A monarch butterfly rests on a release container as Perky Hagadone and family release a monarch butterfly at a butterfly release during the Monarch & Friends Festival in Sandpoint on Saturday.
August 30, 2026
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September 2, 2026 1 a.m.
Sandpoint embraces its monarch moment at festival
Butterfly releases, native milkweed and pollinator education highlighted Sandpoint's Monarch & Friends Festival as residents celebrated the city's Monarch City designation and learned about efforts to restore monarch habitat.