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Hands-on Butterfly Garden Planting Workshop


*The event has already taken place on this date: Sat, 06/06/2015
Participants will learn about butterflies, help plant butterfly plants at Ganondagan garden, and receive seedling kits to take home.

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According to all reports, butterflies, and particularly monarchs, are decreasing at an alarming rate.

Ganondagan is doing its part to help reverse that trend with its new Butterfly Garden Workshop on Sunday morning, June 6 from 10 – 11:30 am.

For $5/person (ages 9+), join an informational session on milkweed butterflies,followed by the opportunity to plant three native mature plant species that serve as nectar, larval host and shelter plants into Ganondagan’s Naturalized Butterfly Garden. All plant species chosen for the garden also have cultural value to the Seneca people. You'll be sent home with a “Beautiful Butterfly Garden Kit” with seedlings of each plant to cultivate in your own gardens.

“Planting butterfly gardens and avoiding chemical use to control weeds and insects are the best things we can do to help butterfly populations rebound. Monarchs specifically suffer from the reduction in milkweed plants across their migration path.” said Whitney Carleton, the New York State Parks and Recreation aide dedicated to Ganondagan since 2013. “We’re delighted to be offering this workshop, and believe it will inspire and give hope to participants that they can make a difference.”

To register, email GSHSConservation@gmail.com.


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Location:

Boughton Hill Road 7000 County Road 41
Victor, NY, 14564
United States

Phone:

585-924-5848
Contact name: 
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The event has already taken place on this date: 
06/06/2015
Time: 
10-11:30 am
Price: 
For $5/person (ages 9+)

Ages

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