Dr. Craig Huegel has degrees in Wildlife Ecology (B.A. in Zoology and M.S. Wildlife Ecology, University of Wisconsin, PhD, Animal Ecology, Iowa State University) and picked up a minor in Botany. Currently Adjunct professor at The University of Tampa and St. Petersburg College. Dr. Huegel has had a life-long interest in butterflies, pollinators and wildflowers. […]
Dr. Minno has a Ph.D. in zoology and more than 35 years of professional experience as an interdisciplinary scientist. He is currently a Water Resource Coordinator with the Suwannee River Water Management District in Live Oak, Florida. Marc and Maria Minno also work on plant and butterfly projects throughout Florida via Eco-Cognizant, Inc., their home-based […]
Join Tampa Bay Butterfly Foundation and NABA Tampa Bay on a butterfly walk to continue our monthly monitoring of butterfly species at Violet Cury Preserve in Lutz at 1802 Sinclair Hills Road. This will be free for NABA members; fee for non-NABA members is $5.00. Please bring payment morning of event. Plan for the outdoors, […]
Bring the children in for a fun, nature filled afternoon. Constance Nye and Alycyn Culbertson will be here reading their fantastic stories, signing their books and doing activities with the kids from 1:00 – 3:00 PM. Both books are available for purchase in the gift shop. Constance Nye, author of “Can he keep it?”, will […]
We can’t think of a better way to conclude this “Fluttertastic” week of celebrating our pollinators, than with a release of our favorite pollinator: the butterfly. Join us as we send several different species out to carry on their important work. (Weather permitting.)
This camp will run daily from June 27 - July 1.Daily Camp Hours: 8:30 am - 2:30 pm.Drop off 8:00-8:30 am | Pick up: 12:30-3:00 pm. The campers will be busy as bees this week as we focus on honeybees, native bees, and other pollinators. We will look at their habitats and learn how a […]
Volunteers are needed to help maintain the Tampa Bay Butterfly Foundation-sponsored butterfly garden at Encore! Park located at 1210 E. Harrison St. (Corner of Harrison Street and Hank Ballard St.) To volunteer, click or copy and paste into a browser: https://volunteersignup.org/JMX3H
The Florida Aquarium, Tampa Bay Butterfly Foundation and FWC's Suncoast Youth Conservation Center are looking for volunteers to assist with habitat maintenance at Center for Conservation site of the Florida Conservation and Technology Center in Apollo Beach (529 Estuary Shore Lane) as well as their Adopt a Road site along Dickman Road. This event is subject to […]
This camp will run daily from July 5 - 8.Daily Camp Hours: 8:30 am - 2:30 pm.Drop off 8:00-8:30 am | Pick up: 2:30-3:00 pm. Did you know that we have bugs to thank for our country’s independence? The ink used to sign the Declaration of Independence was made from bugs! This week, campers will […]
This camp will run daily from July 11 - 15.Daily Camp Hours: 8:30 am - 2:30 pm.Drop off 8:00-8:30 am | Pick up: 2:30-3:00 pm. An oak tree is more than a shady picnic spot, or a great place for a tire swing. The mighty oak is its own ecosystem. Did you know that one […]
This camp will run daily from July 18 - 22.Daily Camp Hours: 8:30 am - 2:30 pm.Drop off 8:00-8:30 am | Pick up: 2:30-3:00 pm. Sssssslither and ssssslide into the habitat this week as we learn about water, and land snakes in the Tampa Bay Area. Campers will learn how to identify them, where they […]
The Florida Aquarium, Tampa Bay Butterfly Foundation and FWC's Suncoast Youth Conservation Center are looking for volunteers to assist with habitat maintenance at Center for Conservation site of the Florida Conservation and Technology Center in Apollo Beach (529 Estuary Shore Lane) as well as their Adopt a Road site along Dickman Road. This event is subject to […]
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