lincoln - It’s monarch migration season, and one butterfly dubbed 80FranksMeadow has traveled to Sacramento, Mexico, since Nebraska Game and Parks staff tagged her in early September.

She has about 640…