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Join author Sara Dykman as she talks about her adventure, "butterbiking" 10,201 miles with the monarch butterflies, resulting in her most recent book, Bicycling with Butterflies: My 10,201 Mile Journey Following the Monarch Migration.
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In this special story, Ms. Dykman regales with her adventures from Mexico to Canada and back again. She weaves together a story that is part science, part nature, and part extraordinary adventure that comes with its fair share of hazards.
For anyone interested in saving one of America's most cherished butterflies, this event is for you.
About the Author
Sarah Dykman is the founder of beyondabook.org, which fosters lifelong learners, boundary pushers, explorers, and stewards. She works in amphibian research and as an outdoor educator, guiding young people into nature so they can delight in its complicated brilliance. She hopes her own adventures—walking from Mexico to Canada, canoeing the Missouri River from source to sea, and cycling over 80,000 miles across North and South America (including the monarch migration trip)—will empower young and old to dream big.