Then, you'll visit The Butterfly Place, an indoor environment carefully designed to house some of nature's most colorful creatures. Your instructor will guide you through the large atrium where a variety of plants are grown, each selected as food or nectar for butterflies. In the observation rooms, you may see as many as 500 species from New England and around the world. On the field trip, bring a bag lunch and beverage, and video or still camera if you wish. The Butterfly Place atrium is maintained at a temperature of 80 degrees for the butterflies, so dress appropriately.
Cost includes round-trip bus transportation.
You'll have a chance on the 1 hour bus ride each way to hear more from the instructor about butterflies. Chris Janus-Chandler, M.S. in Entomology, is an avid gardener with a lifelong interest in butterflies.