

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: FREE SPEAKER SERIES: Milkweed, Monarchs, and Mexico
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 09 May, 2026 at 09:30 am (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: Tracy Svec, a Gardeners Connect member and Master Gardener living in St. Joseph, Mo., plans to present “Milkweed, Monarchs, and Mexico.”

In addition to information about monarchs and milkweeds, come to be dazzled by pictures and videos from her Mexico adventures. Come learn how you can help this precious resource.

Svec relocated to St. Joseph in 2011 with her husband and their three golden retrievers. Her career in IT spanned nearly 20 years.  After she retired, she became a Master Gardener in 2023. She also has a passion for native plants, in addition to her love of animals and searching for tasty food. 

Come early for coffee, treats and socializing!
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/merriam/free-speaker-series-milkweed-monarchs-and-mexico/200029442201511
- **Event Categories**: trips-adventures
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 229

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029442201511?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=merriam-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Merriam
- **state**: KS
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Merriam Community Center
- **lat**: 39.01901
- **long**: -94.68872
- **full address**: Merriam Community Center, 6040 Slater St,Merriam, Kansas, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Gardeners Connect (https://allevents.in/org/gardeners-connect/13436293)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 09 May, 2026 at 09:30 am (-05:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Merriam Community Center, 6040 Slater St,Merriam, Kansas, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Gardeners Connect
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** trips-adventures
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about FREE SPEAKER SERIES: Milkweed, Monarchs, and Mexico ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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