2nd annual Butterfly Summit on Saturday, May 26 from 10 am to 4 pm at the nursery! Last year’s Summit was such a fantastic meeting of the minds that we’re ready to do it again!
Join us and several of the Bay Area’s leading butterfly experts to find out what we can do to help struggling butterfly populations in the Bay Area, including gardening for native species, creating butterfly corridors and preserving habitat.
Butterflies in urban and suburban areas are now almost entirely dependent on us gardeners. If we want to foster and encourage them, we need to provide the necessary larval and adult resources – and those vary from region to region! Come learn which plants are most likely to attract and sustain butterflies in your area – and how to plant a seasonal succession of blooms. Free and open to all ages! Bring your questions!
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS!
SATURDAY, MAY 26 10AM-4PM
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10 am: Bring the kids to see caterpillars, pupas and adult butterflies, learn about host plants, meet our experts and share your experiences. 11-3: Giant Puppets Save The World! Come meet the enormous handcrafted silk and bamboo menagerie of Monarchs, Hummingbirds and more with artist, puppeteer and stilt-walker, Toni Tone! Super fun for the kids! SPEAKERS: 11 am: Art Shapiro, butterfly expert Dr. Arthur Shapiro – professor of Evolution and Ecology at UC, Davis discusses the butterfly state of the state in Northern California. Dr. Shapiro has spent the last 34 years collecting data on over 150 different butterfly species in his efforts to regularly monitor butterfly population trends in our changing climate. 1 pm: Tora Rocha, founder of the Pollinator Posse, a volunteer group that creates “pollination corridors” around the East Bay, shares how landscaping practices affect pollinators – and covers best plants and practices for making a pollinator-friendly difference no matter what size your garden! TABLES: 10-4 pm: Stop by one of our info tables to learn more about gardening for butterflies in your area based on regional butterfly flyways and discuss what you can do to help re-establish butterfly populations in your corner of the Greater San Francisco Bay Area! |
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Tim Wong, aquatic biologist at the California Academy of Sciences Pollinator Posse at the Gardens at Lake Merritt. Tora’s group specializes Andrea Hurd of Mariposa Garden Designspecializing in permaculture methods Kelli Schley-Brownfield of Wild Flower Garden Design, Devil Mountain Nursery Evelyn Orantes, independent curator, arts educator and teaching artist, and Andy Liu, Landscape Architect and garden designer specializing in butterfly Sal Levinson, author, entomologist and gifted speaker on butterfly habitats.
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