Butterfly program
TAGGING MONARCH BUTTERFLIES
Williamsburg Botanical Garden 5535 Centerville Road, Williamsburg, VA, United StatesLearn how to hand raise butterflies with proper care at different stages; learn lots of Lepidoptera fun facts. A list of host and nectar plants to incorporate into your garden to attract them will...
Life Stages of Monarch Butterflies
Williamsburg Botanical Garden and FP Interpretive Center 5535 Centerville Road, Willliamsburg, VA, United StatesAugust 16: LIFE STAGES OF MONARCH BUTTERFLIES. Location: Williamsburg Botanical Garden, 10:00 a.m., open to the public, $5 donation requested. Description: Children will learn the remarkable transformation that results in the stunning monarch butterfly and...
BUTTERFLY FESTIVAL
Williamsburg Botanical Garden in Freedom Park 5537 Centerville Road, Williamsburg, VA, United StatesIt is with great excitement that, to celebrate their 10th anniversaries, Williamsburg Botanical Garden and Virginia Master Naturalists Historic Rivers Chapter offer to our community a Butterfly Festival at the Williamsburg Botanical Gardens at...
THE NIGHT BELONGS TO MOTHS
Freedom Park Interpretive Center 5537 Centerville Road, Williamsburg, VA, United StatesTHE NIGHT BELONGS TO MOTHS. Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 am, open to the public, $5 donation is recommended. With slides and narratives, Teta will introduce those night-flying insects that she attracts with white...
Second Annual Butterfly Festival!
Williamsburg Botanical Garden in Freedom Park 5535 Centerville Road, WillliamsburgTHE BOTANICAL GARDEN’S BUTTERFLY FESTIVAL RETURNS! It is with great excitement that Williamsburg Botanical Garden offers to our community the Second Annual Butterfly Festival! It will be held at the Williamsburg Botanical Gardens at...
BUTTERFLY FESTIVAL
Williamsburg Botanical Garden 5535 Centerville Road, Williamsburg, VA, United StatesTHE BUTTERFLY GARDEN: STRATEGIC PLANTS THAT ATTRACT AND RAISE BUTTERFLIES
Freedom Park Interpretive Center 5537 Centerville Road, Williamsburg, VA, United StatesMaster Naturalist and experienced butterfly raiser, Joni Carlson, will cover butterfly life cycles and let us know how to grow plants that sustain a variety of butterfly species. Her focus will be on the...
GARDENING FOR BIRDS AND BUTTERFLIES
Freedom Park Interpretive Center 5537 Centerville Road, Williamsburg, VA, United StatesApril 21: GARDENING FOR BIRDS AND BUTTERFLIES. Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 a.m. Register for this free program to guarantee a seat. Bob Schamerhorn, an award-winning nature photographer, will share information packed with tips and...
THE MAGIC METAMORPHOSIS OF BUTTERFLIES–CHILDREN’S PROGRAM
Freedom Park Interpretive Center 5537 Centerville Road, Williamsburg, VA, United StatesSaturday, July 14, 2018 10:00 to 11:00 am When humans and animals are born, the babies look like miniature versions of their parents. But not so for butterflies! Learn how butterflies start as tiny...
Planting for Pollinators – Online Learn & Grow
Virtual SeminarJoin us on Zoom to learn about the best native and non-native plants to attract pollinators to your garden and how to support them.
Enter the Butterfly Photo Contest
Details and Entry Forms at https://williamsburgbotanicalgarden.org/butterfly-festival-photo-contest/Photographers of ALL ages are invited to enter the WBG's Butterfly Photo Contest. Click here for the complete rules and entry forms. Entries must be received by 5 pm on August 31st.
2021 Virtual Butterfly Festival
Activities for the 2021 Virtual Butterfly Festival include: Butterfly Photo Contest Painted Lady Chrysalis Craft Kits (limited supply - registration required) Virtual Learning Sessions - via Live Stream on WBG's YouTube channel Coloring Pages...
Helping Monarchs with Milkweed and Making a Monarch Waystation
https://youtu.be/I7_n3o3yAAwThis YouTube Live Stream program is presented by the WBG 2021 Virtual Butterfly Festival. Learn about the Monarch butterfly's life cycle and migration and how to help protect these amazing butterflies by planting milkweed...
Butterfly 101: A Look at Virginia Butterflies and their Caterpillars
https://youtu.be/MZJvBajJqt8This YouTube Live Stream program is presented by the WBG 2021 Virtual Butterfly Festival. Karen and Steve McCurdy will share the marvels of Lepidoptera species we see in Virginia. Learn about the fascinating caterpillars...
Name That Butterfly! How to ID by Markings and Behaviors
https://youtu.be/pUNZrp-VVNEThis YouTube Live Stream program is presented by the WBG 2021 Virtual Butterfly Festival. What's the difference between an American Lady and a Painted Lady? Do you think every orange butterfly is a Monarch?...