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Introducing Children to Butterfly Gardening

May 1, 2021

Art by Ann Litrel, annlitrel.com

Hundreds of children lined up in Eagle Watch park on March 21 to search for Easter eggs, meet the Easter Bunny — and receive a gift of a butterfly garden kit! The kit was courtesy of a new group in Eagle Watch, Birds, Bees & Butterflies.

The volunteer group is working toward Community Habitat certification for Eagle Watch through the National Wildlife Federation. “We do this by committing to the care of our environment — creating yards and common areas friendly to birds, bees and butterflies. We are here to help our neighbors certify their yards as certified wildlife habitats,” explained Mary Schuster, master gardener and one of the group’s volunteers.

Learn More
For tip sheets and videos to guide you in creating a go-to garden for butterflies, birds and other animals, go to www.nwf.org/Garden-for-Wildlife/About/Resources.

– Ann Litrel is an artist and certified Master Naturalist. She instructs nature journal workshops and paints in her studio, Ann Litrel Art, in Towne Lake.

Instructions and a tiny peat pot make it easy to start these little butterfly garden seeds.
Volunteer Yasmin Alani has the attention of a mom and a curious future gardener.
Happy to add a butterfly seed packet to their Easter bucket!
The Easter Bunny joins volunteers, from left: Denise Stephens, Yasmin Alani, Mary Schuster, Ann Litrel and Diane Tidwell. Center front is the certified wildlife habitat plaque homeowners can order from the National Wildlife Federation, once their yard is certified.
Volunteer Denise Stephens helped show children and parents how to plant the seed packets. This is just one of the outreach activities this group will be doing in the community over the next year, as part of earning community wildlife habitat certification for Eagle Watch.
Kids lined up for packets of Butterfly Garden seeds at the Easter egg hunt. When planted, they will learn which butterflies live in their community.

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