Celebrating Twenty-Five Years Of Butterfly Gardening
“Honoring The Past, Cultivating The Present, and Planting Seeds For The Future”
Celebrating Twenty-Five Years Of Butterfly Gardening
The Friends Of Eastern Neck Wildlife Refuge will host an Open House on Saturday, September 19, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon in the Bayview Butterfly Garden in honor of its 25th Anniversary. The morning will be filled with fun, educational activities all amongst the butterflies.
Butterfly Garden Volunteers will greet you and welcome you into the garden. They will be on hand to give guided
History Tours of the garden and share facts about the Refuge.
Plein Air Artist will be painting throughout the garden. Instructors will guide children through two painting experiences. We can only accept 16 and participants must be aged 6 through 12 and it is . Parents will need to sign up for this unique opportunity ahead (See Below). Children will paint two canvases, one rock which they will find in the garden and one card should time allow. Materials will be provided. Children will have the opportunity through a sensory-rich environment to create what they observe.
The University Of Maryland Traveling Insect Zoo, run by the Department of Entomology, maintains a collection of about 100 species of insects and arthropods. Select species from the collection, and experts will provide hands-on interactions. Adults, as well as children, will enjoy this exhibit.
Meadows support a wide range of species, from pollinators and birds to mammals like deer. They provide shelter and corridors of movement sustaining biodiversity and ecological balance. Talk with Master Gardeners of Kent County about the newest development of a plot in the garden. Learn how meadows add diversity to the environment and how you can have one too.
The Chestertown Environment Committee’s Sub-Committee Water & Habitat will exhibit a Slice Of Life. Learn how to give a slice of life to a pollinator in your home garden.
The children’s table will allow children to engage in planting a nectar plant for a butterfly to take home.
“Butterflies are natures confetti, celebrating life’s every moment”
This Anniversary Event is sponsored by The USFWS Retirees Association
