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