Star Spangled Bugs – Summer Nature Camp

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 learn about red, white, and blue bugs, ecology, and the relationship of organisms to one another.  We will talk about pollinators in space.  Campers will discover what they would need to survive in their own “Spaceship Earth”.   As always, we will learn the importance of our pollinators AND butterflies in their ecosystem.  Every child will get an opportunity to release a butterfly by the final day of camp (weather permitting). If you think the camp is full and/or are having trouble registering, please email: [email protected]

$200

Creatures Treehouse – Summer Nature Camp

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 oak can be home to 500 butterflies and moths!?! This week focuses on the importance of trees, and the birds and pollinators that call them home.  Campers will make a birdfeeder as one of the fun crafts and activities planned for the week.  Every child will get an opportunity to release a butterfly by the end of the camp week (weather permitting).  If you think the camp is full and/or are having trouble registering, please email: [email protected]

$250

Silly Snakes! – Summer Nature Camp

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 live, their benefits and what they eat. We’ll have lots of silly snake visitors this week, too! We will also talk about butterflies in the ecosystem.  Every child will get an opportunity to release a butterfly by the final day of camp.  If you think the camp is full and/or are having trouble registering, please email: [email protected]

$250

CFC Butterfly Garden Maintenance

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 change due to weather. To volunteer, click or copy and paste into a browser: https://volunteersignup.org/E98AD

Rebugging The Planet – Summer Nature Camp

This camp will run daily from August 1 - 5.Daily Camp Hours: 8:30 am - 2:30 pm.Drop off 8:00-8:30 am | Pick up: 2:30-3:00 pm. Bugs! Bugs! And more bugs!  This week focuses our tiny local friends. We will study native bugs, and pollinators, and why they are so important to us. Campers will learn the important role bees have in food production. Get ready for some fun as we search for native bugs, build a ladybug habitat, and conduct cool experiments! As always, we will learn the importance of butterflies in their ecosystem.  Every child will get an opportunity to release a butterfly by the final day of camp (weather permitting). If you think the camp is full and/or are having trouble registering, please email: [email protected]

$250

Leaping Lizards – Summer Nature Camp

This camp will run daily August 8 & 9.Daily Camp Hours: 8:30 am - 2:30 pm.Drop off 8:00-8:30 am | Pick up: 2:30-3:00 pm. Looking for one last blast before school starts?  This is the 2-day camp for you.  Get ready to leap into the new school year, as we focus on lizards, and other reptiles. Campers will get to meet our reptile ambassadors and will create a moving caterpillar out of paper.  We will also talk about butterflies in their ecosystem.  Every child will get an opportunity to release a butterfly by the final day of camp (weather permitting). If you think the camp is full and/or are having trouble registering, please email: [email protected]

$100

Fred Ball Park Maintenance

Volunteers are needed to help maintain the Tampa Bay Butterfly Foundation-sponsored butterfly garden at 2621 Bayshore Blvd Tampa, FL 33629 (next to the Rose Circle Garden Club).To volunteer, click or copy and paste into a browser: https://volunteersignup.org/3Y8AY

CFC Butterfly Garden Maintenance

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.To volunteer, click or copy and paste into a browser: https://volunteersignup.org/BAJWP  

NABA Tampa Bay Members’ Meeting

This will be our first in-person meeting since the COVID pandemic started. We will be meeting at Tampa Bay Butterfly Foundation's Gallery venue at 4111 Henderson Blvd in South Tampa. If you are new to butterflying, come join us and see if you would like to become an official member. We do butterfly walks, official annual butterfly counts, have speakers during the year at our meetings and enjoy butterflies! NABA-Tampa Bay works to increase enjoyment and conservation of butterflies including Florida native host and nectar plants in landscapes and provide resources for their life cycles. Chemical free gardens, facilitate conservation and help the environment. Note: This is not a group for rearing captive butterflies. For additional information, email [email protected] or call/text 813-748-7098.

TBBF Hell Strip Habitat Maintenance

Volunteers are needed to perform Hell Strip Habitat maintenance (4110 W. Estrella St.).To volunteer, click or copy and paste into a browser: https://volunteersignup.org/39EC3

TBBF Hell Strip Habitat Maintenance

Volunteers are needed to perform Hell Strip Habitat maintenance (4110 W. Estrella St.).To volunteer, click or copy and paste into a browser: https://volunteersignup.org/39EC3

Encore! Technology Park Maintenance

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/HJHWJ

4113 Henderson Blvd Tampa, FL 33629 • 813.551.BFLY (2359) • [email protected]