Meet up for this walk will be in the plant sale area near the Visitor's Center. On this walk you can opt to dress for comfort as the pathways are easy to walk. There are public restrooms and a water fountain in the Visitor's Center. There are numerous restaurants near the Gardens. Parking is free. […]
Come join us outside the capitol building, or inside if it's a rainy day! We'll have our usual set-up along with any caterpillars or butterflies available from our habitat. We will have a small selection of plants and other butterfly related items for sale.
Join us at the Long Leaf Pine Festival at Harris Lake County Park! We will have a limited selection of host and nectar plants available for purchase. As always, we will bring with us any live caterpillars or butterflies that are currently available from our habitat. We will have a special exhibit about woodland butterflies. […]
Caterpillar Workshop at Butterfly Day Come join us for our annual Butterfly Day hosted at Big Bloomers Flower Farm in Sanford! We will have our usual set-up and display, conduct a free caterpillar raising workshop (normally $25), and give a talk about creating your own backyard butterfly habitat. We will also do a butterfly release […]
Join us for our 3rd Annual Open House & Plant Swap on the Summer Solstice! How the Open House works We open our habitat to allow members of our community to come see how we created our garden and habitat, maintain it, changes we make, and what we continue to learn from observing it in […]
Join us for our 3rd Annual Open House & Plant Swap on the Summer Solstice! How the Open House works We open our habitat to allow members of our community to come see how we created our garden and habitat, maintain it, changes we make, and what we continue to learn from observing it in […]
Join us at Backyard Butterflies for Adult Moth Night in celebration of National Moth Week! We are firing up our moth lights in the backyard! Come see what we attract to our collecting sheet! Please bring a flashlight or wear a headlamp. You may wish to apply bug repellent. We recommend wearing sturdy shoes and […]
We believe butterfly walks can be conducted as long as we uphold the recommended 6+ feet from one another and keep the group size to 10 or less. About the only time there could be crowding is when we are all trying to get a look at these very small butterflies at the same time. […]
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Join local butterfly expert and enthusiast LM Carlson in learning how to raise an Eastern Black Swallowtail caterpillar into a beautiful butterfly. During the workshop you will learn about the life cycle of the butterfly, unique characteristics of Swallowtail butterflies, and how to care for both the caterpillar and chrysalis.
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