Butterfly Gardens and Monarch Waystations


*** MEMBERS ONLY EVENT ***  

Sorry, this event has been cancelled.

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Wednesday, August 14, 10:00 AM

BUTTERFLY GARDENS AND MONARCH WAYSTATIONS
BANC Field Trip to 150 Smith Road, Mendon

Lea Walsh will give a tour of her butterfly garden, talking through which flowers are best to plant and why. She will also talk about how she became part of the Monarch Waystation network and what was involved in that process. She will show you her crop for the year of caterpillars and chrysalises. If you are lucky enough to see a new monarch emerge, she will show you how to identify male from female and how to safely allow them to begin their migration. Should you want to gather caterpillars of your own to raise and protect, you can take a walk through the fields and examine the milkweed scattered throughout.  This event is open to Burroughs Audubon Nature Club and Canandaigua Botanical Society members.  Please contact Laura at canandaiguabotanical@gmail.com to obtain a membership.