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

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

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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

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

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

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: 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

In celebration of National Pawpaw day in mid September, we will be having a presentation by Anita Camacho and Jordan Parker – “The Swallowtail Cocktail” that will include all of the swallowtails in the Tampa Bay area, their host plants, habitats how to ID the different swallowtails, and more!  Continental breakfast with swallowtail cocktails will be included (for adults 21 and older).  

CFC Butterfly Garden Maintenance: Sept. 23 @ 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/BFWRA

Encore! Technology Park:  Sept. 27 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pmVolunteers 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/AMAXM