Aflutter With Lepidoptera

Aflutter with lepidoptera

The BUTTERFLY GARDNER'S association

Do You Want to Find Peace, Contentment, Joy ?
while helping to save gorgeous butterfly species from extinction by creating butterfly gardens right in your own community or backyard?! If so, you should know about the Butterfly Gardeners Association headquartered in the Lehigh Valley, PA . It's a new group on the ecological gardening scene.

Moved by the visible decline of butterfly populations worldwide, members plant butterfly gardens and promote education and action to help regenerate these gorgeous creatures.

Because of their astounding transformation from egg to caterpillar to chrysalis (pupa) to the incredible color spangled elegance of the butterfly, they can be the mascot of mankind's own unfolding to more caring beings.

Stewardship of butterflies becomes linked to the large issues of abatement of habitat destruction and fostering cultural and bio-diversity. It is with hope and giddy anticipation that this new group sails forth to discover what together we can do to make a difference.

We may "... come to see them at embodying all the beauty and complexity of nature itself. It is said that a butterfly can, with a flap of its wings, change the world ... that the ripple it sends out can spawn a hurricane."

"Rarely if ever do we get a chance to restore to nature even a tiny part of what we have taken away."- National Geographic Magazine Dec 93.

Statement of Purpose

The Butterfly Gardener's Association exists to foster appreciation of butterflies and other creatures. We emphasize the need for conservation of natural habitats in our communities and around the world.

More information is available by contacting Alan Moore at 610-432-4878

Just Some of Our Many Activities . . .
TO EDUCATE OURSELVES AND THE PUBLIC ON:

the life cycle of butterflies
what we can do to reverse butterfly decline
how to attract butterflies, hummingbirds or other wildlife to gardens
to link the interest in butterflies to the larger issues of habitat loss, cultural and bio-diversity

TO ORGANIZE VOLUNTEERS TO:

plant butterfly gardens at home, schools, in parks, and other institutions
provide programs for schools, clubs nursing homes, physically handicapped and other institutions
work with media to spread the word
coordinate activities with Nature Centers, State and National parks
assist in fund raising to carry out programs

HELP THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE TO:

reintroduce species extinct or threatened by region
provide plant & source lists for establishing home
or public butterfly gardens using native (preferable) or cultivated varieties
staff speakers bureau
to promote the construction and operation of a butterfly house and farm in the region
raise butterflies for releases at appropriate events
such as Earthdays, weddings and other occasions

ENJOY THE INCREDIBLE BEAUTY OF
THESE EXQUISITE CREATURES AND . . .
PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL

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Butterfly Centers In The USA