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  • Saturday, August 11, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – 11th Annual Barbara J. Walker Butterfly Festival

    Saturday, August 11, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – 11th Annual Barbara J. Walker Butterfly Festival

    Celebrate butterflies with a day of educational fun for all ages! Join the Massachusetts Audubon Society at the Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center & Wildlife Sanctuary, 414 Massasoit Road in Worcester on Saturday, August 11 from 10 – 4 for the 11th Annual Barbara J. Walker Butterfly Festival.

    Festival Activities

    Naturalist-led walks & workshops
    Children’s activities including face painting, obstacle course, story tent, and nature-themed arts and crafts
    Live caterpillar exhibit, butterfly gardening information and hummingbird station
    Butterfly plant sales, including milkweed for monarchs
    Butterfly Photo Booth (bring your camera!)
    Delicious food, music, vendors, and much more!

    Face painting at the Butterfly Festival

    Come in costume and get a prize!
    Admission
    $6 Nonmembers • $5 Members* • Free for ages 2 & under

    *Members of Mass Audubon and/or Mass Butterfly Club

    Festival-goers can join the Massachusetts Audubon Society that day for half price! Register online at https://www.massaudubon.org/get-outdoors/wildlife-sanctuaries/broad-meadow-brook/news-events/butterfly-festival, in person at Broad Meadow Brook, or by calling 508-753-6087.

    $25 maximum per family

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  • Thursday, July 17, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Flowers that Fly: Habitat Gardening for Butterflies

    On Thursday, July 17, beginning at 7 pm in the Parkman Room at the Education Building, Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street, Wellesley, Sharon Stichter will share images and distinguish between larval host plants, giving examples for garden-friendly species, and nectar sources which appeal to a wide range of butterfly species. An annotated plant list for New England Gardens will be provided.

    Sharon Stichter has co-taught a course on pollinator gardening for the New England Wildflower Society, and presents to many garden clubs on the topic. She draws on her personal experience of creating a butterfly garden at her home in Newbury, Massachusetts. She was past Editor of the Mass Butterfly Club journal, author of the website The Butterflies of Massachusetts: A New Look at their History and Status, and a participant in several scientific studies on butterflies and climate change, with associated publications.  Mass Hort members $10, non-members $15.  Register by calling 617-933-4973, or visiting www.masshort.org. Photo by Lisa Daley-Bromberg courtesy of Massachusetts Audubon Society.