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

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,…