The focus here is environmental education. Thousands of butterfly enthusiasts visit the Nature Center and four enclosed butterfly gardens each year. About 50 local butterfly species are raised by hand here to keep the gardens blooming with life. Outdoor Butterfly Gardens Zilker Butterfly Garden and Trail Part of the Zilker Botanical Garden , the Butterfly Garden and Trail have been filled with local flowers and plants which attract numerous species of Texas butterflies. The result is a garden that provides visitors with a view of many of Austin's attractive species as well as migrating varieties.
Tour guides explain the interaction between insects and plants in an ecosystem.
Wellfleet Bay Butterfly Garden Located in Massachusetts' Welfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary , the butterfly garden was developed to attract butterflies and hummingbirds. Wildflowers, herbs, annuals and perennials are chosen for their colors, nectars and nutrients. Staff naturalists keep an official count of butterfly species visiting the sanctuary, and recent sightings are posted. The temperate South Carolina weather provides a nurturing year-round environment for butterflies as well as a lovely place for people to observe them. The Butterfly Garden is maintained by the College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities of Clemson University.