Spring has sprung! How can you tell? At Briar Bush, we can tell because our ferns are growing taller each day, butterflies are fluttering through the meadow, bees are buzzing and the sun is shining warmly upon us.
All of this means we're also getting closer to the opening of our new butterfly house! Construction has been completed and the next step is to plant all of the plants that will help our butterflies and caterpillars grow, and installing the new exhibits.
Abington School District second graders grow butterflies in their classrooms every year to learn about the life cycle and observe the the process of metamorphosis. Once the plants are in and the caterpillars have become butterflies, the second graders will be coming to release their Pink Lady butterflies into our house. We are so excited to be able to provide a safe place for these butterflies to live and for all of you to come visit them.
The official ribbon-cutting for the house will be during Celebrate the Sun, the annual fund-raising event when we present a special individual with our Griscom Award. That event will be Sunday, June 7. For more information about Celebrate the Sun, call the Center at 215-887-6603.
If you raise butterflies at home and are interested in more information about releasing them into our butterfly house, please call us for details. Because many butterflies each species-specific plants, we are only able to sustain certain types of butterflies.
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