UPCOMING EVENTS:
Butterfly Project Workshop and Native Plant Share
Saturday, May 19th, 2012 • 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. •
Garden of Eden • 1686 Weeks Avenue, at East 173rd Street, Bronx
Join the Butterfly Project and Bronx Green-Up/The New York Botanical Garden in learning the importance of pollinators and how to attract them to your garden using native plants. This year’s workshop will focus on the proper techniques for the installation, maintenance, and care of native plants. Workshop participants will take home free plants. For our past participants, this year’s Plant Share will offer new species and some quart-sized plants. Please note: plants are available for school and community gardens and other public spaces (while supplies last). Funding for native plants is provided by GreenThumb. To RSVP, email info@butterflyprojectnyc.org.
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RECENT NEWS:
Butterfly Project Spring Service Meeting
Thursday, May 3rd, 2012 • 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. •
Community School 211 • 1919 Prospect Avenue, Bronx
Butterfly Project held our first general meeting of the year at Community School 211 in the Bronx, where members old and new were encouraged to come to learn more about Butterfly Project’s latest initiatives, and to lend a hand in beautifying Community School 211’s Pollinator Conservation Area.
Bronx Parks Speak Up
Saturday, February 25, 2012 • 11 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. •
Lehman College, Bronx
Butterfly Project hosted a table at the 18th Annual Bronx Parks Speak Up, organized by the Bronx Coalition for Parks and Green Spaces (BCPGS). The event draws hundreds of Bronx residents and public officials each year, and our table offered conference attendees a great opportunity to learn more about Butterfly Project, community gardens, and local pollinators.
Pollinator Curriculum Guide Workshop
Thursday, February 23, 2012 • 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. •
Ampark Neighborhood School, Bronx
In collaboration with the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, Friends of Van Cortlandt Park, and the Bronx River Alliance, Butterfly Project presented a workshop on how to use our Pollinator Curriculum Guide to incorporate native pollinator activities in the classroom. Participants received free copies of the Curriculum Guide.
