Fall is monarch butterfly rearing season at the Virginia Living Museum. When you visit the museum from mid September to early October, stop by the monarch butterfly rearing chamber to see the caterpillars, chrysalides and adults on display. In the late afternoons you might be able to participate in a release of tagged monarchs. The museum has been rearing the migrating generation of monarch butterflies since 1988. In 1996 it began tagging and releasing the adults for their journey to Mexico.