R.H. Heinlein said, “Butterflies are self-propelled flowers.”  Butterflies are not only beautiful, but play a very important role in our environment. At Genesee County Parks For-Mar Nature Preserve and Arboretum, we couldn’t agree more and we want to share our love of butterflies with you! Plan to come to our FREE Butterfly Beautification Workshop from 6:30-8pm on July 1 for a tour of the brand new butterfly gardens. You’ll even get to create a mini butterfly garden to take home!

We’ll spend time talking about the ways you can help improve the lives of local butterfly species through creative gardening, and you’ll find out how to get involved in butterfly conservation efforts like the 40^th Annual North American Butterfly Association’s Butterfly Count  taking place on July 5 from 10am-noon.  You’ll learn the basics of butterfly identification and be able to collect your own data to add to this national citizen science project.