Join us for our annual celebration of butterflies, bees, and blossoms!
Join the Penn State Extension Master Gardeners of Centre County and partner organizations for a day of family fun activities, exhibits, and presentations as we celebrate butterflies, bees, and all of our beneficial pollinators. Where would we be without ‘em?
Events and Activities
Pollinator ParadeThe event begins with our Pollinator Parade! Come dressed as your favorite pollinator. During it's inaugural year - the pollinator parade featured butterflies, bees, birds, and even a grasshopper and gravity! Show off your creative spirit at this years' parade.
The LIFE CYCLE OF A ButterfLY / Moth
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shutterbug boothHave your photo taken in our shutterbug booth as a colorful critter.
Make your own butterfly net with Shaver’s Creek
Make your own butterfly net from recycled materials. Practice using it at Tudek Park in the Snetsinger Butterfly Garden. You’ll find out which Pennsylvania native plants are key to their survival! This program is a joint partnership with the Penn State Extension Master Gardeners of Centre County. Material for nets are available while supplies last.
Caterpillar cookies and butterfly life cycleDecorate delicious caterpillar cookies and learn about the butterfly life-cycle.
The Great Scavenger huntExplore the habitat and get your passport stamped as you learn interesting tid-bits and spot some of the many friends who live in the habitat.
"Snetsinger Gallery of Art"Students at Easterly Parkway Elementary will be displaying artwork that promotes the importance of pollinators in our lives.
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habitat chats - Schedule
Visit our demonstration gardens for various short presentations where you can gain insight into the world of pollinators and ask questions.
11:00 Due South: An Exploration of Monarch Migration
Location: Number 4 on map (Monarch Migration Station)
Monarch butterflies travel thousands of miles during their winter and spring migration. Learn all about what it takes to sustain these much loved butterflies on their journey.
11:30 D.I.Y. Milk Jug Mini-Greenhouses
Location: Number 9 on map
Many of the beautiful blooms you see in our demonstration gardens get their start inside milk jugs beneath a blanket of snow. Learn how you can start plants from seed in the middle of winter with a milk jug mini-greenhouse!
12:00 A Garden with Wings: Designing and Certifying Your Pollinator Friendly Garden
Location: Number 17 on map (Pollinator Demonstration Garden)
Get design tips and techniques for attracting butterflies and other beneficial pollinators to your garden. Learn how you can certify your pollinator friendly garden too!
12:30 Life of a Lepidoptera: The Butterfly Life Cycle
Location: Number 19 on map (Butterfly Life Cycle Station)
Butterflies undergo one of the most complex transformations of any creature on earth. Explore how these creatures develop from a tiny speck into a winged beauty.
1:00 Bee I.D.
Location: Number 21 on map (Bee Monitoring Program)
Learn about an ongoing research project that engages Citizen Scientists in
furthering our understanding about bees and their pollination habits. Beyond honey bees - learn to identify bumble bees, leaf cutter bees and other native bee species.
1:30 Nests for Native Bees
Location: Number 21 on map (Native Bee Conservation Garden)
Not all bees live in hives - in fact, the vast majority make their nests in hollow stems, old dead wood, and even in burrows in the ground. Come explore our very own bee hotel and learn what you can do to make your very own bee house.
11:00 Due South: An Exploration of Monarch Migration
Location: Number 4 on map (Monarch Migration Station)
Monarch butterflies travel thousands of miles during their winter and spring migration. Learn all about what it takes to sustain these much loved butterflies on their journey.
11:30 D.I.Y. Milk Jug Mini-Greenhouses
Location: Number 9 on map
Many of the beautiful blooms you see in our demonstration gardens get their start inside milk jugs beneath a blanket of snow. Learn how you can start plants from seed in the middle of winter with a milk jug mini-greenhouse!
12:00 A Garden with Wings: Designing and Certifying Your Pollinator Friendly Garden
Location: Number 17 on map (Pollinator Demonstration Garden)
Get design tips and techniques for attracting butterflies and other beneficial pollinators to your garden. Learn how you can certify your pollinator friendly garden too!
12:30 Life of a Lepidoptera: The Butterfly Life Cycle
Location: Number 19 on map (Butterfly Life Cycle Station)
Butterflies undergo one of the most complex transformations of any creature on earth. Explore how these creatures develop from a tiny speck into a winged beauty.
1:00 Bee I.D.
Location: Number 21 on map (Bee Monitoring Program)
Learn about an ongoing research project that engages Citizen Scientists in
furthering our understanding about bees and their pollination habits. Beyond honey bees - learn to identify bumble bees, leaf cutter bees and other native bee species.
1:30 Nests for Native Bees
Location: Number 21 on map (Native Bee Conservation Garden)
Not all bees live in hives - in fact, the vast majority make their nests in hollow stems, old dead wood, and even in burrows in the ground. Come explore our very own bee hotel and learn what you can do to make your very own bee house.
