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Gardening with Native Plants

Learn how to garden with native plants and select plants that are native to our Florida environment. Find out why native plants are beneficial for a healthy garden and our ecosystem, including providing food to support pollinators and a habitat for wildlife. Anita Camacho will share her expertise of native wildflowers, perennials, shrubs and trees suitable for planting in our Tampa Bay environment. This class will be co-taught by Tia Silvasy, Residential Horticulture Agent at UF/IFAS Extension. You may attend in person or via zoom. Date: April 13, 2023 Time: 10 – 11:30am Location: 5339 County Rd. 579 Seffner, FL 33584 or Zoom Cost: $5 per person If you have any questions, please contact the UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County at 813-744-5519 or email [email protected].

$5

Butterfly Walk at Gadsen Park: April 22

Gadsen Park 6901 S MacDill Ave, Tampa, FL, United States

Join Tampa Bay Butterfly Foundation and NABA Tampa Bay on a butterfly walk to continue our monthly monitoring of butterfly species at Gadsen Park located at 6901 S MacDill Ave in South Tampa. We will meet under the trees North of the softball field at the back of the park. There is ample parking back there. View Gadsen Park map. This will be free for NABA members; non-NABA members fee: $5 (payment required morning of event). Registration required.  Click or copy/paste this link: https://volunteersignup.org/FJ949 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 and a snack if you want.This event is subject to change due to weather. If you need to reach us on the day of the event, please call: (813) 748-7098.

$5.00

Earth Day Festival

Little Red Wagon Native Nursery 4113 Henderson Blvd., Tampa, FL, United States

CFC Butterfly Garden Maintenance: April 27

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/F843R  

Fred Ball Park Maintenance: April 28

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/WCCLA  

Encore! Technology Park Maint.: April 29

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/KTDAW

Butterfly Alley Habitat Maintenance: April 30

Butterfly Alley Maintenance:  Volunteers are needed to assist with cleaning up the Butterfly Alley habitat (4110 W. Estrella St.), located behind Little Red Wagon Native Nursery, after the hurricane.  To volunteer, click or copy and paste into a browser: https://volunteersignup.org/49BRY

Butterfly Release: May 13

Little Red Wagon Native Nursery 4113 Henderson Blvd., Tampa, FL, United States

Bring the entire family on mother’s day weekend for a butterfly release Saturday and Sunday at noon (weather permitting).  Register to reserve your spot as space is limited to 20 people per release and registration is required for ages 3 and up.  The releases are $5 and can be paid at Little Red Wagon Native Nursery before the release.  You may also visit our living butterfly and wildlife education exhibit.  While the education exhibit and butterfly living exhibits are currently free, we do accept donations to Tampa Bay Butterfly Foundation to further our mission to continue our education, research, habitat restoration and conservation for butterflies and native plants throughout Florida and beyond. Register for Butterfly Release

$5

Swallowtail Cocktail

Tampa Bay Butterfly Foundation 4111-A Henderson Blvd., South Tamp, FL, United States

Treat Mom all weekend long! For only $15 per person, Mom and guests can enjoy mimosas and light refreshments while Anita Camacho shares here knowledge about Swallowtail butterflies in Central Florida and an update on Monarchs. Attendees may enter a raffle for a chance to win a butterfly mixed pot to invite butterflies to mom's garden. Raffle tickets will be $2 each or 3 tickets for $5.00. Please click below to register for the adult-only Swallowtail Cocktail event. Little Red Wagon Native Nursery will be open after the event for extended hours for attendees and or exotic reptile area, not yet open to the public will also be open after the event.

$15

Butterfly Release: May 14

Little Red Wagon Native Nursery 4113 Henderson Blvd., Tampa, FL, United States

Bring the entire family on mother’s day weekend for a butterfly release Saturday and Sunday at noon (weather permitting).  Register to reserve your spot as space is limited to 20 people per release and registration is required for ages 3 and up.  The releases are $5 and can be paid at Little Red Wagon Native Nursery before the release.  You may also visit our living butterfly and wildlife education exhibit.  While the education exhibit and butterfly living exhibits are currently free, we do accept donations to Tampa Bay Butterfly Foundation to further our mission to continue our education, research, habitat restoration and conservation for butterflies and native plants throughout Florida and beyond. Register for Butterfly Release

$5

CFC Butterfly Garden Maintenance: May 18

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/HATL7  

Butterfly Alley Habitat Maintenance: May 21

Butterfly Alley Maintenance:  Volunteers are needed to assist with cleaning up the Butterfly Alley habitat (4110 W. Estrella St.), located behind Little Red Wagon Native Nursery, after the hurricane.  To volunteer, click or copy and paste into a browser: https://volunteersignup.org/HXJTY

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