Earth Day

The world officially recognizes April 22 as Earth Day, but here at Little Red Wagon, we believe EVERY day is Earth Day!  We’ll be hosting butterfly releases all weekend long to celebrate Earth Day and the 25th anniversary of the Zebra Longwing's as Florida's state butterfly (April 26): Friday, April 23 - 3:30 PMSaturday, April 24 - 3:30 PMSunday, April 25 - 3:30 PM Let’s also work together to save our Earth. Participate with us as we #GetTrashed for Earth Day and clean up trails and communities (see volunteer opportunities above). If you participate, please post photos of the trash you collected on our  #Get Trashed for Earth Day Facebook page or Instagram, tag us @butterflyeffecttampa.  Together we can make an impact and show the world how much we care.  

Celebrating Earth Day

The world officially recognizes April 22 as Earth Day, but here at Little Red Wagon, we believe EVERY day is Earth Day!  We’ll be hosting butterfly releases all weekend long to celebrate Earth Day and the 25th anniversary of the Zebra Longwing's as Florida's state butterfly (April 26): Friday, April 23 - 3:30 PMSaturday, April 24 - 3:30 PMSunday, April 25 - 3:30 PM Let’s also work together to save our Earth. Participate with us as we #GetTrashed for Earth Day and clean up trails and communities (see volunteer opportunities above). If you participate, please post photos of the trash you collected on our  #Get Trashed for Earth Day Facebook page or Instagram, tag us @butterflyeffecttampa.  Together we can make an impact and show the world how much we care.  

Learn about Composting Day

Anita Camacho shares the basics of composting in this video: Composting 101. Get started with composting today!

Pollinator Week

Join us for special activities this week to celebrate Pollinator Week!

Mimosas & Monarchs

Click here to register for this event.

$25.00

Volunteer Opportunity: Encore! Technology Park

Encore! Technology Park:  August 10, 9 am - NoonVolunteers 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, sign up here: https://volunteersignup.org/9MCFB

Volunteer Opportunity: Hell Strip Habitat Maintenance and planting

TBBF Hell Strip Habitat Maintenance and planting: August 23, 9 am - NoonVolunteers are needed to perform Hell Strip Habitat maintenance and additional planting to extend the habitat (4110 W. Estrella St.).  To volunteer, sign up here: https://volunteersignup.org/QXHD8

Bugs in Your Bloomers

Join us for our upcoming NABA Tampa Bay/Butterfly Foundation presentation by John Lampkin.

$10.0

CFC Butterfly Garden Maintenance

Tampa Bay Butterfly Foundation partners in monthly maintenance at the Center for Conservation for the pollinator garden installed in early 2020. Volunteers are needed to help with pollinator garden maintenance at the Center for Conservation in Apollo Beach (529 Estuary Shore Lane) managed by the Florida Aquarium and Florida Fish and Wildlife. To volunteer, sign up here: https://volunteersignup.org/EBRXH The Florida Aquarium Environmental Stewardship Activity Guidelines listed below must be followed.The Florida Aquarium Environmental Stewardship Activity Guidelines: These events offered to Aquarium team members and their families, corporate partners or aquarium affiliates.All participants will need to register for the event in advance.Number of attendees allocated for the event will be based on CDC, State, and County guidelines or activity needs, whichever is more stringent (currently 50-person maximum).Participants encouraged to sign up in family groups or to limit interaction at events to those that are within their immediate party.Participants will be asked to conduct temperature checks morning of to ensure they have no fever (100*F or higher) before arrival, if any symptoms listed below are felt within 24 hours prior to activity participants must stay home:CoughFeverChillsMuscle PainSore ThroatNew loss of taste or smellShortness of breath or difficulty breathingSupplies (bags, grabbers, disposable gloves, etc.) will be separated into stations to limit groups gathering.Participants encouraged to bring their own water bottle and water. (Will have disposable/ recyclable water bottles on hand for those that did not bring and set up in a supply station).Participants encouraged to bring own gloves and shovels – especially for plantings. (Disposable gloves will be provided).Minors 16 – 18 years of age must have parental approval form completed for participation. Minors under 16 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.Proper disposal locations for items collected will be determined prior to event and clear instructions will be given to participants on how to dispose of items collected.

CFC Butterfly Garden Maintenance

CFC Butterfly Garden Maintenance: Sept. 9 @ 9:00 am- NOONTampa Bay Butterfly Foundation partners in monthly maintenance at the Center for Conservation for the pollinator garden installed in early 2020. Volunteers are needed to help with pollinator garden maintenance at the Center for Conservation in Apollo Beach (529 Estuary Shore Lane) managed by the Florida Aquarium and Florida Fish and Wildlife.To volunteer, click or copy and paste into a browser: https://volunteersignup.org/93RXR

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