Floating into the world of Butterflies

Adriane Grimaldi, Education Director of Butterfly Wonderland,
takes us into the amazing world of butterflies in this episode.
There are 28,000 butterfly species around the world and Arizona
is home to a whopping 334 species--second in diversity of
butterfly species only to the state of Texas! Adriane shares
where and when you can observe them here in the Grand Canyon
State.

Adriane also shares the intricacies of butterfly life, their
journey to Butterfly Wonderland from farms throughout the world,
and how this team of butterfly experts is doing their butterfly
conservation work.

Learn about these beautiful pollinators and how you can help
them, including how to build a simple yet very effective backyard
butterfly garden! To help get your garden underway, be sure to
check out Butterfly Wonderland's March and October plant sale
that Adriane mentions. Butterfly Wonderland's Spring Plant Sale
is Saturday, March 18 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, March 19
from 9 a.m. to noon in their outside courtyard. Butterfly,
hummingbird, and bee-friendly plants will be for sale from $14.95
to $29.95 and proceeds benefit the Butterfly Wonderland
Foundation.

Plan your visit to Butterfly Wonderland to experience the magic
of this butterfly conservatory for yourself!

Check out information on the state parks you can view butterflies
in and the Monarch Waystations (certified areas that have the
resources butterflies need to thrive, including nectar and host
plants) in Arizona State Parks that you can visit at
azstateparks.com/arizona-butterflies.


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