Congress to release 50 monarch butterflies into the air Tuesday

House lawmakers will release 50 butterflies outside the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday in the evening as part of an effort to alert the public of the decline in the monarch butterfly population.

The Congressional Pollinator Protection Caucus, comprised of just seven lawmakers, will supply 50 of the black and orange butterflies for the first 50 guests. They will have the pleasure of setting the creatures — who live an average of two to six weeks — free into Washington, D.C.