Atala Butterfly Festival
Flutter on over to the River Center’s 6th Atala Butterfly Festival!
On Saturday, March 1st we are celebrating the Atala butterfly! Once thought to be extinct, this beautiful butterfly is local and thriving right in our own backyards.
Join us for our exciting event which will include:
-Butterfly arts and crafts
-Native Plant seed harvesting
-Native Plant Sale
-Tours of the River Center migratory bird and butterfly garden
Please register to attend tickets are limited.
This free event is from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm. Registration is required to attend.
Register Here!Plant Sale, Crafts, Seed plantings, and host plant activity are all on-going throughout the event or until supplies run out.
The River Center reserves the right to cancel the program due to low registration, unforeseen circumstances, or inclement weather. Participants will be notified as soon as possible in the event of cancellation.
Hourly Schedule
- 10:00 am
- Event Opens
- 10:15 am
- "Monica to Monarch" Story Time
- Read by author Gail Gray Tanis
- 10:30 am - 11:00 am
- "The Majestic Monarch"
- Lecture Presentation by Dr. Peter Lekos
- 11:00 am
- "Monica to Monarch" Story Time
- Read by author Gail Gray Tanis
- 11:15 am
- Nature Journaling
- Explore the activity of nature journaling in the River Center Butterfly Garden
- 11:30 am - 12:00 pm
- "Atala and Other Uncommon Butterflies"
- Lecture Presentation by Teri Jabour, North American Butterfly Association - Atala Chapter
- 12:00 pm
- Nature Journaling
- Explore the activity of nature journaling in the River Center Butterfly Garden
- 12:30 pm
- Pollinator Plants in a Food Forest
- Lecture Presentation by Amanda Pike
- 1:00 pm
- Event Ends
- Thank you for coming!
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