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“Imperiled butterflies of Florida” – Dr. Marc Minno

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 consulting business. In addition to his many years of experience with wetlands, Dr. Minno is keenly interested in conservation biology and has conducted field research throughout the US and in Central America, South America, Caribbean, Europe, and India.  Since 2011 Dr. Minno has been working with biologists in Cuba to better understand the ecological relationships of imperiled butterflies in southern Florida.   He has authored (and coauthored) six books, and six book chapters on butterflies and plants.  Bring your books for an autograph!

$10.00

Butterfly Walk at Violet Cury Preserve

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, heat, mosquitoes, no-see-ums, getting feet wet if you don’t wear the right shoes to avoid it. Bring plenty of water to drink. Come join us to help monitoring populations of butterflies in this beautiful park. This event is subject to change due to weather. 

$5.00

Kids ‘n Nature Story Time

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 be reading her story about catching and keeping wild creatures. This story helps kids figure out the answer to the question, “Can I keep it?” for themselves. Alycyn Culbertson, author of “Look What Happened While I was Sleeping”, will be reading her story about butterfly gardening and metamorphosis. You never know how life can change until you open your eyes after a nice long rest.

Pollinator Week – Butterfly Release

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.)

Bee Buzz – Summer Nature Camp

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 hive works.  Campers will become the hive and learn to function and communicate as the bees do.  In addition to crafts and outdoor activities, every child will get an opportunity to release a butterfly during the camp week.  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

Encore! Technology Park

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

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

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

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